A solution has been found, however, in the formation of whānau trusts for each of the eight children with agreed exclusive use areas both for themselves and also for the other owners of the block.
To the people, to the voices of this land, greetings to you all.
Use this form to indicate that you consent to be appointed as a trustee for any trust involving the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Document-B1-Consent-trustee.pdf (265 kb)
Persons who are not allowed to be trustee: 3.8 The following are persons not entitled to act as trustees: 3.8.1 3.8.2 3.8.3 3.8.4 3.8.5 3.8.6 Persons under 18 years of age; Undischarged bankrupts; Persons subject to a Compulsory Treatment Order under part 2 of the Mental Health Act 1992; Persons convicted of an offence punishable by imprisonment for a term of 6 months and whose sentence has not yet been served; Persons disqualifi...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/05-08-2025-Marae-Charter-Template.pdf (632 kb)
If your whānau member has left a will but you do not want to seek a grant of probate , you will still need to provide a certified copy of the will.
As you would with other landowners, you’ll need to provide the trust or incorporation with a sketch plan of where you want to occupy or build, a calculation of how much land you'll need, and information about how your occupation or building could benefit the other owners.
A review must be lodged within 20 working days after the determination or order is made or, at the satisfaction of a judge, within a longer period.
Documents/Panui/0111324-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-March-2024.pdf (1 mb)
A review must be lodged within 20 working days after the determination or order is made or, at the satisfaction of a judge, within a longer period.
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-August-2025-Edition.pdf (2 mb)
If you are interested in, or affected by, one of these applications and wish to make representations concerning the application, you must notify the Court in writing by 4pm on the 1st day of November 2024 providing your name, address, telephone number and email address (if any) and setting out your connection with the application and brief details of your concerns.
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