MĀORI LAND COURT HEARING The person applying for a partition order will need to attend a hearing to explain how partition will provide for better use of the land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
During the Level 4 lockdown, like the rest of New Zealanders, all Māori Land Court staff were required to work from home. However, the reality was that some of our Māori Land Court staff were ill-equipped to do this due to both a lack of resources, and a lack of access to court records.
Where land other than Māori land is to be exchanged a full description of that land so as to enable it to be clearly identified together with particulars of all encumbrances recorded against the land Where any piece of land to be exchanged is only part of the land comprised in a title, a plan defining the piece to be exchanged.
These records are of profound cultural importance to Māori and to the nation as a whole.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
The hope is that you can come to a decision about how to move forward without legal involvement.
How can we make a difference with the development of Māori land?
TIP: Any category with a red asterisk * requires a document to be uploaded.
How-do-I-user-guides/Submitting-an-application-v1-6.pdf (2.2 mb)
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.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-12-07-Marae-Charter-Template.pdf (190 kb)
There is a new requirement for Māori incorporations to record the details of the dividends paid to shareholders.
The authority given by an owner of an interest in land to another person to vote on their behalf. To submit a postal vote, the shareholder is required to send a notice about how their shares are to be voted to the person authorised to receive and count the votes.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
