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(j) Extension Period: A further term of [35] years after the Expiry Date.
(k) Landowner(s): [insert the names of the owners of the Parent Block or
the name of the existing management structure (in the case of a trust, name the
current trustees, followed by “as trustees of the [name of trust]”)]
(l) Maximum Occupants: [Twelve (12)] people.
‘Mandatory’ duties must be performed by the trustee and cannot
be changed or avoided by the terms of the trust (the trust order).
These include the duties to know the terms of the trust, to act
in accordance with the terms of the trust, to act honestly and in
good faith, and to act for the benefit of beneficiaries of the trust.
If the problems cannot be resolved, the landowners
can apply to the Māori Land Court to:
• review the terms, operation, or other aspect of the trust
• add, replace, or remove trustees
• investigate the trust
• enforce the terms of the trust
• vary the terms of the trust
• terminate the trust.
If the problems cannot be resolved, the landowners
can apply to the Māori Land Court to:
• review the terms, operation, or other aspect of the trust
• add, replace, or remove trustees
• investigate the trust
• enforce the terms of the trust
• vary the terms of the trust
• terminate the trust.
If the problems cannot be resolved, the landowners
can apply to the Māori Land Court to:
• review the terms, operation, or other aspect of the trust
• add, replace, or remove trustees
• investigate the trust
• enforce the terms of the trust
• vary the terms of the trust
• terminate the trust.
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Legal terms used for Māori land
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Types of land ownership Terms used for Māori land
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act provides legal definitions for different types of Māori land ownership.
Trustees
Where the land is vested in trustees and
where the trust order 14 allows, the trustees
may negotiate the terms of an easement
with the interested parties.