Pai - Waihi Kahakaharoa 3B2A and Waihi Kahakaharoa 9A (2019) 407 Aotea MB 180 (407 AOT 180) [pdf, 107 KB]
...trustee has failed to carry out the duties of a trustee satisfactorily; or (b) because of lack of competence or prolonged absence, the trustee is or will be incapable of carrying out those duties satisfactorily. [24] In Rameka v Hall the Court of Appeal held that, in applying section 240, the Māori Land Court must carry out a two-stage test: first, it must ask if the relevant trustee has breached his or her responsibilities as a trustee; and second, if it finds that the trustee has...