They need to: • hold a meeting, in accordance with Part 9 of the Act, at which they pass a resolution to establish a Māori incorporation or • have 15 percent of the total shareholding consent and • send an application with a copy of the minutes of the meeting to the Māori Land Court.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)
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.
The beneficiaries are called the beneficial owners. 11 To postpone a court sitting, or any meeting, to another date and/or location. 12 In broad terms, land that is not Māori land and is not Crown land. 6 2 Arrange a landowners’ meeting.
The beneficiaries are called the beneficial owners. 11 To postpone a court sitting, or any meeting, to another date and/or location. 12 In broad terms, land that is not Māori land and is not Crown land. 6 2 Arrange a landowners’ meeting.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)
The trustees’ prior written consent is not needed for tangihanga. 11 The authority given by an owner of an interest in land to another person to vote on their behalf. 12 The minimum number of members that must be present at a meeting to make proceedings valid. 13 The legal ownership of property and the legal evidence of a person’s ownership rights. 14 A set of principles that form the constitution of an orga...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
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 (94 kb)
To apply to change the terms of your trust, you’ll need to include: a list of proposed changes evidence of any meetings called to consider the proposed changes, and evidence to show sufficient support for the proposed changes.
MEETINGS General meetings 4.1 The Trustees must call a general meeting of the Beneficiaries: (a) Within 12 months of the date of establishment of the Trust; and (b) After that, at least once every [INSERT NUMBER] years. 4.2 The Trustees must take all reasonable steps to notify the Beneficiaries of any general meeting of the Beneficiaries. 4.3 The Trustees must keep an attendance record and mi...
Section 23 of the 1865 Act did allow for blocks larger than ten owners to be vested in favour ‘of a tribe by name’.
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)
