Panui April 2023
The Court may, if it cannot otherwise address those concerns, order that the application be reheard.
The Court may, if it cannot otherwise address those concerns, order that the application be reheard.
A te reo Māori resource for words used in the Māori Land Court and the Waitangi Tribunal Ngā Kupu Māori mō te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi ����������������� acting prudently mahi i runga i te āta tūpato acting reasonably mahi i runga i te āta whakaaro acting competently mahi i runga i te matatau ki ngā mahi acting in good conscience mahi i runga i te whakaaro pai acting impartially mahi i runga i te tōkeke active (as in inquiry) hohe add (as...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Kuputaka-Reo-Maori-Comms.pdf (24 mb)
Apply for a fee remittal in Pātaka Whenua Download the fee remittal application form Application fees Ngā tono me te kore utu Applications without fees Application for Dispute Resolution Application to form a Whānau Trust (when filed together with succession) An application under the Family Protection Act 1955 An application under the Law Reform (Testamentary Promises) Act 1949 Ngā tono $23 $23 applications Changing your name in the Māori Land Court record Noting...
The Court may, if it cannot otherwise address those concerns, order that the application be reheard.
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-December-2026-National-Panui.pdf (2.9 mb)
The Court may, if it cannot otherwise address those concerns, order that the application be reheard.
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-September-2026-National-Panui.pdf (2.8 mb)
‘Mandatory’ duties must be performed by the trustee and cannot be changed or avoided by the terms of the trust (the trust order).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)
Legislative changes affecting trusts Effective from Waitangi Day, 6 February 2021 Updated provisions for removing a trustee The Act now allows for the Māori Land Court to remove a trustee if it is satisfied that they have lost the capacity to perform their functions as a trustee, or that their removal is desirable for the proper execution of the trust (for example because they repeatedly refuse or fail to act as a trustee, they become an undischarged bank...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)
The Court may, if it cannot otherwise address those concerns, order that the application be reheard.
Documents/Panui/MLC-National-Panui-February-2024-web.pdf (1015 kb)
These recommendations include law changes and the establishment of new partnership bodies in several of these areas.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
On this page Apply to review or make changes to your trust Apply to change trustees Apply to review or make changes to your trust Te arotake i tō tarahiti (utu tāpae $68) Review your trust (filing fee $68) Trusts should be reviewed regularly to ensure they are operating according to the trust order and that the trustees are working to a high standard.