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Applying for succession
Succession application types
Succession and whāngai
Succession with no living descendants
Succession with a living husband, wife, or partner Māori freehold land can be owned by one owner or several owners and in some cases, there might be hundreds of owners in one block or title of land. The accurate documentation of succession to land is critical and enables landowners to work together to make decisions about its use for the benefit of all landowner...
For further information, please contact the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, quoting the
appropriate application number at:
Physical address: Postal address:
L7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace DX Box SX11203
WELLINGTON WELLINGTON
Phone: 04 914 3102
Fax: 04 914 3100
Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
STEVEN DODD
Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court
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APPLICATION NO:
SECTION:
APPLICA...
For further information, please contact the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, quoting the
appropriate application number at:
Physical address: Postal address:
L7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace DX Box SX11203
WELLINGTON WELLINGTON
Phone: 04 914 3102
Fax: 04 914 3100
Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
STEVEN DODD
Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court
2
APPLICATION NO:
SECTION:
APPLICA...
LAND THAT CAN BE INCLUDED IN A MĀORI
INCORPORATION
A Māori incorporation can include one or more blocks of
Māori freehold land, as long as at least one of the blocks has
more than two owners.
Ka tohaina ēnei
mahi huri noa i te motu ki waenganui i ngā rohe
o te Kooti, engari kei te Waiariki (23 ōrau) me Te
Taitokerau (22 ōrau) te nuinga o ngā puka tono ka
mahia e te Kooti, pērā i ngā tau o mua.
Updated interim list of owners of the Toitoi SILNA Block Crown Land Block VIII Lords
River Survey District (South Island Landless Natives Act 1906)
The Māori Land Court has released an updated working list of potential owners entitled to
the Toitoi Land (Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey District) under Section 15 of
Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement 1997.
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Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington
Court sittings that have been rescheduled
October 2025 Special Pānui Waiariki 15 October 2025 Special Pānui Waiariki 21 October 2025 Special Pānui Waikato-Maniapoto 29 O...
After further consultation, I have rescheduled matters as follows:
From Kaitaia Pānui 22, 23 & 24, 1:00PM, Monday 19 August 2024
To Kaitaia Pānui 22, 23 & 24, 11:00AM, Monday 19 August 2024
From Kaikohe Pānui 30, 1:00 PM, Tuesday 20 August 2024
To Kaikohe Pānui 30, 11:00AM, Tuesday 20 August 2024
This direction is issued pursuant to rule 3.8 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 and
a copy is to be sent to the Chief Judge, the Chief Registrar, and the Registrar of th...
