Discussion on the (now completed) Māori Freehold Land Registration Project
01 Feb 2012 | NewsIt is rarely the case that the Māori Land Court judges do not appoint people into these positions where selected by owners.
It is rarely the case that the Māori Land Court judges do not appoint people into these positions where selected by owners.
(state full name), apply to: Appoint 1 or more new trustees as listed in the Schedule (under section(s) 239 and/or 338(7)); or Remove 1 of more existing trustees who have resigned, retired or are deceased (under sections(s) 239 and/or 338(7)); or Remove 1 or more trustees for other reasons (under section 240).
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-38-Application-to-add-reduce-replace-or-remove-trustees-202104.pdf (123 kb)
Te Waipounamu PĀNUI 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 ā muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai A Special Sitting At Christchurch Courtroom 1, Justice and Emergency Services Precinct, 20 Lichfield Street, Christchurch Reference SP1 Wednesday 12 April 2023 Judge S Te A Milroy Applications for Hearing PĀNUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: 1 10:00AM A20220014529...
Documents/Panui/Special-Panui-Te-Waipounamu-April-2023.pdf (209 kb)
The trustee becomes the legal owner when the order appointing them as trustee for the land is registered against the title.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
Here an individual can form the trust and appoint trustees and the shareholding, which maybe across many blocks, is held for the uri of that individual down through the generations.
To support how the Māori Land Court functions, judges will be able to appoint experts in tikanga Māori and whakapapa as additional members of the Court, and they can hold judicial settlement conferences to assist parties to a dispute to settle a claim or issue.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Amendments-to-Te-Ture-Whenua-Maori-Act-1993-December-2020.pdf (891 kb)
And this week, the Chairperson of the Tribunal initiated the new kaupapa inquiry programme by appointing a panel and commencing the inquiry for the claims concerning military veterans.
That is because once the urupā is created, trustees will be appointed to administer the reservation and the underlying beneficial owners will no longer have legal responsibilities in relation to that land.
...also known as Ben Matthews and a succession order made at 18 Kaitaia MB 354-356 on 3/4/1995 - Application to the Chief Judge AP-20240000003200 45/93 Karamea Insley CJ 2024/25 - Awanui Haparapara No. 1 Māori Reservation block and an order appointing trustees made at 2 Conference MB 23-25 on 18/4/1996 - Application to the Chief Judge AP-20240000003255 45/93 Wairere Ormsby CJ 2024/27 - Iraia Rikihana Mita Whakatau also known as Iraia James Dixon or James Rikihana Mit...
Documents/Panui/June-2025-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar.pdf (481 kb)
...Heta also known as Ben Matthews and a succession order made at 18 Kaitaia MB 354-356 on 3/4/1995 - Application to the Chief Judge AP-20240000003200 45/93 Karamea Insley CJ 2024/25 - Awanui Haparapara No. 1 Māori Reservation block and an order appointing trustees made at 2 Conference MB 23-25 on 18/4/1996 - Application to the Chief Judge AP-20240000003255 45/93 Wairere Ormsby CJ 2024/27 - Iraia Rikihana Mita Whakatau also known as Iraia James Dixon or James Rikihana Mita Wh...
Documents/Panui/August-2025-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar-20250624.pdf (436 kb)