Discussion on the appointment of trustees to Māori land trusts
01 Feb 2012 | NewsThat Court then ordered the Māori Land Court to conduct a hearing to appoint replacement trustees.
That Court then ordered the Māori Land Court to conduct a hearing to appoint replacement trustees.
For any other application, you can apply to the Family Court or High Court. Due to the cost, you may prefer to apply to the Family Court rather than the High Court.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (362 kb)
Court hearing process | Te hātepe ā-Kooti Nine pātai were asked about the court hearing.
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The Court may, if it cannot otherwise address those concerns, order that the application be reheard.
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The Court may, if it cannot otherwise address those concerns, order that the application be reheard.
Once again, given my role as a Judge of the Court I am not at liberty to comment on how well the Court performs its function in dealing with successions.
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Before 6 February 2021 Succession applications are decided by Māori Land Court judges. From 6 February 2021 Simple and uncontested succession applications can be decided by a registrar of the Māori Land Court without a court hearing.
When an executor is confirmed by the High Court, that court issues probate in their favour.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
1 CJ Media statement, “Note from Chief Justice Winkelmann” released 25 March 2020. 2 Māori Land Court COVID-19 Court protocol as at 23 March 2020. 3 Māori Land Court COVID-19 Court protocol as at 20 April 2020. 4 Māori Land Court COVID-19 Court protocol as at 12 May 2020.
If you want to make an application to the Māori Land Court or you have an application already in the Māori Land Court that is being delayed by a dispute, you can apply to use the dispute resolution service to attempt to settle the dispute outside of a court sitting.
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