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Page 1 MLC 07/24 - 5 The Māori Land Court of New Zealand / The Māori Appellate Court of New Zealand (Please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which the application was lodged) Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato-Maniapoto Waiariki Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu APPLICATION NUMBER: ....................................................................................................................................................................

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-5-Notice-appear.pdf (216 kb)

Apply online Download the application form If you or any other party breach the terms of a lease, the matter can be heard by a judge.

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Because of these consequences, tapu is sometimes seen as a form of social control based on the avoidance of risk.

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)

If the MLC is satisfied with the application, it will issue an order of incorporation and appoint the initial committee of management.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)

The main priorities for the Court now are first, to remedy errors in the lists, using s 86 of TTWMA, and second, to update the list of successors based on previous and new evidence, the latter of which requires hearings to be held so evidence can be heard. An application form based on the existing form for successions has been modified for the purposes of SILNA determinations, and individual applications are linked to a central file to ensure consistency.

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PAGE 5 of 15 DISMISS AN APPLICATION A judge can dismiss an application at any point.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)

The cost for this application is $23. Apply online Download the application form Succession and whāngai Whāngai is a Māori custom where a child is raised by someone other than their birth parents – in many cases, by a blood relative.

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Disclosure of any matter which might give rise to objection should be undertaken even if the judge has formed the view that there is no basis for recusal.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)

APPLICATION DISMISSED If the application isn’t successful, the MLC will dismiss the application. 16.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)

Step 1 Complete the required application form MLC-Form-1-General-application.pdf and if appropriate a request for fee waiver MLC-Document-A1-request-waiver.pdf Step 2 Call the relevant district Duty Registrar regarding your urgent application.

Documents/Misc/Urgent-injunction-holiday-process-2025-26.pdf (658 kb)