Conflict of interest generally Judges should recuse themselves wherever they have personal knowledge of disputed facts in proceedings, or wherever they have a personal view concerning a party or witness of disputed fact in the litigation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)
Use this form to apply to the Court for an order vesting part or all of any Māori Land or General Land owned by Māori in an owner or a person entitled to succeed to an owner for the purpose of a house site or to confirm an existing house site (including a house that has already been built and is located on the land).
Rehearings were a very cumbersome and expensive kind of appeal, as much of the evidence had to be heard afresh and new evidence called. Indeed, persons or groups who did not take place in the original case could sometimes participate in the rehearing.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
In your application you will need to include: detailed evidence to support your appeal any outcomes you are seeking as a result of the appeal contact information for any person who may be affected, including those persons who will be affected if your appeal is successful (the respondents) The filing fee for this application is $399.
It is also important to notify every person named as a party in the application and any other person affected by the application.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Succession-for-whangai-web-version.pdf (172 kb)
Use this form to request a confirmed search of interests that may be held in the name of any deceased person who may have interests in Māori Freehold Land.
Te haere ā-tinana ki te kōtitanga Attending a court hearing in person Read our guidance for attending a court hearing in person.
FEE: $228.00 MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS This application should be lodged with the Registrar in the District in which the land is located TAITOKERAU Level 1 16 Rathbone Street WHANGĀREI DX Box AX 10086 WHANGĀREI PH: (09) 983 9940 Fax: (09) 983 9941 mlctaitokerau@justice.govt.nz TAITOKERAU Auckland Information Office Avanti Finance Building 65B Main Highway Ellerslie, AUCKLAND DX Box EX10912 AUCKLAND PH: (09) 279 5850 Fax: (09) 279 5852 mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz WAIKA...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-33-Confirmation-of-resolution.pdf (94 kb)
SCHEDULE OF TRUSTEES The following person(s) was/were elected as trustees and consent to their appointment.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-37-Constitute-Ahu-Whenua-Trust.pdf (121 kb)
Under the of the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 , trustees can also be removed if they are no longer capable of carrying out their duties and: are subject to an order appointing a manager under section 31, or are a trustee corporation managing the trustee's property under section 32 or 33.
