However, others present in the Court objected to this course, and following some further discussions the case was adjourned by Judge Smith with no decision having been made.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
For some applications, landowners will need to notify other owners of their application to the Court ahead of time so they can attend hui, support the application, make a payment offer, or object to the application.
APPLICATION DISMISSED If the application isn’t successful, the MLC will dismiss the application. 16.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
WAIKATO-MANIAPOTO PĀNUI Contact Details Office Waikato-Maniapoto District Address Level 2 BNZ Building, 348-354 Victoria Street, Hamilton Mailing address DX Box GX10101, Hamilton Phone 07 957 7780 Email mlcwaikato@justice.govt.nz Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Closed on Public Holidays) He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai Sp...
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These principles are: • a trust should be administered in a way that is consistent with its terms and objectives, and • a trust should be administered in a way that avoids unnecessary cost and complexity.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)
As a result I believe this should be one of the main objectives of the MLIS enhancement projects and that a concerted joint effort should be mounted across agencies who have the names and addresses of Māori owners, so that these addresses can be made available to an owner wanting to utilise his or her land and who is required by Te Ture Whenua Māori Act to notify those owners.
Meetings 5.1 The trustees shall meet monthly. 5.2 The Annual General Meeting shall be held within three months of the end of the financial year (31 March). 5.3 At the Annual General Meeting: 5.3.1 The trustees will present to the beneficiaries an account and balance sheet prepared by accountants; 5.3.2 The chairperson will present a report outlining the events, achievements and issues of the past year; 5.3.3 An election of trustees will be conducted; 5.3.3 The beneficiaries will have t...
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PAGE 5 of 15 DISMISS AN APPLICATION A judge can dismiss an application at any point.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
You can visit one of our offices to view: current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses orders made by the court or a Registrar – including: title orders (creating Māori land) trust orders (names of trustees and terms of trust) succession orders (names of successors to an estate) vesting orders (transfers of shares in Māori land...
Instead, the key test is quite appropriately that there is no “meritorious objection” to the formation of the trust (s 215(4)(b)).
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
