Assessment will also take account of the skills and experience of current mediators and factors such as location, gender, age, and iwi affiliation to ensure that parties to a dispute are able to select from a diverse pool of mediators where possible.
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Under Rule 8.1AAA of the Māori Land Court Rules 2026, all review applications must be made using this form, Form 11B. HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee and may be filed at any office of the Court; (ii) Please ensure that all information required on the form is completed; (iii) Where tick boxes are provided please ensure you tick all those boxes that apply to your applicati...
Applications are grouped by District and include the application reference number, the date on which the application was filed, the subject of the application, the section of the Act under which the application is made and the name of the applicant(s).
Use this form to remove a trustee of a Whānau Trust, Kaitiaki Trust, Ahu Whenua Trust, Whenua Tōpū Trust, Pūtea Trust or Māori Reservation. HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee and can should be filed with the Registrar in the District in which some or all of the land is located; (ii) Please ensure that all information required on the form is completed; (iii) Where tick boxes are provi...
If the trust order does prevent a mortgage, an application will have to be filed to amend the trust order per s 244 of the Act. 4.
1 Notification of applications that have not been finally determined (over 6 months old) 29 February 2024 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule 5.
Where an person has a life interest or is a joint tenant in Māori Land you can use this form to transfer those interests to the beneficiaries (remainderman) or the other party to a joint tenancy where the life/joint tenant has passed away, wishes to surrender their interests or the life tenant has remarried or entered into a civil union or de facto relationship. HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-24-Transmission-updated-24.06.2026.pdf (620 kb)
It also holds information about the whakapapa of landowners. It includes: Court files (the physical and electronic application file that holds all documents and correspondence about a matter in the Court) Minute books (the physical copy of all conversations and decisions made by the Court) Court orders (the decisions made by a Registrar or the Court) Instruments of alienation (the legal tool used to make changes to a land block) Block order files (the physical record o...
Page 1 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 04/26 - 32 HE TONO KIA WHAKATŪ HUI MŌ NGĀ KAIPUPURI APPLICATION TO CALL MEETING OF OWNERS Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Section 173 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz Form 32 Rule 11.17 HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee and be filed with the Registrar in the District in which the land is located; (ii)...
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The Court may prevent trespass or injury to Māori land, prohibit dealings with property in proceedings, or require restoration — but is not limited to these grounds. HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee and may be filed at any office of the Court; (ii) If the order sought is against one or more other parties you must supply the names and contact details of those parties; (iii) Where tick...
