TRUSTEES' ROLE AND DUTIES 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.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
TITLE IMPROVEMENT 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.
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The government has announced funding for a sediment and debris management package for Whenua Māori.
Māori incorporations are governed by the Māori Incorporations Constitution Regulations 1994 and run independently of the normal court processes that apply to trusts, but do provide annual reports to the Court.
We were established to convert customary Māori land into titles which could be acquired, initially by the colonial government and later by individual settlers.
The Chief Justice has announced that the COVID-19 protocols for all jurisdictions have been withdrawn, following the decision by the government.
Te ū Adherence You must act lawfully and for a: Māori land trust, you must act in accordance with the powers and responsibilities of the trust order Māori Incorporation, you must act in accordance with the Māori Incorporations Constitution Regulations 1994 Māori Reservation, you must act in accordance with the Māori Reservation Regulations 1994 Tōkeketanga Impartiality You must be impartial in your approach and treat all beneficiaries with the same...
Apply online Download the application form Tukuna ngā pūtea e puritia ana e tētahi tarahiti (utu tāpae $23) Release funds held by a trust (filing fee $23) If a trust, company, accountant, government agency, Māori Trustee, or other person is holding money you've received from Māori land, you can apply to get this money paid to you.
Two types of Māori land are defined - Māori freehold land and Māori customary land.
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).
