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Simple and uncontested trust applications Before 6 February 2021 Trust applications are decided by a Māori Land Court judge.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Amendments-to-Te-Ture-Whenua-Maori-Act-1993-December-2020.pdf (891 kb)

Advertising in local media local to the whenua is a good idea and if this fails, make sure you let the other owners know that you have been unable to contact everyone, as this may affect the application in court.

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If the problems cannot be resolved, the landowners can apply to the MLC to: • try and resolve issues through mediation using the Court’s dispute resolution service • review the terms, operation or other aspects of the trust • add, replace or remove trustees • investigate the trust • enforce the terms of the trust • vary the terms of the trust • terminate the trust. An application to the MLC needs to be filed on the relevant application form and accompanied by the app...

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)

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 the District in which the application is being heard in writing by 4pm on the 1st July 2022, providing your name and address, telephone number, and email address, if any, and setting out your connections with the applications and brief details of your concerns.

Documents/Panui/0526122-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-July-2022-web1.pdf (493 kb)

The Court may convene to make orders Via Zoom – Meeting ID: 89807678918 Tuesday, 25 November 2025 Judge A M Thomas presiding Application heard PĀNUI NO.

Documents/Panui/Panui-National-January-2026.pdf (2.2 mb)

(vii) Additional information – if you find that there is not enough room on the form to provide all the information you need to supply continue your application on a separate sheet of paper. CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED Death Certificate or other evidence as to death (see note (i) above) Original or certified copy of the Will Written confirmation to surrender lifetime right (where applicable) Consents to succession by whāngai (where applicable) Minutes of meeting a...

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

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 July 2023 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.

Documents/Panui/0517423-Ministry-of-Justice_National-Panui-July-2023-web.pdf (838 kb)

If you are interested in, or affected by, one of these applications and wish to make submissions or provide evidence concerning the application, you must notify the Registrar in writing by 4 pm on the first working day of November providing your name, address, telephone number and email address (if any) setting out your connection to the application and brief details of your concerns.

Documents/Panui/1002422-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-November-2022-web22.pdf (633 kb)

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 June 2023 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.

Documents/Panui/Ministry-of-Justice_National-Panui-June-20231.pdf (838 kb)

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 December 2023 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.

Documents/Panui/1105523-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-December-2023-web.pdf (985 kb)