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HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM
(i) This form must be accompanied with the
appropriate application fee (if any) and may be
filed at any office of the Court (with the exception
of an application seeking leave to appeal out of
time which must be lodged in the Office of the
Chief Registrar);
(ii) As this is a general application form, please
ensure that all information required on the form is
completed;
(iii) If the order sought is against one o...
Details as to how ownership of the land is to be apportioned after partition
Details of notice of the application or proposal to the owners, the minutes of any meetings
held for this purpose, and the amount of support for the proposal
Copy of the current (certificate of) title (if any) of any land included in partition
Local Authority approval (where applicable)
Consents of owners
Consents of Trustees (where applicable)
Consent of Committee of Management of Māori Inc...
If
the problems cannot be resolved, the landowners can apply
to the MLC to:
• try and resolve issues through mediation using the Court’s
dispute resolution service
• review the terms, operation or other aspects of the trust
• add, replace or remove trustees
• investigate the trust
• enforce the terms of the trust
• vary the terms of the trust
• terminate the trust.
An application to the MLC needs to be filed on the relevant
application form and accompanied by the app...
This update was produced by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court, Ministry of Justice, Wellington,
New Zealand on 8 May 2013 and is intended to provide general information only.
This update was produced by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court, Ministry of Justice, Wellington,
New Zealand on 8 May 2013 and is intended to provide general information only.
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This annual update was produced by the Office of the Chief Registrar,
Māori Land Court, Ministry of Justice, Wellington, New Zealand on 30 June 2015 and is intended to
provide general information only.
1
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Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua
June 2021 | Pipiri 2021
This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori
as part of the ongoing efforts to help inform and assist owners, organisations and government
agencies about the characteristics of Māori Customary and Māori Freehold Land.