A person bound to deal with property on behalf of the owners or beneficiaries. The trustee becomes the legal owner when the order appointing them as trustee for the land is registered against the title.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (362 kb)
The names of the trustees, not the beneficiaries, will appear on the title.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (385 kb)
The estate trustees do have the power to sell the land if the beneficiaries 21 want the land sold and if all other requirements of the Act are met.
The estate trustees do have the power to sell the land if the beneficiaries 21 want the land sold and if all other requirements of the Act are met.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
For example, an application for succession will require a death certificate, any grant of administration (probate 2 or letters of administration 3) or the original will, minutes of a whānau meeting if a whānau trust is required and consents of the proposed trustees. Each application will have different requirements and these are usually set out in the application form or can be checked with Court staff.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
Agencies such as the Māori Land Court, the Māori Trustee, Collections, and the Electoral Enrolment Centre all have separate databases with addresses of Māori land owners.
Please note: This syntax differs from the Legal style guide for referencing a decision of the Māori Land Court or Māori Appellate Court.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
(k) Landowner(s): [insert the names of the owners of the Parent Block or the name of the existing management structure (in the case of a trust, name the current trustees, followed by “as trustees of the [name of trust]”)] (l) Maximum Occupants: [Twelve (12)] people.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-03-12-Example-Occupation-Order.pdf (150 kb)
This indicates to the system that there may be text between the entered names. • Can’t find an owner?
How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-an-ownership-v1-7.pdf (1.7 mb)
A person bound to deal with property on behalf of the owners or beneficiaries. The trustee becomes the legal owner when the order appointing them as trustee for the land is registered against the title.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
