New Zealand Acts

MAORI FISHERIES ACT 2004 - SECT 83

83 Functions of Te Putea Whakatupu Trustee Limited

In achieving the purpose of Te Putea Whakatupu Trust, Te Putea Whakatupu Trustee Limited must—

a) manage the trust funds; and

b) distribute the annual trust income for activities that include—

i) promoting educational and training programmes, courses, and schemes within New Zealand for Maori, with a view to providing educational and training opportunities, including those that have application to the fishing industry:

ii) funding the development of the skills of Maori, including those relevant to the fishing industry:

iii) promoting the advancement of Maori by—

A) offering or funding scholarships and grants to enable Maori students to meet the entry requirements of wānanga, universities, or other tertiary institutions in New Zealand or overseas; and

B) establishing scholarships and grants, or funding wānanga, universities, or other tertiary institutions in New Zealand to offer scholarships and grants, with a view to encouraging Maori to develop their education and skills:

iv) promoting research and development by wānanga, universities, or other tertiary institutions in New Zealand or overseas into (but not limited to)—

A) the involvement of Maori in fishing and fisheries-related activities; and

B) matters affecting Maori fishing:

v) facilitating access of Maori working in, or wishing to work in industry (including the fishing industry), to—

A) education and training courses:

B) conferences, presentations, and other learning experiences:

vi) other activities that are necessary to foster or promote the activities set out in subparagraphs (i) to (v).

History: Section 83(b)(iii)(A): amended, on 1 August 2020, by section 668 of the Education and Training Act 2020 (2020 No 38).   Section 83(b)(iii)(B): amended, on 1 August 2020, by section 668 of the Education and Training Act 2020 (2020 No 38).     Section 83(b)(iv): amended, on 1 August 2020, by section 668 of the Education and Training Act 2020 (2020 No 38).