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The court record holds information about current and historic ownership of Māori land, including block and trust information, minutes, and orders.

Once you've confirmed these details, you can find further information through the following sources: Pātaka Whenua Pātaka Whenua is the online portal that holds the Māori Land Court electronic record, which includes minutes and orders. Pātaka Whenua gives you the ability to search and access Māori land information, submit an enquiry and file a Court application from anywhere at any time.

Located in:  Māori land

The kōrero during a court hearing forms the court minute. To make sure that the minute is accurate, court hearings are recorded.

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  For example: if you know the block name, such as Mahanga 1B you can enter that and the words ‘Minute’ or ‘Order’.  Acronyms Common acronyms or abbreviations will automatically be returned in Near Match Search .

Located in:  The court record Guidance to search the court record in Pātaka Whenua

...• agree to set up the trust • agree which blocks of land or shares should be included in the trust • agree to the terms of the draft trust order which sets out the trustees’ powers, rights and obligations • nominate trustees • take accurate minutes. To find out more about how to set up a trust, visit maorilandcourt.govt.nz/your-maori-land/trusts-and- incorporations/creating-a-trust-or-incorporation/ Types of trustees The Act recognises 3 types of trustee.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)

...• agree to set up the trust • agree which blocks of land or shares should be included in the trust • agree to the terms of the draft trust order which sets out the trustees’ powers, rights and obligations • nominate trustees • take accurate minutes. To find out more about how to set up a trust, visit maorilandcourt.govt.nz/your-maori-land/trusts-and- incorporations/creating-a-trust-or-incorporation/ Types of trustees The Act recognises 3 types of trustee.

Uploads/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)

...• agree to set up the trust • agree which blocks of land or shares should be included in the trust • agree to the terms of the draft trust order which sets out the trustees’ powers, rights and obligations • nominate trustees • take accurate minutes. To find out more about how to set up a trust, visit maorilandcourt.govt.nz/your-maori-land/trusts-and- incorporations/creating-a-trust-or-incorporation/ Types of trustees The Act recognises 3 types of trustee.

Uploads/MOJ0217-v2.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)

Fee: $ 68.00 Page 4 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 07/25 - 36 CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED: Signed consents of any owners who have not signed the application Signed consents of proposed trustees Minutes of meeting agreeing to constitute a Whānau Trust (where applicable) Draft trust order if the standard trust order is not used (or modified draft supplied by the Court) MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS All applications may be lodged with the Registrar...

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-36-Application-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust-202104.pdf (285 kb)

If you want to remove a trustee, you’ll need to provide: evidence of any meetings called to remove the trustee(s) and the attendance and minutes, and the details of the trustee or trustees who should be removed and the reasons why.

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