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On 11 May 2020, the Prime Minister announced moving into Alert Level 2 in stages, starting at 11:59pm on 13 May 2020. The Level 2 protocol for the Māori Land Court was released on 13 May 2020 and provided that the judiciary would continue to determine applications on the papers where possible, and hearings by way of by telephone conference, zoom and AVL would be preferred to in-person hearings. 4 Where in-person hearings are scheduled, there will be a series of measures to ensure...

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1 An index of past and present judicial officers of the Māori Land Court and Native Land Court 1 May 2018 Judicial officers of the Native Land Court from 1864 to 1947 Judge Date appointed John Rogan 25 June 1864 (President) 9 January 1865 (Judge) Wiremu Tipene 25 June 1864 Matikikuha 25 June 1864 Te Keene of Orakei 25 June 1864 Tamati Reweti 25 June 1864 George Clarke 25 October 1864 (President) 9 January 1865 (Judge) Hone Mohi Tawhai 25 October 1864 P...

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Current trustee training roster Let us know a good time that suits you:         Tuesday Time Thursday Time 9 December 2025 3:00 PM 11 December 2025 6:00 PM 16 December 2025 6:00 PM 18 December 2025 10:00 AM 20 January 2026 3:00 PM 22 January 2026 6:00 PM 27 January 2026 6:00 PM 29 January 2026 10:00 AM 3 February 2026 3:00 PM 5 February 2026 6:00 PM 10 February 2026 6:00 PM 12 February 2026 10:00 AM 17 February 2026 3:00 PM 19 February...

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Notifying beneficial owners of a general or special meeting 10 13. Conducting a general or special meeting 11 14.

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Footnotes 3 4 Where a vesting order is sought to gift Māori land shares that have a value of over $2,000, the owner of the shares will need to give evidence, either in Court or in a written affidavit 13 or declaration, to support the application.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)

Footnotes 3 4 Where a vesting order is sought to gift Māori land shares that have a value of over $2,000, the owner of the shares will need to give evidence, either in Court or in a written affidavit 13 or declaration, to support the application.

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Footnotes 3 4 Where a vesting order is sought to gift Māori land shares that have a value of over $2,000, the owner of the shares will need to give evidence, either in Court or in a written affidavit 13 or declaration, to support the application.

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Haere ki te Kooti ki te whakamārama i tō tono. 13 Ka tukuna e te Kooti he whakaaetanga, ka tārewahia rānei.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-tereo.pdf (349 kb)

• Me whakaae rātou ki ngā kaupapa kōrero o te tauira ritenga kaitiaki 13 e whakatakoto ana i te mana whakahaere, ngā tika me ngā kawenga o ngā tāngata kaitiaki

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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)