Before you file your application, make sure that all requirements of the Māori Land court, the act, and the Māori Land court rules 1994 have been met.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)
Before you file your application, make sure that all requirements of the Māori Land court, the act, and the Māori Land court rules 1994 have been met.
Prepare your application Before you file your application, make sure it meets the requirements of the MLC, the Act and the Māori Land Court Rules 2011.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
The Native Land Act 1909 gave the Court a power to make adoption orders, but this jurisdiction was transferred to the Magistrate’s Court by the Adoption Act of 1955.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
Contesting the will If anyone wants to contest 26 the deceased’s will, they can make application to the High Court or the Family Court for hearing under the Family Protection Act 1955.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
Contesting the will If anyone wants to contest 26 the deceased’s will, they can make application to the High Court or the Family Court for hearing under the Family Protection Act 1955.
If you do apply to one of these courts, you must file a notice of your application with the MLC so it won’t make any orders before the High Court or Family Court has dealt with the matter.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (355 kb)
A trustee who refuses to sign it without making such an application could be in a very awkward situation if the trust suffers losses as a result.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
Therefore, the Court must make sure that a sufficient majority of owners are in favour of the reservation application.
Committee members must make an annual declaration of their interests and dealings at the end of each financial year.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
