There are not many options for people wishing to build on papakāinga reservations but who need to borrow in order to do so. However, it is possible to make application to the Court to have an area excluded from a reservation pursuant to section 338(5), and then to set up an ahu whenua trust in relation to the excluded area with the object of allowing housing development to take place.
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Where required, information provided in this application will be included in resulting orders of the Court.
Checklist of documents required
• If you have already paid a lawyer or other person for work on the matter, a copy of account
• Memorandum addressing any matters required to be addressed by a practice note
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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP25 12:30 PM AP-20240000007226 239/93 Marilyn Miller Hoe O Tainui North 2B2 & Hoe O
Tainui 2B1A2B2 Trust – Replace
Cora Nahu and Billy Pompey and
appoint Patricia Hauraki,
Cassandra Randall-Waetford and
Tracy Nahu as responsible trustees
WA TINA – 1:00 PM
SP26 2:00 PM AP-20250000008781 67/93 Trustees of
Te Kawaunui
Trust
Te Kawaunui Trust - Judicial
conference (seek directions)
NB: The court may convene a
hearing to make orders at the...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP 7 11:30 AM AP-20240000005065 239/93 Patricia Jane
Maunsell
Hirini Manihera & Pati Manihera
Whanau Trust -Replace Hirini
Pakia Manihera and appoint John
Paul Maunsell and Isaac Nathan
Maunsell as responsible trustees
SP 8 11:30 AM AP-20240000006780 244/93 Patricia Jane
Maunsell
Hirini Manihera & Pati Manihera
Whānau Trust - Variation of trust
order
SP 9 11:30 AM AP-20240000005102 239/93 Te Reo Hau Oue 2B3C (Te Aroha Marae) - Add
Te...
Ngā rori kāore i mahia, ngā rori “pepa” rānei
Unformed or “paper” roads
An unformed road, also known as a “paper road, is a roadway that's been ordered by the Court and drawn on a survey map but never constructed.
Where the Māori Trustee has been appointed as responsible trustee of a Māori Land Trust, we provide a range of services that support the owners and trustees, including:
Administer trusts in accordance with the trust order
Convene and facilitate owner hui, also known as meetings of owners
Provide reports and information regarding the administration of the trust and the whenua to advisory trustees and owners
Identify and undertake work to protect and enhance the whenua
Manage an...
Where the Māori Trustee has been appointed as responsible trustee of a Māori Land Trust, we provide a range of services that support the owners and trustees, including:
Administer trusts in accordance with the trust order
Convene and facilitate owner hui, also known as meetings of owners
Provide reports and information regarding the administration of the trust and the whenua to advisory trustees and owners
Identify and undertake work to protect and enhance the whenua
Manage an...
There are still enforcement issues with this process including the inability to bind third parties who are not privy to the arbitration agreement (such as banks where an order is sought freezing funds). The highlight of the Conference was hearing from His Royal Highness, Naruhito, the Crown Prince of Japan, who opened the conference.