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APPLICATION
TO ADD, REDUCE, REPLACE OR REMOVE TRUSTEES
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Section 239 (Add, Reduce or Replace trustees)
Section 240 (Remove Trustees); or
Section 239 and 338(7) (Add Reduce or Replace Māori Reservation Trustees);
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
Form 38
Rule 12.8
WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?
This is important because
there are numerous examples of Māoriland trusts and incorporations that have
flourished under the Act, which invites the questions: why have some Māorilandblocks succeeded and others have not?
After the search topics, there is guidance to help you understand and print block information and
Memorial schedules.
Accessing Pātaka Whenua
Step 1
In your web browser, visit the MāoriLand Court website www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz and click
the green tab in the top right area labelled “Pātaka Whenua – our online portal”.
This form should not be used to Appeal against a decision of the MāoriLand Court or Māori Appellate Court
nor should it be used to correct an administrative error in a minute or order of the Court.
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The MāoriLand Court of New Zealand
(please select the name of the MāoriLand Court District in which some of all of the land is located)
Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato Maniapoto Waiariki
Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu
BLOCK: ...........................................................................................................................
If an owner with MāoriLand interests is deceased, and a succession has not previously been dealt with by the Court or a
Registrar, you can use this form to seek a determination from the Court as to those persons entitled to a deceased’s
MāoriLand interests and an order transferring the interests to those entitled.
If you are unsure of the fee that applies please contact
your local MāoriLand Court office for further assistance)
MĀORILAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS
Applications should be lodged with the Registrar in the MāoriLand Court District in which some or all of the lands or the subject matter
of the application is located.
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The MāoriLand Court/Māori Appellate Court of New Zealand
(Please select the name of the MāoriLand Court District in which the application was lodged)
Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato-Maniapoto Waiariki
Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu
NOTICE TO OWNERS
SUBJECT OF APPLICATION - BLOCK / DECEASED / OTHER MATTER:
(Please state name and block number of land, Māori incorporation, pe...
It is a
comprehensive guide to transferring
Māoriland shares by a vesting order:
• when the ownership of a Māorilandblock
is held in shares by a group of owners
• when a landblock is vested in a Māori
incorporation.
