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These records comprise the administrative documentation that support and give effect to
the decisions of the Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court pertaining (but not being limited
to) the exercise of the jurisdiction of the Court with respect to the ownership and utilisation of
Māori land and the subsequent maintenance and accuracy of the Māori land title records by the
Court administration.
The trustees of a
reservation may:
• authorise and/or issue permits of lawful
activities on the reservation
• apply to the Māori Land Court for
directions about the administrationof
the reservation and the powers and
obligations of the trustees
• call meetings of interested persons about
the administrationof the reservation
• appoint and employ, on behalf of the
trustees, any advisers that may enable the
better admin...
Or go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/apply/fees-
and-forms
What to file with your application
You should file documents in support of your case. For
example, for an application for succession, you’ll need a
death certificate, any grantofadministration (grantof
probate2 or letters of administration3) or the original will,
minutes of a whānau meeting if a whānau trust is required,
and consents of the proposed trustees.
Where a grantof letters ofadministration 19
or probate 20 has been issued, the executor 21
may apply directly to the Māori incorporation
to transfer the deceased’s shares to the
successors 22.
Where a grantof letters ofadministration 19
or probate 20 has been issued, the executor 21
may apply directly to the Māori incorporation
to transfer the deceased’s shares to the
successors 22.
The Chairperson shall be
responsible for ensuring that a record of all Resolutions (and the votes for and against) is
recorded.
18.7 The Trustees, when conducting Trust business, will make all decisions that they are
empowered to make on behalf of this Trust by a majority vote of the Trustees.
If you think that you have been
adversely affected by this process and wish to make representations on the application, you must notify the
Court in writing by 4 pm on the 1st day of July 2024 and specify brief details of your concerns.
When the High Court appoints a person to administer the estate of a deceased
person (generally where there is no will or if the will does not name an executor),
the Court’s authority for that person to act is given in a grantof letters ofadministration.
21.
For information about granting confirmation of an instrument
of alienation1 or about transfers of whole blocks of Māori
land, please contact an MLC office.
