Disclosure of any matter which might give rise to objection should be undertaken even if the judge has formed the view that there is no basis for recusal.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)
Fee increase summary Current rate New rate $22 $23 $66 $68 $220 $228 $385 $399 Detailed fee list Māori Land Court Current rate (inc GST) New rate (inc GST) Filing an application in respect of the following: (a) hearing and determining any claim to recover damages from trespass or any other injury to Māori freehold land (b) hearing and determining any proceeding founded on contract or tort where debt, demand, or damage relates to Māori freehold land (c) any other de...
Documents/Articles/Detailed-list-of-fee-changes.pdf (287 kb)
In addition the Court also has jurisdiction to hear cases under other statues such as the Māori Fisheries Act 2004, the Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004, the Fisheries Act 1996, the Protected Objects Act 1975 and the Trustee Act 1956. Whilst the Court is a formal court of record, the conduct of hearings is determined by the presiding Judge and cases are often prosecuted by the applicant or members of the public as opposed to the requirement of formal represent...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
Your application will be considered ‘uncontested’ when: • it has been notified according to Māori Land Court Rules; and • it has been published in the Māori Land Court’s National Pānui; and • no one has objected to the application. Simple and uncontested succession applications Effective from Waitangi Day, 6 February 2021 Why make this change?
Your application will be considered ‘uncontested’ when: • it has been notified according to the Māori Land Court Rules; and • it has been published in the Māori Land Court’s National Pānui; and • no one has objected to the application. Legislative changes affecting trusts Effective from Waitangi Day, 6 February 2021 Updated provisions for removing a trustee The Act now allows for the Māori Land Court to remove a trustee if it is satisfied that they have lost the capacity to perform...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)
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)
However, it is possible to make application to the Court to have an area excluded from a reservation pursuant to section 338(5), and then to set up an ahu whenua trust in relation to the excluded area with the object of allowing housing development to take place.
That forum is where any beneficiaries may raise objections to appointments (criminal convictions or whatever).
A person, place or thing is dedicated to a deity and by that act it is set aside or reserved for the sole use of that deity. The person or object is thus removed from the sphere of the profane and put into the sphere of the sacred.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 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.
