National Pānui April 2026
The Court may, if it cannot otherwise address those concerns, order that the application be reheard. PĀNUI NO. APPLICATION NO.
The Court may, if it cannot otherwise address those concerns, order that the application be reheard. PĀNUI NO. APPLICATION NO.
The hui is to include discussion regarding the rotation policy and election process o A special general meeting is directed to be held within three months following the wānanga, for the sole purposes of elections.
The Court may, on considering your notification, arrange for the application to be set down for a formal hearing if the application has yet to be determined or for a rehearing if the application has already been determined.
PÄNUI NO: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: 54 A20220007314 117/93 Wade Anthony Gadsby Topham Henry Gadsby - Succession Applications which have been decided without notice The following applications have been decided without prior notice in the Pänui.
Documents/Panui/0703522-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-August-20221.pdf (538 kb)
You can combine Māori land, general land, or both, regardless of size, shape, location, or status.
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.
One means of exploring a candidate’s ability to comply with s 222 is to require nominees to submit resumes with their application and for the Court to then pose questions to candidates for appointment that might include their knowledge of accounts and financial reporting, the trust order and general trust law principles, farming, forestry, tourism, geothermal power, property investment, equities and communications.
If the problems cannot be resolved, the landowners can apply to the MLC to: • try and resolve issues through mediation using the Court’s dispute resolution service • review the terms, operation or other aspects of the trust • add, replace or remove trustees • investigate the trust • enforce the terms of the trust • vary the terms of the trust • terminate the trust. An application to the MLC needs to be filed on the relevant application form and accompanied by the app...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
Applications are grouped by District and include the application reference number, the date on which the application was registered, the subject of the application, the section of the Act under which the application is made and the name of the applicant(s).
This update was produced by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court, Wellington and is intended to provide general information only. While all reasonable measures have been taken to ensure the quality and accuracy the Ministry of Justice makes no warranty, express or implied, nor assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, correctness, completeness or use of any information contained herein.
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2012.pdf (132 kb)