Preparing for a hearing Applications to be heard by a judge in a court hearing are notified in the MLC’s National Pānui, usually under the district heading where the land is located.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)
Whakapapa of any person who is receiving shares in Māori land. Explanatory Notes Where undivided interests or shares in Māori land are to be exchanged the Court has no power to make an order unless the person receiving the shares in a block is either - (i) a child or remoter issue of the owner in that block of the shares to be exchanged, or (ii) a descendant of any former owner
The Court may, on considering your notification, arrange for the application to be set down for a formal hearing if the application has yet to be determined or for a rehearing if the application has already been determined.
The fact that a party to proceedings before the Māori Land Court is in receipt of Special Aid is not a barrier to costs being awarded against them. 26.
Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)
I often see this done by the children of a deceased parent. The land interests are held in the whānau trust in a common pool for the uri of that parent, but none of the kin group has in his or her own right, any particular shareholding.
A Judge of the Māori Land Court now has the power to direct a Judicial Settlement Conference, which has some similarities to mediation.
A Judge of the Māori Land Court now has the power to direct a Judicial Settlement Conference, which has some similarities to mediation.
A person who has not yet reached the age of 20 years. 6.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
If death has been established at a previous hearing, a further death certificate may not be required. 2 Whakapapa The information provided in question 6 helps the Court staff in their research to prepare the application for a Court hearing — any additional whakapapa could also help the Court in its search. 3 Next of kin Next of kin for the purposes of this succession are children of the deceased...
(see note (ii)) 4 HAS A GRANT OF ADMINISTRATION IN THE ESTATE BEEN GRANTED OR IS IT INTENDED TO APPLY FOR A GRANT?
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2.pdf (392 kb)
