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Trustees & committee members
Read about the roles and responsibilities of trustees and committee members.
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GENERAL FORM OF APPLICATION
Te TureWhenua Māori Act 1993
Section(s)....................................................
The court order
The court order is the document that confirms the legal change made to the ownership and/or status of the whenua. The court order also informs the information we provide to Toitū TeWhenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) to ensure the changes in legal ownership are updated in their database.
In 2023, successors to the Hāwea-Wānaka block voted for interim representation, through a process facilitated by Te Arawhiti (Te Tari Whakatau) and Te Puni Kōkiri.
Ngā puka taupānga me te puka Tarahiti
Succession and Trust application forms
Form 20: Certificate by administrator
Rule 10.2(3), Sections 111 or 113
(PDF 263 kb)
Form 21: Succession (grant of administration)
Rule 10.2(2)(a), Sections 113 and 117
(PDF 370 kb)
Form 22: Succession (no grant of administration)
Rule 10.2(1),(2), Sections 113 and 118
(PDF 371 kb)
Form 23: Application for whānau trust (with succession)
Rule 12.3, Section 214
(PDF&...
Nō reira, i toko ake te whakaaro kia
whakaritea tētahi kuputaka mō aua kupu hou rā e
hāngai pū nei ki te ao o teture, ka mutu, ki te ao
o te Kooti Whenua Māori.
However, it was in major conflict with the traditional ways of land occupation and guardianship for tangata whenua. In 1993, the Te TureWhenua Māori Act was introduced with the purpose of preventing the loss of any more Māori land – which currently makes up approximately 6% of all land in Aotearoa New Zealand.
