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Discussion on the appointment of trustees to Māori land trusts

01 Feb 2012  |  News

In summary, key points that emerge from this decision in the context of appointment of trustees are: the Court is not bound to appoint the highest polling candidates arising out of an election but ordinarily would give substantial weight to the views of the owners as demonstrated by an election; a nominee with strong support from the owners may be unsuitable through a lack of ability, experience and knowledge or for other reasons.

South Island Landless Natives Act 1906 (SILNA): past, present and future

20 Jan 2021  |  News

Following the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, the Crown negotiated several largescale purchases of land in Te Waipounamu (the South Island) whereby almost the entire land base of Ngāi Tahu, some 34.5 million acres of land, was sold for £14,750. 1 Ngāi Tahu’s landlessness was the subject of several Crown investigations in the mid-to-late nineteenth century.