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Māori trustees and committee of management members are responsible for caring for and managing whenua on behalf of landowners (beneficial owners and beneficiaries).
All applications should be lodged with the Registrar in the District
in which some of all of the land is located
Fee: $23.00
If there is insufficient room on the form to provide the required infomation you should continue your application on a separate
sheet of paper
MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS
This application mat be lodged with the Registrar at your local Māori Land Court office
Office use:
Application: ACCEPTED / REFUSED
Dated: .................................
Forms
are available at Māori Land Court offices or on our website.
For office contact details, go to
www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/contact-us
To download a form from our website, go to
www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/application-forms
If you prefer your application be decided in court by a judge,
tick that option on the application form.
the right to appear te mōtika kia tae ā-tinana
third party hunga kē
threshold has been met kua tau ki te taupae
threshold test whakamātautau taupae
tight timeframes angawā whāiti
traditional tuku iho
transcript tuhinga kape kōrero
transfer /transferred whakawhiti
10
share hea
shareholder kaipupuri hea
shareholding pānga hea
signing waitohutanga / hainatanga
significant and irreversible prejudice tino whakahāweatanga putanga kore
site visit takahi whenua
sitting noho...
. ;
I was nominated at a hui/meeting held on: (date).....................................................................................................................................................................................
External link
Māori Assembled Owners Regulations 1995
Sets out the rules on how a meeting of owners of Māori land must be held, how it is recorded and how the outcomes are reported.
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