For a Māori incorporation, the MLC must be satisfied: • shareholders of the incorporation have been given clear and specific notice of the application • shareholders have passed a special resolution supporting the application. 1. The legal ownership of property and the legal evidence of a person’s ownership rights. 2.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
An ahu whenua trust: holds the trustees legally responsible for the management of the land, and uses a Māori Land Court-approved trust order, which sets out the rights and responsibilities of the trustees and beneficial owners.
I also try to keep at the front of mind my judicial oath “to do right by all manner of people without fear or favour”.
(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-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (510 kb)
The trustee becomes the legal owner when the order appointing them as trustee for the land is registered against the title.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
For her work in human rights she won the NZ Human Rights Commission 2000 Millennium Medal.
Once a trust is established, you can apply to the Court to make changes to, review, or terminate, the trust.
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Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2025-06-30-National-Register-of-Maori-Incorporations.xlsx (24 kb)
We get a small amount of dividend payments each year and a tax return has to be prepared.
APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: A20230007562 86/93 Deputy Registrar Annie Ngahuia Kakahi Reihana Whanau Trust - Amendment of Court record (A20200014504) A20230006882 67/93 Lewis Winiataa Aorangi Awarua Trust - Judicial conference in respect of obligations and retirement of trustees A20230008062 98(3)/93 Glenn Tootill Araukuku 15 (Ngarongo Marae) - Application for payment from the Maori Land Court Special Aid Fund for reasonable legal costs A20230007244 98(9)/93 Peter...
Documents/Panui/0517423-Ministry-of-Justice_National-Panui-July-2023-web.pdf (838 kb)
