...Contact: [Name of person, email address and phone number]
No Agenda Item Time allotted
1 Constitute an ahu whenua or whenua tōpū trust (also decide who
will be the beneficiaries of the trust if constituting a whenua tōpū
trust)
2 Review and confirm the terms of the trust order
3 Election of trustees (including going over their trustee consent forms
with the hui)
4 Final resolution (to file the application with the Māori Land Court)
Template – not...
The MLC specifies the date that the occupation order takes
effect, the area affected, any consideration payable, and
the terms of such payment. The MLC may also review an
occupation order at the request of any shareholder in the
land or the person in whom the order is vested.
Application fees will need to be paid before your application can be reviewed by the Court. The easiest way to pay application fees is online through Pātaka Whenua.
...a lawyer - contact the New Zealand Law Society: Lawyers Complaints Service
a legal aid lawyer – use the following form: Make a complaint about a legal aid provider
a Deputy Registrar when exercising their powers – see: Review of registrar’s decision
the outcome of a court case or legislated process – speak to a lawyer or go to: Community Law Centre
decisions related to the time taken to set down a hearing, or for a trial to be heard.
You can contact any office of the court to seek
copies; however, if these are not available in the
court’s document management system, you will need
to contact the office in which those records are
located so they can review the physical file and
where possible copy the physical record.
Other suggestions to help you prepare for the interview include practising giving your answers out loud and reviewing the Ministry of Justice website. Ensure you’re on time, dress smartly and be professional.
...Land
Court of:
• the name, occupation, and address of the
appointed chairperson
• the name, occupation, and address of the
appointed secretary
• the place appointed as the registered
office of the Māori incorporation.
The committee must review these
appointments annually.
Payments to members of the
management committee
Members may be entitled to receive
reasonable fees and reimbursement of
expenses, including travelling costs.
...Land
Court of:
• the name, occupation, and address of the
appointed chairperson
• the name, occupation, and address of the
appointed secretary
• the place appointed as the registered
office of the Māori incorporation.
The committee must review these
appointments annually.
Payments to members of the
management committee
Members may be entitled to receive
reasonable fees and reimbursement of
expenses, including travelling costs.
...committee must inform the MLC of:
• the name, occupation and address of appointed
chairperson
• the name, occupation and address of appointed secretary
• the place appointed as the registered office of the Māori
incorporation.
The committee must review these appointments annually.
PAYMENTS TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Members may be entitled to receive reasonable fees and
reimbursement of expenses, including travelling costs.
As additional decisions are added, users will
also be able to track cases as they progress through
appellate review, ensuring continuity and trans-
parency across judicial processes.
