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You can appeal a Māori Land Court decision about access to the Māori Appellate Court by filing in a notice of appeal form (Form 13) stating the appeal is made under section 171 of the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025.
Lawyers that are appointed by the Court’s own motion may:
8.1 Be a lawyer who a Judge considers meets the competency and experience criteria
set out below; and
8.2 Be required to submit an estimate of costs, but are not required to submit a Special
Aid application form.
5 There is no need to prove that civil legal aid has been applied for and has been refused, but applicants
must address why civil legal aid or other funding avenues are not reasonably available or appropr...
PREFERRED PLACE OF HEARING:
SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT Dated: / /
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION
FROM PROVIDING A SPECIAL VALUATION
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Section 158
Form 26
Rule 11.4
Page 2 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 07/25 - 26
CONTACT DETAILS
Contact Address: ..........................................................................................................................................
MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS
This notice must be lodged in with the Registrar in the District in which the application has been lodged
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Trustees and committee members
Read about the role and responsibilities of trustees and committee members.
The thread of discussions from presenters and conference attendees is that arbitration is the preferred form of dispute resolution in many overseas jurisdictions.
Here an individual can form the trust and appoint trustees and the shareholding, which maybe across many blocks, is held for the uri of that individual down through the generations.
The unique relationship between Māori and whenua is
recognised by the MLC, and the records held by the Court
form an invaluable part of the whakapapa of all Māori people.