Once created, the trust is a separate legal entity and is required to have its own IRD number. To find out more, visit ird.govt.nz (keywords: business advisory) and ask a Kaitakawaenga Māori or Community Compliance Officer to contact you.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
Prior to joining the Ministry of Justice she held a number of leadership and management positions with Careers New Zealand, covering similar regions and including Taranaki.
In some instances this is because the land has only one or just a few owners, or because the land is unsuitable for any form of development and owners have decided to leave it in its natural state. However, a number of blocks of Māori land held in multiple ownership that are suitable for development are also without any governance entity.
(Address to which documents or correspondence in connection with the application can be posted or delivered) Phone Number(s): Home: Work: Mobile: Email Address: Provide this information for each person eligible to be funded from special aid who is not a lawyer. 8.
GROUNDS FOR APPLICATION The grounds on which I make this application are that: (Select the statement that applies) The life tenant/joint tenant*[name]:__________________________________________________________________ died on [date]:________________ I wish/the life tenant wishes* to give up the life interest on [date]:____________________ On [date]:___________________ the life tenant remarried/entered into a civil union/entered into a de facto relationship as defined by section 2D of the P...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-24-Transmission-updated-24.06.2026.pdf (620 kb)
This is an important provision given that there will always be a number of potential conflicts of interest in the Māori world.
This is an important provision given that there will always be a number of potential conflicts of interest in the Māori world.
If you are interested in, or affected by, one of these applications and wish to make representations concerning the application, you must notify the Court in writing by 4pm on the 1st day of April providing your name, address, telephone number and email address (if any) and setting out your connection with the application and brief details of your concerns.
Conflicts of interest arise in a number of different situations. Judges should be alert to any appearance of bias arising out of connections with litigants, witnesses or their legal advisors, and should always inform the parties of facts that might reasonably give rise to a perception of bias or conflict of interest.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)
First-name Last-name māorilandcourt.govt.nz 10 Step 14 After submitting the application, a green banner will confirm the submission and provide you with your application reference number.
How-do-I-user-guides/Submitting-an-application-v1-6.pdf (2.2 mb)
