This may arise out of beneficial interests in a trust or incorporation, current commercial or business activities, financial investments (including shareholding in public or private companies), or membership or involvement with educational, charitable or other community organisations that may be interested in the litigation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)
One of the interesting sessions was on "Enhancing Public Trust in the Courts". The three presenters Hon Susan Kiefel AC (Chief Justice of Australia), Zhou Qiang (Chief Justice of the People’s Republic of China and President of the Supreme People’s Court) and Assoc.
Whenua Māori governance Describe your understanding of matters relating to trusts, incorporations, succession, marae structures and governance, and Māori reservations issues.
Documents/Articles/MLC-DRS-expression-of-interest-application-form.pdf (2 mb)
Persons who are not allowed to be trustee: 3.8 The following are persons not entitled to act as trustees: 3.8.1 3.8.2 3.8.3 3.8.4 3.8.5 3.8.6 Persons under 18 years of age; Undischarged bankrupts; Persons subject to a Compulsory Treatment Order under part 2 of the Mental Health Act 1992; Persons convicted of an offence punishable by imprisonment for a term of 6 months and whose sentence has not yet been served; Persons disqualified as a director of a company registered under the Compa...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/05-08-2025-Marae-Charter-Template.pdf (632 kb)
Te Kooti Whenua Māori/ Te Kooti Pīra Māori Pūrongo-Ā-Tau Matariki 2022 – Matariki 2023 Te Kooti Whenua Māori Māori Land Court Te Kooti Pīra Māori Māori Appellate Court PŪRONGO Ā-TAU Matariki 2022 – Matariki 2023 2 Māori Land Court / Māori Appellate Court Annual Report Matariki 2022 – Matariki 2023 Nau mai e…
Documents/Articles/Te-Kooti-Whenua-Maori-Purongo-a-tau-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
Is the land vested in a trust or body corporate, or subject to Part 2 of the Māori Affairs Restructuring Act 1989 (Māori land development)?
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-39-Application-for-a-partition.pdf (811 kb)
Understanding of the problems encountered by whānau in managing their whenua, for example, issues arising in trusts, incorporations, marae structures and Māori reservations issues.
Documents/Articles/MLC-DRS-expression-of-interest-information-booklet.pdf (922 kb)
An obligation binding the trustee(s) to deal with property over which they have control (the trust property) for the benefit of the beneficiaries.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
This page has been created to publish notices for land and trust meetings.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: WHENUA: Tokerau A7, A8 and A9 (Combined) Section A DATE: Friday, 7 August 2026 TIME: 9:30 AM VENUE: Māori Land Court 1143 Haupapa Street Rotorua ZOOM: Meeting ID: 851 0825 3828 Passcode: 024235 Kaupapa: • Occupation order for Tasheenachantel Pia • Constitution of an Ahu Whenua Trust Any questions please contact michael.savage@justice.govt.nz...
Documents/Landowner-notices/Tokerau-A7-A8-and-A9-Combined-Section-A-Hui.pdf (317 kb)
