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For information on how to pay by internet banking. Apply by post You can apply to the Court by sending your application and supporting documents to us in the post.

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It has long been classed as a ‘tenancy in common’, where the interests of the co-owners are a heritable estate which will pass to an individual owner’s heirs by a will or under the general law relating to intestacies.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)

You will see that the top progress bar has updated to reflect the final steps needed to submit the application.

How-do-I-user-guides/Submitting-an-application-v1-6.pdf (2.2 mb)

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)

(vi) Succession by will – where a testator died after 1 July 1994 the right to succeed under a will is limited by s108 of the Act to certain classes of people.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (371 kb)

The Trick, as Justice Joe Williams’ says in relation to what he refers to as the the1st law (Tikanga Māori) and the 2nd law (Western Concepts) in Aotearoa, NZ is that we need to find a way for the 1st and 2nd laws to co-exist in the same space.

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)

Before your application can be processed, you will need to pay the application fee. Fees vary across applications.

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The aim is to make the law easier to understand.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)

The local authority for your area may have rules about the size of the lot that you will need to check out.

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The audited accounts will be presented to beneficiaries at the next general meeting. 4.8 The accounts must be available for trustees to inspect at every trustees' meeting. 4.9 The trustees will seek funding from relevant agencies to maximise the wellbeing of the marae.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/05-08-2025-Marae-Charter-Template.pdf (632 kb)