The decisions of any meeting don’t bind the Court either – the minutes and resolutions are merely evidence of the proceedings and the resolutions reached.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
In the interim, the judiciary will continue to have the discretion to set applications down for special hearings to progress the many applications that are waiting for resolution. Our Court is working hard to ensure that matters are dealt with as swiftly as possible.
One of the interesting sessions was on alternative dispute resolution. The thread of discussions from presenters and conference attendees is that arbitration is the preferred form of dispute resolution in many overseas jurisdictions.
SIGNING DOCUMENTS Trustees may sign documents by a majority (more than half of all the trustees currently appointed by the MLC) if the trustees have passed a resolution authorising the document. However, if the document needs to be registered against Toitū Te Whenua – Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) title12 to the land, then every trustee must sign it.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
The Trustees recognise that they must make all decisions on behalf of the Trust and are not bound by resolutions of the Beneficiaries. TERMS OF TRUST ORDER 1.
Signing documents Trustees may sign documents by a majority (more than half of all the trustees currently appointed by the Court) if the trustees have passed a resolution authorising the document. However, if the document needs to be registered against the Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) title 13 to the land, then every trustee must sign it.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
Events include: Hearing Events Chambers events Registrars events Clinic/hui events Dispute resolution events EXECUTOR A person appointed to carry out certain duties under the last will of a deceased person.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
Details for the hui are: Whenua: Otonga 3 Date: Saturday 16 August 2025 Time: 2PM Chatham Islands time (1.15PM New Zealand time) Venue: The Den Norman Memorial Reserve Chatham Islands Proposed resolution: T he Seymour whānau resolve to seek the full partition of the Otonga 3 block into 2 separate titles, as represented on the sketch plan provided.
Use this form to seek Court confirmation of an instrument or agreement of sale or gift of Māori Land; or to confirm a resolution of assembled owners to transfer Māori Land by way of sale or gift.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-25-Confirmation-alienation.pdf (108 kb)
For a Māori incorporation, the Māori Land court must be satisfied that: • the shareholders of the incorporation have been given clear and specific notice of the application • the shareholders have passed a special resolution supporting the application. Matters to be considered for each type of application Landowners’ meetings Landowners should hold a meeting to discuss any application affecting the land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)
