VEST/VESTED A change of ownership of land gives the recipient of that interest the ownership and its associated rights. (Land may be vested in a trustee, or shares may be vested in another person).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
If this is not done the Court may direct that formal notice be given to the beneficiaries.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (510 kb)
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)
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)
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)
Affected parties include successors to the deceased and persons who may have an interest that may be affected by this application.
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)
- 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)
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.
