(g) Any costs incurred by the appointment of a private mediator will be shared equally between the parties unless agreed otherwise.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-03-12-Example-Occupation-Order.pdf (150 kb)
You can also request the appointment of someone who is not on the mediator list to hear your dispute.
In the application, you’ll need provide proof that: other owners have been given notice of the creation of the trust a hui was held, and an agreement was reached the terms of the trust have been proposed consent has been given to create the trust or incorporation the trustees to be appointed have consented to their appointment Committee of Management Members have been nominated.
As in all trustee appointments, these are made by the Court. That forum is where any beneficiaries may raise objections to appointments (criminal convictions or whatever).
The Aotea Māori Land Court has been trialling a Fast-Track Process for appointing and replacing trustees of Māori land trusts.
These need not be terminated upon appointment to the bench, and subject to actual conflicts of interest arising from knowledge of clients or circumstances, such connections should not generally affect a judge’s impartiality.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)
Landowners nominate trustees and elect committee of management members who are then confirmed and appointed by a judge or registrar.
The Minister of Māori Development, Willie Jackson, confirmed Judge Thomas' appointment on 22 March 2023.
Final resolution That an application be filed with the Māori Land Court to constitute the [name of whānau trust], appoint [list the full names of the elected trustees] as trustees and approve the draft trust order.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust.pdf (512 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP6 10:30 AM AP-20240000013155 113/93, 118/93, 214/93 Edward Kingi, Nukumai Kingi, Olive Waipouri, Agnes Gavin, Te Mihinga Kingi He tauatanga ki a Hirini Tutere Moana Kingi me te whakatū i te Hirini Tutere Moana Kingi whānau trust me te kopou i ngā tarahitī Succeed to the Māori land interests of Hirini Tutere Moana and constitute the Hirini Tutere Moana Kingi whānau trust over the interests of Hirini Tutere Moana Kingi and appoint...
