The Court office can assist you as to what the qualifications are to succeed. (vii) Additional information – if you find that there is not enough room on the form to provide all the information you need to supply continue your application on a separate sheet of paper.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2.pdf (617 kb)
Go online to maorilandonline.govt.nz Where to get an application form You can get an application form from your nearest MLC office.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)
The trustees will need to meet to consider the application as soon as practicable.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
PAYMENTS TO TRUSTEES The trustees may be entitled to the reimbursement of actual expenses for performing their duties as trustees, such as travel and administration expenses for trust meetings, provided this is allowed for in the trust order or authorised by the MLC.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
Apply online Download the application form Apply for an investigation into an incorporation Any officer, committee of management member, or employee of an incorporation can be required to appear in court and provide a written or oral report to a judge as part of an investigation.
Papakāinga is traditionally referred to as the ancestral home and the nurturing place to return to.
This means that there can be no borrowing against the reservation lands and leaves trustees with problems as to how to raise money to maintain and preserve buildings, services, and the grounds and other facilities on the reservation.
The application may have been referred for a decision to a judicial officer (such as a Judge or Registrar) for a decision; order(s); or direction(s).
What can be done, for example, for owners who wish to form governance structures so they can get a lease of their land to utilise it, but have difficulty notifying the owners to inform them of the proposals as required by section 215 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act?
The failure to put in place a governance entity is often because the owners are disengaged, or they are implacably opposed, or there is no one suitably qualified and willing to put themselves forward as trustees.
