These principles are: • a trust should be administered in a way that is consistent with its terms and objectives, and • a trust should be administered in a way that avoids unnecessary cost and complexity.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)
The time and travel costs associated with attending a court sitting are removed when an application can be decided by a registrar.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)
Historically, most succession applications were heard by a Māori Land Court judge. Now, if your succession application is assessed to be ‘simple and uncontested’, then it can be decided by a Māori Land Court registrar without a court sitting (unless you request to be heard by a judge in a court sitting).
Where the relevant tikanga does not recognise a relationship that entitles whāngai to succeed, the Māori Land Court may issue a court order giving whāngai a lifetime right to receive income or grants from the land or the right to occupy the family home on the land, or both.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Succession-for-whangai-web-version.pdf (172 kb)
Inquiry about delayed judgments If you are concerned about a delay in delivering a reserved judgment in the Māori Land Court in a case in which you have an interest (or are the legal representative for someone with an interest), an inquiry should be made to Chief Registrar.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Judgment-Delivery.pdf (128 kb)
First, what it is that might possibly lead to a reasonable apprehension by a fully informed observer that the judge might decide the case other than on its merits; and 2.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)
Any other documents, plans, materials, or records that – a) A Judge or Registrar considers necessary to preserve the Court’s historical record of title and ownership; or b) A Judge or Registrar considers necessary for the Court to function as a court of record; or c) Are required to be kept of maintained under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993; and F.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
PAGE 2 of 12 • Alienation: Some offices kept specific series relating to the lease and sale of Māori Land which required confirmation of the local District Māori Land Board • Judicial: In some cases, early judicial officers would maintain their own minute book series for specific investigations or because they would be away from a regional centre for long periods of time • Quasi-judicial: Where a Registrar or Deputy Registrar acted in a quasi-jud...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
1 An index of past and present judicial officers of the Māori Land Court and Native Land Court 1 May 2018 Judicial officers of the Native Land Court from 1864 to 1947 Judge Date appointed John Rogan 25 June 1864 (President) 9 January 1865 (Judge) Wiremu Tipene 25 June 1864 Matikikuha 25 June 1864 Te Keene of Orakei 25 June 1864 Tamati Reweti 25 June 1864 George Clarke 25 October 1864 (President) 9 January 1865 (Judge) Hone Mohi Tawhai 25 October 1864 P...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2018-05-01-FS-Past-and-present-judges.pdf (356 kb)
For example, an application for succession will require a death certificate, any grant of administration (probate 2 or letters of administration 3) or the original will, minutes of a whānau meeting if a whānau trust is required and consents of the proposed trustees.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
