You can appeal a Māori Land Court decision about access to the Māori Appellate Court by filing in a notice of appeal form (Form 13) stating the appeal is made under section 171 of the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025.
It's important to keep detailed records of the attempts you’ve made to contact people and advertise the details of the hui (this could include a scanned image of the newspaper notice, a screenshot from social media, text messages from whānau, etc.).
If you are a whānau or hapū member who did not submit the application but would like to speak in Court, you can file a ‘ Notice of intention to appear upon application ’.
...Māori land Commercial fisheries and aquaculture-related applications Chief Judge related applications Confirmation of alienation by the court (transfer of shares or land) Ngā tono $399 (Kooti Pīra Māori) $399 applications (Māori Appellate Court) Notice of appeal Leave to appeal Ngā puka tono Application forms Find the application form you need.
If you do apply to one of these courts, you must file a notice of your application with the MLC so it won’t make any orders before the High Court or Family Court has dealt with the matter.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (355 kb)
Contesting the will If anyone wants to contest 26 the deceased’s will, they can make application to the High Court or the Family Court for hearing under the Family Protection Act 1955. Notice of the application to the High Court or the Family Court should be filed with the Māori Land Court so that it will not inadvertently make any orders before the High Court or the Family Court has dealt with the matter.
Contesting the will If anyone wants to contest 26 the deceased’s will, they can make application to the High Court or the Family Court for hearing under the Family Protection Act 1955. Notice of the application to the High Court or the Family Court should be filed with the Māori Land Court so that it will not inadvertently make any orders before the High Court or the Family Court has dealt with the matter.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
Te Whakamaene also provides the administrative support for all Notices of Appeal to the Māori Appellate Court across which the whole of the Māori Land Court sits.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
You will need to provide: evidence of meetings held (including the notice) to add, reduce or replace trustees and the meeting minutes resignations (if any) for existing trustees evidence that a trustee or trustees have passed away The person(s) being becoming a trustee will also need to complete a trustee consent form to indicate that they consent to the appointment.
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