As for the second recommendation, the Panel appears to be promoting a reduction in the Court’s role in the appointment and removal of trustees, though this is not made entirely clear in the report.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
Page 1 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 07/25 - 32 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz APPLICATION TO CALL MEETING OF OWNERS Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Section 173 Form 32 Rule 11.17 HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee and be filed with the Registrar in the District in which the land is located; (ii) Please ensure that all information requir...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-32-Application-to-call-meeting.pdf (178 kb)
Ngā tono $68 $68 applications Succession to Māori land Transfer of shares in Māori land Establishment of a trust over Māori land Adding, reducing, or removing trustees of a trust which manages Māori land Determining the ownership of structures on Māori land Occupation of Māori land Ngā tono $228 $228 applications Partition, subdivision, amalgamation and aggregation of Māori land Anything related to a Māori incorporation Roadways, access, easements and surveys of Māori l...
Apply by completing the appropriate application form. Forms are available at Māori Land Court offices or on our website.
If for whatever reason, an appointed lawyer can no longer act, then subject to a direction from the Court a new application is required for any replacement lawyer to be appointed. 24. That said, if the replacement lawyer is within the same firm or Chambers as the departing lawyer, then no further application is required, unless directed by the Court.
Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)
HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) This form must be filed at the office of the Court at Christchurch; Please ensure that all information required on the form is completed; Where possible, please supply the names and contact details of the successors that listed in this form; Due to the nature of these applications, and in terms of the Court’s inquiry under section 29 of Te Ture W...
Documents/SILNA/S113-29-93-Appln-to-Determine-Successors-for-SILNA-Lands-Hawea-Wanaka.pdf (407 kb)
Disclosure of any matter which might give rise to objection should be undertaken even if the judge has formed the view that there is no basis for recusal.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)
The main priorities for the Court now are first, to remedy errors in the lists, using s 86 of TTWMA, and second, to update the list of successors based on previous and new evidence, the latter of which requires hearings to be held so evidence can be heard. An application form based on the existing form for successions has been modified for the purposes of SILNA determinations, and individual applications are linked to a central file to ensure consistency.
This certification should be filed with an application for succession (when grant of administration held) on form 21, and replaces Schedule 1 of that form.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-20-Certificate-by-administrator.pdf (378 kb)
These changes include making it easier for landowners to establish Māori incorporations, and provisions for removing a trustee or a member of a committee of management of an incorporation have been updated.
