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ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print)
ISSN 2463-3763 (Online)
www.mäorilandcourt.govt.nz
www.mäorilandonline.govt.nz
AUGUST | HERE-TURI-KÖKÄ
2023
The purpose of the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu is
to provide notice to interested parties of hearings being
conducted in, and applications received by, the Mäori Land
Court.
For more information, go online to
maorilandcourt.govt.nz/your-maori-land/trusts-and-
incorporations
Māori trustee
The Māori trustee administers many Māori land blocks and
distributes money to the owners.
Apply online
Download the application form
Download the trustee consent form
Te whakawātea i tētahi kaitiaki (utu tāpae $68)
Remove a trustee (filing fee $68)
Trustees can be removed for a variety of reasons.
Significant work has been done this year
to implement the PIR recommendations, and
this focus will continue as we work to deliver the
remaining nine recommendations.
Judicial Decisions Online – expanding access to
Māori Land Court decisions
In 2024, the publication of Māori Land Court
(MLC) and Māori Appellate Court (MAC) deci-
sions commenced on the Judicial Decisions Online
(JDO) platform, hosted on the Ministry of Justice
website.
See the back page of this
factsheet for the MLC office closest to you or go online to
maorilandcourt.govt.nz/contact-us
For information about the most common applications, go
online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/apply
Another useful website is Māori Land Online, which has
details about the current ownership and title information¹ for
all MLC blocks.
Apply online Download the application form Te tohu i ngā kaitiaki, ngā mema rānei o te komiti whakahaere
Trustees & committee members
Read about the roles and responsibilities of trustees and committee members.
Legislative changes affecting trusts
Effective from Waitangi Day, 6 February 2021
Updated provisions for removing a trustee
The Act now allows for the Māori Land Court to remove a
trustee if it is satisfied that they have lost the capacity to
perform their functions as a trustee, or that their removal is
desirable for the proper execution of the trust (for example
because they repeatedly refuse or fail to act as a trustee, they
become an undischarged bankrupt, o...
