UPON THE FOLLOWING GROUNDS Details in support of application 1. Name of trust: [specify] 2. Date(s) and place(s) of meetings of owners: [specify] 3.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-37-Constitute-Ahu-Whenua-Trust.pdf (121 kb)
DETAILS OF CHANGES TO TRUSTEES: 1. Trustees to be removed as a result of resignation, retirement or death are: (if none then go to question 3) Names of Trustees Reason for removal (resignation, retirement, death) Note: If a trustee is to be removed because he or she is deceased, the Court will require reasonable evidence as to his or her death, for example, evidence of attendance at the tangi, a copy of the death certificate, or other reliable evidence.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-38-Application-to-add-reduce-replace-or-remove-trustees-202104.pdf (123 kb)
Common term for a trust order is a trust deed, which is the term used in the Trusts Act 2019. 4.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
This service provides access to high-quality mediation to settle disputes in a culturally appropriate and confidential environment outside of a court.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Dispute-resolution-service-web-version.pdf (132 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)
The time and travel costs associated with attending a court sitting are removed when an application can be decided by a registrar.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)
Historically, most succession applications were heard by a Māori Land Court judge. Now, if your succession application is assessed to be ‘simple and uncontested’, then it can be decided by a Māori Land Court registrar without a court sitting (unless you request to be heard by a judge in a court sitting).
Inquiry about delayed judgments If you are concerned about a delay in delivering a reserved judgment in the Māori Land Court in a case in which you have an interest (or are the legal representative for someone with an interest), an inquiry should be made to Chief Registrar.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Judgment-Delivery.pdf (128 kb)
4 1. Executive Summary 5 1.1. Volume of Records 5 2.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
Footnotes 3 4 After the hearing The minutes (record of the hearing) will be typed from a recording made at the hearing and will be signed by the Judge.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
