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Apply to remove or appoint committee members
Apply for an investigation into an incorporation Apply to remove or appoint committee members
Te tono ki te whakawātea i tētahi mema o te komiti (utu tāpae $228)
Apply to remove a committee member (filing fee $228)
Any shareholder of a Māori incorporation can apply to remove a committee of management member on the following grounds, they have:
failed to carry out their duties satisfactorily
breached any provisions of Te Ture W...
When one adds to the mix the underlying principles of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 – namely of land retention and land utilisation, in effect two competing principles – then the challenges facing Māori land owners and the Māori Land Court can be quite difficult.
Disputes can delay whānau connecting to and using whenua. Parties in a dispute can work with a mediator and include tikanga as a way to resolve the dispute outside of the courtroom.
Apply online Download the application form Supporting document: Order Template and Checklist - Standard Ahu Whenua Trust
Tarati whenua tōpū
Whenua tōpū trust
A whenua tōpū trust is established for land that is for community use or for a hapū or iwi.
Any owner or interested person may use this form to apply to the Court to call or direct the Registrar to call a meeting
of assembled owners for any Māori Freehold land or General Land owned by Māori to consider 1 or more resolutions for
those matters set out in section 172 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (attached as a schedule to this form)
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Application: ACCEPTED / REFUSED
Dated: ..............................................................
Kei taku reo Māori, me pono te kōrero, ahatia ngā tohu ture, ngā wheako ture, nāu ahau i whai tūranga ai ki te kāhui Kāiwhakawā o te Kōti Whenua Māori.
A trust in terms of section 214 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, where interests
are held for the benefit of the descendants of a particular family member or tipuna.
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