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HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM
(i) This form must be accompanied with the
appropriate application fee and must be filed with
the Registrar in the District in which the land is
located;
(ii) Please ensure that all information required on the
form is completed;
(iii) Where tick boxes are provided please
ensure you tick all those boxes that apply to your
application, unless you are required to select one
box, then only select the box that applies;
(iv) If there is insufficie...
Prior
to his admission to the bar he
was an assistant investigating
officer, at the Office of the
Ombudsman. He has been a
special counsel at Kāhui Legal,
a specialist Māori law firm.
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CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:
List of owners present at the gathering
Statement setting out how the alienee is a member of one of the preferred classes of alienees (if applicable),
including any necessary whakapapa details
Roll valuation or special valuation of the land and any improvements to it by a registered valuer (as applicable)
Minutes of the family gathering or, if no minutes were kept, a stateme...
Any owner or interested person may use this form to apply to the Court to call or direct the Registrar to call a meeting
of assembled owners for any Māori Freehold land or General Land owned by Māori to consider 1 or more resolutions for
those matters set out in section 172 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (attached as a schedule to this form)
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Application: ACCEPTED / REFUSED
Dated: ..............................................................
More information
To find out more about Māori land trusts, go online to
maorilandcourt.govt.nz/your-maori-land/trust-and-
incorporations
Or you can visit your local MLC office or attend an offsite
clinic. We have nine offices across Aotearoa New Zealand,
which are open between 10am and 4pm on normal weekdays.
Beneficiaries
1.3 The beneficiaries of this Trust are [the Tipuna and] all of the descendants of the
Tipuna (“the Beneficiaries”).
Register of Beneficiaries
1.4 The Trustees must maintain a register of the names and contact details of the
Beneficiaries.