For practical reasons, it is advisable to provide trustees two to three weeks’ notice of meetings to allow them to make business and travel arrangements.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
The owners may also need to consider whether a right of way is required in order to ensure proper access to the urupā.
Where one or more of the trustees are unable or refuse to sign the mortgage documents, the remaining trustees can apply to the Court: (a) To seek directions; (b) To remove any trustees who have passed away or resigned; (c) To remove a trustee for cause for refusing to implement the majority decision; or (d) To approve the mortgage documents being signed by a majority of trustees only per s 227(3) and 237 of the Act. 7.
Establishing a Māori reservation APPLYING TO THE MĀORI LAND COURT An application must be made to the MLC to establish a Māori reservation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
Interestingly, in Samoa, the Courts have the power to compel parties to mediation. A Judge of the Māori Land Court now has the power to direct a Judicial Settlement Conference, which has some similarities to mediation.
Interestingly, in Samoa, the Courts have the power to compel parties to mediation. A Judge of the Māori Land Court now has the power to direct a Judicial Settlement Conference, which has some similarities to mediation.
Potential ways to resolve the problem(s). To achieve a resolution at mediation both parties need to reach agreement.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/3.7-MLC-Mediation-Workbook.pdf (343 kb)
This information in my view should be brought together and made available to the Māori Land Court, and then to an owner who wishes to develop his land and needs to notify owners.
Go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/about-mlc/publications Talk to our staff about our trustee training.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
Dispute resolution service Effective from Waitangi Day, 6 February 2021 What do I need to do? If you want to make an application to the Māori Land Court or you have an application already in the Māori Land Court that is being delayed by a dispute, you can apply to use the dispute resolution service to attempt to settle the dispute outside of a court sitting.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Dispute-resolution-service-web-version.pdf (132 kb)
