However, a number of blocks of Māori land held in multiple ownership that are suitable for development are also without any governance entity. This may be because the owners have consciously chosen to not put one in place, or have attempted to do so and have been unsuccessful, or have not turned their minds to the options.
If your application is incomplete or does not include the required information, it may be returned to you so that the missing information can be provided before the Court can progress it.
Most applications filed in the Court are resolved in Court, or in Chambers, especially the
more straightforward ones. However, some cases may require a reserved judgment at
the conclusion of the hearing.
Section 218 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 contains a list of Māori community purposes to which income may be ap-
plied if provision is made in the trust order.
