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A trustee has a duty to:
• Know the terms of the trust
• Act in accordance with the terms of trust
1. Persons bound to deal with property on behalf of the owners or beneficiaries.
Pukeroa Oruawhata, Rotoiti 15, Te Manawa o Tūhoe, Rotomā No 1, Paehinahina Mourea, Pouakani, Te Pūtahitanga o Ngā Ara, Ruawāhia 2B, Maraeroa, Haumingi, Tiki Te Kohu, Kāpenga, Mokoia.
Ka āhei anō te kaitiaki ki te rihaina i te wā e
hiahia ana a ia, ā, mā te Kooti Whenua Māori
rānei a ia e whakamutu mēnā ka rangona
1 He whenua ehara nō Māori, ehara nō te
Karauna.
2 Ko te Kuini tonu te rangatira whai mana o
Aotearoa hei tā te Karauna.
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Succession with a living husband, wife, or partner Māori freehold land can be owned by one owner or several owners and in some cases, there might be hundreds of owners in one block or title of land. The accurate documentation of succession to land is critical and enables landowners to work together to make decisions about its use for the benefit of all landowner...
E wātea ana ngā mema o te
Kōmiti Whakahaere wā poto ki te tū mō te
Kōmiti Whakahaere hou.
1 Ko te whenua whai pānga ka whakatūria nei
e te Kooti Whenua Māori mā te tono kore
here (arā, kua whakaritea he taitara e te
kooti mō te whenua me te whakaatu i ngā
tāngata whai pānga ki aua whenua).
Ngā kaitiaki, me ngā kaitiaki whenua
Ko te kaitiaki 1 he tangata ka pīkau i ngā
kawenga ā-ture ki te tiaki i ngā taputapu o
ētahi atu tāngata hei painga hoki mō aua
tāngata rā.
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TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI
TUHINGA ĀRAHI – NAMA PŪTEA MĀ WHENUA MĀORI
PRACTICE NOTE FOR LENDING ON WHENUA MĀORI
29 February 2024
Hei tīmatanga kōrero
Introduction
1. This practice note has been issued as a guide to assist landowners, lawyers and the
banking sector with lending against Māori freehold land (“whenua Māori”).
Ā tōna wā, ka whakarato te kooti i ngā kaitakawaenga ehara nō te ture kei a rātou ngā pūkenga tika hei whakatau i ngā wenewene mō te whenua Māori. Te hātepe takawaenga
1. Tono mō te whakatau wenewene Ka āhei koe ki te tono mō te whakatau wenewene mō tētahi take e pā ana ki te whenua Māori mēnā e whakaae ana ngā tāngata katoa kei roto i te raruraru ki te whakamahi i tēnei ratonga.