Fast-Track Trustee Appointment and Replacement Process
16 Jul 2026 | NewsThe Aotea Māori Land Court has been trialling a Fast-Track Process for appointing and replacing trustees of Māori land trusts.
The Aotea Māori Land Court has been trialling a Fast-Track Process for appointing and replacing trustees of Māori land trusts.
When the High Court confirms the appointment of an executor to administer the will of a deceased person, the authority for that person to act is given in a grant of probate. 3.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)
(k) Landowner(s): [insert the names of the owners of the Parent Block or the name of the existing management structure (in the case of a trust, name the current trustees, followed by “as trustees of the [name of trust]”)] (l) Maximum Occupants: [Twelve (12)] people.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-03-12-Example-Occupation-Order.pdf (150 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP6 10:30 AM AP-20240000013155 113/93, 118/93, 214/93 Edward Kingi, Nukumai Kingi, Olive Waipouri, Agnes Gavin, Te Mihinga Kingi He tauatanga ki a Hirini Tutere Moana Kingi me te whakatū i te Hirini Tutere Moana Kingi whānau trust me te kopou i ngā tarahitī Succeed to the Māori land interests of Hirini Tutere Moana and constitute the Hirini Tutere Moana Kingi whānau trust over the interests of Hirini Tutere Moana Kingi and appoint...
In some cases, the Māori Trustee can also be appointed as an agent to work on specific matters with, or on behalf of, trusts and trustees.
In some cases, the Māori Trustee can also be appointed as an agent to work on specific matters with, or on behalf of, trusts and trustees.
FEE: $ 233.00 CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED: List of owners, trustees and their addresses Statement setting out how the alienee is a member of one of the preferred classes of alienees (if applicable), including any necessary whakapapa details Roll valuation or special valuation of the land and any improvements to it by a registered valuer (as applicable) MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS Applications should be lodged with the Registrar in the Māori Land Court District in which som...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-32-Application-to-call-meeting.pdf (182 kb)
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)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP35 10:20 AM AP-20260000005473 239/93 Māori Trustee He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Puhiwahine Trust Add Ranelle Robinson, Moira Hutch and Atara Moke-Tawhara as advisory trustees of the Puhiwahine Trust SP36 10:30 AM AP-20260000006174 222(4)/93 Māori Trustee He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Awarua 4C15F1D Trust Appoint Frederick Hoet as an advisory trustee of the Awarua 4C15F1D Trust SP37 1...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP2 11:45 AM AP-20240000004382 231/93 239/93 Māori Trustee Bruce Bay Blk VII Sec 891 and Blk VIII Secs 893-897 Karangarua Blk V Secs 898, 899, Part 900, 2499 and 2500 Ahu Whenua Trust - Review of Trust and replace Dorothy Fraser as trustee and appoint Melanie Wilson and William Wilson as advisory trustees SP3 11:30 AM AP-20230000020483 231/93 Māori Trustee Taieri Blk C Sub 5 - Review of trust SP4 11:30 AM...
Documents/Panui/25.-Te-Waipounamu-4-September-2025.pdf (125 kb)