(state full name) apply for a direction that the Registrar call a meeting of assembled owners of the above land THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING IS TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION(S): (Set out details of the resolution(s).
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-32-Application-to-call-meeting.pdf (178 kb)
The advertisement should identify the land, the beneficiary group(s) and the agenda items along with the meeting details. At least 21 days notice must be given for an annual general meeting and 14 days for any other meeting.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
Trustee meetings 4.4 The Trustees must meet as regularly as necessary to conduct the business of the Trust. 4.5 A majority of Trustees shall constitute a quorum for a valid Trustee meeting. 4.6 Trustees may attend meetings by electronic or digital means, provided they can and do remain in contact with the other Trustees at all times throughout the meeting. 5 4.7 The Trustees must keep minutes of all of their meetings.
The intended amendments are designed to provide a strong platform for Māori land owners, to give Māori land owners more autonomy and, if they so choose, support to realise the economic potential of their land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
Records include: o Lists of owners, the titles they own interest in and the value of the interest o Land valuations o Rates schedules o Records of leases and mortgages on the existing titles o Applications o Court orders o Correspondence between owners and the Court o Records of owners’ meetings Partition records: Commonly referred to as a sub-division, partition is when on
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
The idea was that an individual or a whānau could consolidate their shares across a large area and in a large number of blocks with many owners, down into a particular piece of land that they would call their own.
This form should be used to seek Court confirmation of a resolution passed at a property called meeting of Assembled Owners under section 173 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-33-Confirmation-of-resolution.pdf (179 kb)
If the Court has concerns, the Judge may ask for more information about activities and decisions being made. They may also call an owner hui where, if necessary, trustees will be replaced or elected.
The beneficiaries are called the beneficial owners. 8. Common term for a trust order is a trust deed, which is the term used in the Trusts Act 2019. 9.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
Setting aside new urupā A number of well established principles in relation to Māori reservations have been developed by the Court – these principles apply to urupā reservations as much as to marae or papakāinga. When the owners or trustees of a block of land make an application to set aside an urupā reservation over land that has not previously been used for burials, the applicants will need to show that they have called a well-notified meeting of the owners to dis...
