They cannot be finally appointed until a gazette notice has been issued formally establishing the Māori reservation. TERM OF OFFICE A trustee remains in office unless they are removed by order of the MLC.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington July 2025 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 14th of May 2025, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inqu...
Documents/Panui/July-2025-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar.pdf (428 kb)
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington May 2025 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 12th of March 2025, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inq...
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington April 2025 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 12th of February 2025, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down fo...
Documents/Panui/April-2025-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar.pdf (427 kb)
For further assistance please contact the registry office in which the application has been considered.
For further assistance please contact the registry office in which the application has been considered.
Documents/Panui/0903423-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-October-2023-CONFIRMED-FOR-WEBSITE.pdf (615 kb)
More information To find out more about trusts and trustees' duties, go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/your-maori-land/trusts-and- incorporations Or you can visit your local MLC office or attend an offsite clinic. We have nine offices across New Zealand, which are open between 10am and 4pm on normal weekdays.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
If you do not have access to a computer, laptop or tablet, you can email your documents to your local district office's email (see below), and then they can arrange for your documents to be uploaded for you.
Footnotes 3 4 Term of office A trustee remains in office unless he or she is removed by order of the Court.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
File the application at the Māori Land court office in the district where the land is located. 11 The Māori Land Court will contact you.
