However, judges retain discretion over how they use its standard documents and templates and tailor them to the specific facts and legal issues of each case.
MĀORI RESERVATIONS
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court
For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the
New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori
land.
In August 2020, the Government passed targeted
changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify
the legal processes for owning, occupying and using
Māori land.
Use this form to appoint, remove, or replace trustee or change the number of trustees of a Whānau Trust, Kaitiaki Trust,
Ahu Whenua Trust, Whenua Tōpū Trust, Pūtea Trust or Māori Reservation.
[full name(s)],
apply pursuant to section 113 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (as provided for in Clause 15.6.2 of the Ngāi Tahu
Deed of Settlement and in accordance with the Court’s inquiry under section 29 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993),
for determination of the successors to the deceased.
Trustees may act by
majority pursuant to section 227 of the Act.
1.11 Each Trustee must use reasonable endeavours to:
(a) provide each ahu whenua trust or Māori incorporation in which the Trust holds
interests with current contact details for the Trust; and
(b) procure that any dividends or other benefits to which the Trust is entitled from
each ahu whenua trust or Māori incorporation in which the Trust holds interests
are paid to the Trust.
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