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  An application to appeal a decision must be submitted within two months of the final decision of the Māori Land Court.

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Time: ............................................................. am / pm You are entitled to appear at the hearing. If you wish to appear you should contact the Court and file a Notice of Intention to Appear on Form 5 and serve a copy on the applicant.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-3-Accompany-application.pdf (107 kb)

Fisheries Act 1996 The Fisheries Act 1996 enables a Judge of the Māori Land Court to hear applications and make recommendations for the establishment of a Taiapure - local fishery.

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This form should not be used to appeal against a final decision or determination of the Māori Land Court.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-14-Leave-to-appeal-prelim.pdf (67 kb)

Additional interests 7 7.3 If, after the constitution of this Trust, any additional Māori land interests are vested in the name of any person who has vested Māori land interests into this Trust, those additional interests shall be included as Trust Property of this Trust by application to the Court by the Registrar without notice to the Beneficiaries.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Template-Comprehensive-Whanau-Trust-Order-Final-Version-30-June-2020.pdf (237 kb)

1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington August 2025 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 11th of July 2025, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be...

Documents/Panui/August-2025-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar-20250624.pdf (436 kb)

1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington July 2025 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 14th of May 2025, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be det...

Documents/Panui/July-2025-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar.pdf (428 kb)

Any member of the preferred class of alienees who wishes to be considered by the owners as a prospective purchaser of the land must give written notice of his or her intention to pursue the right of refusal at the hearing of the application.

Documents/Landowner-notices/Otaraoa-B3-Notice-to-Preferred-Class.pdf (195 kb)

I commented on the obvious importance of good governance to our Māori and New Zealand futures. While my comments were focussed on Māori land, they are equally applicable to other Māori assets.

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You are entitled to appear at the hearing. If you wish to appear you should contact the Court and file a Notice of Intention to Appear on Form 5 and serve a copy on the applicant.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-4-Notice-application.pdf (157 kb)