(ii) That persons entitled to succeed are correctly listed in this application. (iii) That there are no disputes as to succession or issues to be settled before an order can be made.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2.pdf (617 kb)
Before applying to the Māori Land Court for an occupation order, you will need consent from the other owners of the land, and if applicable, from trustees or the management committee of the Māori incorporation over the land.
You may see applications referred to as: CJ YYYY/NN Where: • CJ = prefix to indicate the application is one made to the Chief Judge • YYYY = year in which the application was received (starts from 1965-) • NN = A sequential number which is incremented as a new application is received.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
When the court reviews the trust, it may: (a) make directions to the trustees; (b) confirm the trust order without variation; (c) vary the trust order; or (d) make an order terminating the trust.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-12-07-Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template.pdf (398 kb)
You can apply to create a whānau trust through an application for succession, or as a stand-alone application.
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai A Special Sitting At Whangārei Māori Land Court, Level 2, 16-20 Rathbone Street, Whangārei 0110 Tuesday 2 July 2024 Judge T K T A R Williams Presiding PĀNUI NO. TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 1 10:00AM AP-20230000032305 43/93 Kenneth Linstead Te Horo 3 No 1-31 block - Reheari...
Documents/Panui/30.-Taitokerau-Special-2-July-2024.pdf (148 kb)
Ōta noho (utu tāpae $66) Occupation order (filing fee $66) Occupation orders allow you to exclusively occupy or build on a specific area of Māori land.
One means of exploring a candidate’s ability to comply with s 222 is to require nominees to submit resumes with their application and for the Court to then pose questions to candidates for appointment that might include their knowledge of accounts and financial reporting, the trust order and general trust law principles, farming, forestry, tourism, geothermal power, property investment, equities and communications.
(state full name), apply for a Partition Order/Combined Partition Order of the above land.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-39-Application-for-a-partition.pdf (302 kb)
Simple and uncontested trust applications Before 6 February 2021 Trust applications are decided by a Māori Land Court judge.
