If not sensitively managed, disputes can create problems which can lead to longstanding whānau disagreements and division.
Documents/Articles/MLC-DRS-expression-of-interest-information-booklet.pdf (922 kb)
Parties may choose a mediator from this list, or, in some circumstances, agree on another suitable mediator. These mediation pathways support early, constructive resolution of disputes in ways that reflect tikanga Māori and help whānau move forward together.
For the Māori Land Court, our focus is on being able to progress the successions as quickly as we can in order to update the lists of successors so that meetings of successors can be called.
Use this form to create a Whānau Trust by vesting some or all of your interests in trustees to hold on behalf of the descendants of a given person or tupuna (the beneficiaries) If you are creating a Whānau Trust as part of a succession application please complete form 23.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-36-Application-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust-202104.pdf (112 kb)
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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.
Where appointments are made, there is a great need for trustee training programmes to be available to ensure that new trustees understand their roles and responsibilities.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 9:30am AP-20240000003487 S53A(1)/ 55 Tama Potaka Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua Trust Board - Investigate any irregularities in the 2023 elections of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua under s 53A(1) of the Māori Trust Boards Act 1955 An investigation by Judge Wainwright under section 53A(a) of the Māori Trust Boards Act 1955 into whether the election that took place from June-November 2023 to elect trustees to Te Rūnan...
Documents/Panui/33.-Te-Whakamaene-Special-16-and-17-May-2024.pdf (126 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 9:30am AP-20240000003487 S53A(1)/ 55 Tama Potaka Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua Trust Board - Investigate any irregularities in the 2023 elections of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua under s 53A(1) of the Māori Trust Boards Act 1955 An investigation by Judge Wainwright under section 53A(a) of the Māori Trust Boards Act 1955 into whether the election that took place from June-November 2023 to elect trustees to Te Rūnan...
Documents/Panui/33-v2.-Te-Whakamaene-Special-16-and-17-May-2024.pdf (126 kb)
