For further information, please contact the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, quoting the appropriate application number at: Physical address: Postal address: L7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace DX Box SX11203 WELLINGTON WELLINGTON Phone: 04 914 3102 Fax: 04 914 3100 Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz STEVEN DODD Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court 2 APPLICATION NO: SECTIO...
Consideration of an application On receiving an application, the trustees can request further information.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
Our team committed many hours of overtime to entering new applications into Pātaka Whenua and progressing applications towards resolution.
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ADDRESSING GRIEVANCES 6.1 If any Trustee or Beneficiary is aggrieved by a decision, action or omission of the Trustees ("Applicant"), that person may first give written notice of the grievance to the Trustees. 6.2 If the Applicant's grievance is not satisfactorily addressed within a reasonable period of time, the Applicant may in writing, notify the Trustees of his or her intention to have his or her grievance referred to a general meeting of the Beneficiaries....
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.
Documents/Panui/0903423-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-October-2023-CONFIRMED-FOR-WEBSITE.pdf (615 kb)
Generally, members have a three-year term and can stand for re-election at the incorporation’s annual general meeting (AGM). Māori incorporations are governed by the Māori Incorporations Constitution Regulations 1994 and run independently of the normal court processes that apply to trusts, but do provide annual reports to the Court.
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.
Documents/Panui/0517423-Ministry-of-Justice_National-Panui-July-2023-web.pdf (838 kb)
The Court may, if it cannot otherwise address those concerns, order that the application be reheard. PÄNUI NO: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: 66 A20220009999 87/93 Akuhata Kepa Wilcox Akuhata "Keepa" Wilcox amendment of name to Akuhata "Kepa" Wilcox 67 A20220008362 87/93 Deputy Registrar Casey-Lee Alisa Burton - Amendment of name in the Court record Applications Not Ready to Proceed The applications listed below were received up to the...
Documents/Panui/1002422-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-November-2022-web22.pdf (633 kb)
PÄNUI NO: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: 36 A20210004326 18(1)(a)/93 Florence Burns Apikara Te Nohopani Moeke Rangi - Determination of a Life Interest TAIRÄWHITI continued Hakihea / DECEMBER 2022 - NATIONAL PÄNUI 13 Applications Not Ready to Proceed The applications listed below were received up to the closing date of this Pänui and are either not yet ready to proceed to Court hearing or do not require a formal sitting.
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Before applying to the Māori Land Court for an occupation order, you will need consent from the other owners of the land, and if applicable, from trustees or the management committee of the Māori incorporation over the land.
