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This form should not be used to Appeal against a decision of the Māori Land Court or Māori Appellate Court nor should it be used to correct an administrative error in a minute or order of the Court.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-12-Chief-judge.pdf (152 kb)

If you are interested in or affected by an application and wish to make representations on the application, you must notify the Court in writing by 4 pm on the 1st of April 2023 and specify brief details of your concerns.

Documents/Panui/Special-Panui-Te-Waipounamu-April-2023.pdf (209 kb)

(ii) Will - the original or a copy certified as a true copy by a solicitor or Trustee Company must be supplied.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (371 kb)

Because Māori land can have so many owners, creating a trust can be an efficient way to make decisions about the whenua.

Located in:  Māori land

Where both limbs of the test have been satisfied invariably the Court will make an appointment in accordance with the wishes of the beneficial owners, or in a case of a Māori reservation trust, the beneficiaries.

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At the end of the hearing the Judge may do one of several things: • make the order you were seeking • adjourn the hearing to another date, and possibly another venue, if more information or evidence is needed • “reserve” the decision (ie put the matter aside to be considered further by the Judge and for a written decision to be issued at a later date) • dismiss the application if the Judge is not prepared to make the order you were seeking. 1 A