In some special cases where the applicant is infirm the Court will arrange a home visit. Who can prosecute the application Generally the applicant should be at the Court hearing but if he or she is unable to be there he/she can instruct a solicitor to attend, or arrange for another family member to attend.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
It’s important the person who attends for you can give the Court the evidence it will need.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)
I had as normal an upbringing as you can expect with a father who kept on getting unusual jobs, and that’s a testament to my parents’ low key approach.
The trust is a legal entity, so you can set up a bank account to hold any funds for the beneficiaries.
The main claimant for the block was the Hawke’s Bay rangatira Karaitiana Takamoana, who had earlier formed part of a group of chiefs who had leased the land to a consortium of Pākehā runholders led by Thomas Tanner.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
What can be done, for example, for owners who wish to form governance structures so they can get a lease of their land to utilise it, but have difficulty notifying the owners to inform them of the proposals as required by section 215 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act?
Let us not be the reason for the efforts of those who formed the crowd of combat, the nation of contention, the realm of revitalisation, of those who had fortitude, who preserved, who were patient and tolerant, those who gave us a breath of life, let us not be the reason for their efforts to be swept away like dust.
It taught me that, no matter the environment in which I may find myself, I would always be able to find comfort in knowing who I am and where I am from. Although I didn’t realise it at the time, being true to who I was, and who I am, has been the single most important influence in my working life to date.
After the court hearing, the judge can confirm, change, or cancel any previous decision.
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