Usually, an application for a trustee’s removal is filed by the trustees or the beneficiaries. In terms of Regulation 3(h), any trustee removed by the MLC should not later be reappointed as a trustee for the same reservation (removal by the Court is a disciplinary matter).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
Trustee reports to the Court 3.9 If required by the Court, a Trustee must file in the Court a written report and be available to the Court for questioning on any matter relating to the administration of the Trust or to Trustee performance. 4.
If the trustees do not convene a special meeting for this purpose within 2 months of receiving the written notice, the aggrieved person may file in court an application under section 238 of the Act asking the court to: (a) review the trustees’ response or failure to respond to the aggrieved person’s notice; (b) give directions to the trustees; and/or (c) put in place an injunction to prevent the trustees from taking any further steps in relation to the subject of the grievance...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
Usually, an application for a trustee’s removal is filed by the trustees or the beneficiaries. In terms of Regulation 3(h), any trustee removed by the Court should not later be reappointed as a trustee for the same reservation (removal by Court is a disciplinary matter).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
That written notice must be filed in the Māori Land Court not later than 18 February 2026 If no notice is filed by the date set out above, the Court may confirm the alienation of the land by way of sale.
Documents/Landowner-notices/1-v3.-Aotea-Notice-to-PCA.pdf (58 kb)
A few things we can offer assistance with are: General enquiries Filing of applications Successions Whānau Trust Ahu Whenua Trusts Māori Reservations Māori Incorporations Partitions Occupations Trustee training on request For further information or to make a booking please contact the office on (03) 962 4900 or mlctewaipounamu@justice.govt.nz
A few things we can offer assistance with are: General enquiries Filing of applications Successions Whānau Trust Ahu Whenua Trusts Māori Reservations Māori Incorporations Partitions Occupations Trustee training on request For further information or to make a booking please contact the office on (03) 962 4900 or mlctewaipounamu@justice.govt.nz
Details will be advertised in due course. (File reference: A20230002184) View the notice here .
S315 - masters APPLICATION FOR AN EASEMENT Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993, Section 315 In the Maori Land Court of New Zealand Aotea District APPLICATION is hereby made for an easement laying out access as shown on the plan filed herewith over the land known as being: (a) Maori freehold land; or (b) European land that ceased to be Maori Land on or after 15 December 1913; or (c) European land th...
What does this mean for you? If you file an application to the Māori Land Court or the Māori Appellate Court on or after 1 July 2025 , you will notice an increase in the fee you need to pay.
