Section 218 of Te Ture Whēnua Māori Act 1993 contains a list of Māori community purposes to which income from the whānau trust may be applied if provision is made in the trust order.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-36-Application-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust-202104.pdf (285 kb)
Thus, the report’s recommendations may well exacerbate fragmentation of interests.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
If you are interested in or affected by an application and wish to make representations on the application, you must notify the Court in writing by 4 pm on the 1st of April 2023 and specify brief details of your concerns. The Court may, on considering such notice, arrange for the application to be set down for formal hearing or rehearing as the case may be.
Documents/Panui/Special-Panui-Te-Waipounamu-April-2023.pdf (209 kb)
Affected parties include successors to the deceased and persons who may have an interest that may be affected by this application.
- Tikanga Māori and Tikanga-ā-iwi are not static and may evolve over time. - Tikanga disputes between iwi are better addressed on the marae
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
Conclusion The role of trustees is onerous and frequently thankless. Trustees may be held personally liable, jointly and severally, for any losses a trust may sustain and for other breaches of trust.
I attach the new Practice Note for your records and advise that you may also find a copy on the new Māori Land Court website.
Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)
Please note that research requests may take up to 10 days to complete and court staff may not be able to locate the information or if your request requires significant research you may be asked to undertake that research yourself at office in which the records are located – physical files are only available for viewing in the office in which the are located.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
This includes the many applications that ought to have been heard in May but were not set down due to the May Pānui not being finalised before the lockdown.
Over the years, subdivisions, transfers, and sales may have reduced access, or the land may no longer be accessible at all.
