This is the case for the largest and most successful trusts and incorporations, such as the Tuaropaki Trust and Mangatu Incorporation, right down to the smallest papakainga trusts.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
Applying for a vesting order You must apply to the Māori Land Court for a vesting order.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
Applying for a vesting order You must apply to the Māori Land Court for a vesting order.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
Applying for a vesting order You must apply to the Māori Land Court for a vesting order.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english-v2.pdf (333 kb)
CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED Death Certificate or other evidence as to death (see note (i) above) Original or certified copy of the Will Written confirmation to surrender lifetime right (where applicable) Consents to succession by whāngai (where applicable) Minutes of meeting agreeing to constitute a Whānau Trust (where applicable) Completed Whānau Trust form and draft Trust order (where applicable) Notes to assist applicants MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAIL...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (371 kb)
This is in case an appeal is lodged against the judge’s decision. The order will be written up in the Court title records if it affects land, and sent to every person who has to act on it, for example, to the Māori trustee if they’ve been ordered to pay money they’re holding, or a Māori incorporation5 if the order affects shares in that incorporation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)
When requesting minutes (or orders generated from those minutes) it is important to use the syntax adopted by the Court.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
The use of a resource, therefore, required permission from the associated deity. In this order, all things were seen to come from the gods and the ancestors as recorded in whakapapa.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
This is in case any appeal is lodged to contest the decision made by the Judge. The order will then be written up in the Court title records if it affects land, and will be sent to any party who has to act on it, for example the Māori trustee if the Māori trustee has been ordered to pay money he/she is holding, or a Māori incorporation if the order affects shares in that incorporation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
You must own an interest in the land or be the beneficiary of a whānau trust that owns an interest in the land. The title of ownership remains with the landowners, but the occupation order may be passed on by succession.
