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This form may be used to apply to the Court to confirm one or more resolutions passed by owners in Māori Freehold
Land or GeneralLandownedbyMāori who together are members of the same family and who have taken the
opportunity to meet together following a family gathering (such as tangi, wedding or reunion).
For example, a private mediation appointed
by consent under the Act, cannot create an outcome whereby the parties have agreed to a
change of status from MāoriLand to GeneralLand in their mediated agreement and expect
that to be rubber stamped by the Court.
For example, a private mediation appointed by consent under the Act, cannot create an outcome whereby the parties have agreed to a change of status from MāoriLand to GeneralLand in their mediated agreement and expect that to be rubber stamped by the Court.
Any owner or interested person may use this form to apply to the Court to call or direct the Registrar to call a meeting
of assembled owners for any Māori Freehold land or GeneralLandownedbyMāori to consider 1 or more resolutions for
those matters set out in section 172 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (attached as a schedule to this form)
Office use:
Application: ACCEPTED / REFUSED
Dated: ......................................
A whenua tōpū trust:
can include one or more Māoriland blocks, or generallandownedbyMāori
can include a wide range of beneficiaries, for example, a community, hapū or iwi in a specific area
makes the land trustees legally responsible for managing the land
has a Court-approved trust order that sets out the rights and responsibilities of the trustees
requires that any funds received by the trust be used for Māori
As a result, from time to time the MāoriLand Court receives applications to extend existing urupā, or to set aside Māori freehold land, or sometimes GenerallandownedbyMāori, as new urupā reservations.