Within te ao Māori, rangatiratanga can embody the authority of a rangatira (a Chief) but importantly also that of the people, being the whānau (family), hapū (sub-tribe) and iwi (tribe).
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
Delegations of authority 6.1 A chairperson who cannot attend a meeting may delegate the role to another trustee. 6.2 The trustees may co-opt people to assist them with any aspect of business, but a co-opted member may not vote. Subcommittees 6.3 The trustees may appoint subcommittees to oversee any aspect of Marae business. 6.4 At the time of appointing a subcommittee, the trustees shall set out in writing the terms of reference. 6.5 At least one trustee shall sit on any su...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-12-07-Marae-Charter-Template.pdf (190 kb)
The minimum number of members who must be present at a meeting to make proceedings valid. 12.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
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.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
Interest based trusts Tarati whānau (utu tāpae $66) Whānau trust (filing fee $66) A whānau trust combines the interests of a whānau (family) into a single trust.
ORGANISATION MEMBERS (TRUSTEES)
How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-a-management-structure-v1-5.pdf (2 mb)
The staff member will try to resolve the matter straight away.
To enable this to occur, a standard on indexing was set, and between 2001 and 2002, the court captured the majority of its historical minutes which are now available to court staff and members of the public at any court office. This standard syntax style is used by the Māori Land Court to locate its historical minute books.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
The Māori Land court will only make a partition order when it is satisfied that the partition is necessary for the effective operation, development and utilisation of the land, or that it effects a gift from the donor to a member of his or her whānau. The following points need to be considered: • access – the area to be partitioned should not restrict access to the rest of the land • the lie of the land – the area to be partitioned should not take the entire flat or m...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)
The Māori Land court will only make a partition order when it is satisfied that the partition is necessary for the effective operation, development and utilisation of the land, or that it effects a gift from the donor to a member of his or her whānau. The following points need to be considered: • access – the area to be partitioned should not restrict access to the rest of the land • the lie of the land – the area to be partitioned should not take the entire flat or m...
