Any beneficiary can enforce the obligation. TRUST ORDER An order of the Māori Land Court that sets out: the objectives of a trust; the powers, obligations, and rights of trustees; and the rights of the beneficiaries.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 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)
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.
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)
Like other regional courts, judicial officers and their support staff travel to different locations across New Zealand to hear and determine applications.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
(iv) Notice of hearing – while an applicant is not required to give formal notice of hearing to other beneficiaries he or she is expected to consult with them and advise them of the application and when it is to be heard.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (371 kb)
(iv) Notice of hearing – while an applicant is not required to give formal notice of hearing to other beneficiaries he or she is expected to consult with them and advise them of the application and when it is to be heard.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (370 kb)
(c) The Occupier shall leave the Site clean and tidy, and clear of rubbish and possessions at the End Date. 13.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-03-12-Example-Occupation-Order.pdf (150 kb)
The unique relationship between Māori and whenua is recognised by the MLC, and the records held by the Court form an invaluable part of the whakapapa of all Māori people.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
