The Māori Land Court deals with applications for new trusts, replacement trustees, variations to trusts, reviews of trusts and formal complaints. The Māori Land Court also receives trust reports and financial accounts.
Uploads/MOJ0217-v2.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
The Māori Land Court deals with applications for new trusts, replacement trustees, variations to trusts, reviews of trusts and formal complaints. The Māori Land Court also receives trust reports and financial accounts.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
The kōrero during a court hearing forms the court minute. To make sure that the minute is accurate, court hearings are recorded.
Following the hui, formalise the decisions in a motion (a formal request made to a judge for an order or judgment) and note any objections from those who attended - Objections, may result in an application being dismissed.
The beneficiaries are called the beneficial owners. 14. A further MLC hearing may be required If there is a need to address any details arising from the valuation or land survey, you will need to attend a further MLC hearing. 15.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
We want to hear about your experiences engaging with the court and your views on the service we have provided.
The main priorities for the Court now are first, to remedy errors in the lists, using s 86 of TTWMA, and second, to update the list of successors based on previous and new evidence, the latter of which requires hearings to be held so evidence can be heard. An application form based on the existing form for successions has been modified for the purposes of SILNA determinations, and individual applications are linked to a central file to ensure consistency.
The Court may, on considering your notification, arrange for the application to be set down for a formal hearing if the application has yet to be determined or for a rehearing if the application has already been determined.
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-June-2025.pdf (2.8 mb)
Ngā mōtika āhei Easements An easement is a special type of property right that allows access or use of a land block for a particular purpose, such as electricity or telephone services or access. Those requesting access do not have rights to the land itself, which is retained by the landowners.
Respondents: Joshua Wikiriwhi, Zalia Nathan, Kiri Powell, Bill Simons, Luann Tapu and Mihi Moeka'a – (Request to hear recusal application)
