Date of Death: (where applicable) LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: FULL NAMES OF THEIR PARENTS: Male Female Deceased (a) Parent: (b) Parent: FULL NAMES OF THEIR BROTHERS AND SISTERS: Male Female Deceased (a) (b) (c) For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz APPLICATION FOR A SEARCH Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Form 19 Rule 10.1(1) WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?
If you wish to appear you should contact the Court and file a Notice of Intention to Appear on Form 5 and serve a copy on the applicant.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-3-Accompany-application.pdf (107 kb)
Contact a Māori Land Court offices for further information about building on Māori land.
If a trustee has been removed by the Court for cause under s 240 of the Act, should that be a relevant consideration when assessing a candidate’s suitability for appointment?
For a number of years Judges of the Court have promoted such an amendment.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
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Frustrations have arisen in the utilisation of the land as the estate’s trustees have been unable to make distributions to the beneficiaries (of whom seven are now deceased) without giving some a greater benefit than others. A solution has been found, however, in the formation of whānau trusts for each of the eight children with agreed exclusive use areas both for themselves and also for the other owners of the block.
The Court may, on considering your notification, arrange for the application to be set down for a formal hearing if the application has yet to be determined or for a rehearing if the application has already been determined.
For Te Kooti Whenua Māori this is a time of uncertainty.
Apply online Download the application form Download the trustee consent form Te whakawātea i tētahi kaitiaki (utu tāpae $68) Remove a trustee (filing fee $68) Trustees can be removed for a variety of reasons.
