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In your application you’ll need to provide:
written consents of the trustees
written consents of the beneficiaries
evidence of a properly notified meeting(s) held to terminate the trust, and
a schedule of land to be removed from the trust and to who those shares will be transferred
If you apply to terminate a trust which was set up under section 132(6) of Te Ture Whenua MāoriAct (Māori customary land being managed by another Māori land trust), the land must be v...
Appeals to Māori Appellate Court - in relation to a decision of the Māori Land Court
Under section 171 of the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025, parties may appeal to the Māori Appellate Court on a question of law only in relation to a decision of the Māori Land Court around access to Māori land for water infrastructure.
Ngā tono $68
$68 applications
Succession to Māori land
Transfer of shares in Māori land
Establishment of a trust over Māori land
Adding, reducing, or removing trustees of a trust which manages Māori land
Determining the ownership of structures on Māori land
Occupation of Māori land
Ngā tono $228
$228 applications
Partition, subdivision, amalgamation and aggregation of Māori land
Anything related to a Māori incorporation
Roadways...
When one adds to the mix the underlying principles of Te Ture Whenua MāoriAct 1993 – namely of land retention and land utilisation, in effect two competing principles – then the challenges facing Māori land owners and the Māori Land Court can be quite difficult.
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APPLICATION FOR SUCCESSION
WHEN GRANT OF ADMINISTRATION HELD
Te Ture Whenua MāoriAct 1993
Sections 113 and 117
Form 21
Rule 10.2(2)(a)
WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION
Te Ture Whenua MāoriAct 1993
Form 4
Rule 4.15(2)
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This order is sought under (Please tick the statement that applies )
Te Ture Whenua MāoriAct 1993, section(s) ...................................................................................................................................................; o...
In August 2020, the Government passed targeted
changes to Te Ture Whenua MāoriAct 1993 to simplify
the legal processes for owning, occupying and using
Māori land.
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The Māori Land Court of New Zealand / The Māori Appellate Court of New Zealand
(Please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which the application was lodged)
Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato-Maniapoto Waiariki
Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu
APPLICATION NUMBER: .............................................................................................................................................................
