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Trustees & committee members
Read about the roles and responsibilities of trustees and committee members.
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.
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HE TONO KIA WHAKATŪ I TĒTAHI TARATI
Ā-WHĀNAU (TAUATANGA KORE)
APPLICATION TO CONSTITUTE A WHĀNAU TRUST
Te TureWhenua Māori Act 1993
Section 214
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
Form 36
Rule 12.3
WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?
A trust in terms of section 214 of Te TureWhenua Māori Act 1993, where interests
are held for the benefit of the descendants of a particular family member or tipuna.
4.
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.
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.
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HE TONO MŌ TE TAUATANGA
APPLICATION FOR SUCCESSION WHEN NO GRANT
OF ADMINISTRATION IS HELD
Te TureWhenua Māori Act 1993
Sections 113 and 118
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
Form 22
Rule 10.2(1),(2)
WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?
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.
