Why make this change? Succession to Māori land interests can be complex for whānau and for whāngai, and Māori land is often owned by members of different whānau (with different views on whāngai succession).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Succession-for-whangai-web-version.pdf (172 kb)
Share transfers can be arranged directly with the Māori incorporation or by an order of the MLC. However, the MLC only deals with Māori incorporation share transfers where successions or trusts are concerned.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
If an owner with Māori Land interests is deceased, and a succession has not previously been dealt with by the Court or a Registrar, you can use this form to seek a determination from the Court as to those persons entitled to a deceased’s Māori Land interests and an order transferring the interests to those entitled.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (826 kb)
SUCCESSION ORDER An order of the Māori Land Court that transfers the land interests of a deceased person to their successors.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (385 kb)
Fee increase summary Current rate New rate $22 $23 $66 $68 $220 $228 $385 $399 Detailed fee list Māori Land Court Current rate (inc GST) New rate (inc GST) Filing an application in respect of the following: (a) hearing and determining any claim to recover damages from trespass or any other injury to Māori freehold land (b) hearing and determining any proceeding founded on contract or tort where debt, demand, or damage relates to Māori freehold land (c) any other de...
Documents/Articles/Detailed-list-of-fee-changes.pdf (287 kb)
who claim(s) to be entitled to an interest under the will or on the intestacy of the deceased person The Court has made a succession order and additional interests of the deceased person in Māori freehold land have been located.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22A-Application-for-succession-additional-interests.pdf (212 kb)
Exceptions include: • a succession to further interests where there has been previous succession to the deceased person • vesting of lands in a minor who has turned 20 (provided that all appropriate documentary evidence is filed with the application).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
On this page 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 “exceptional initiatives” (as I term them) that do require Court orders are sales, long-term leases, change of status, title reconstruction and improvement, and occupation orders.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
These are: • Form 36 – application to constitute a whānau trust (non-succession) • Form 23 – application to form whānau trust (to be used with an application for succession) Option One – Form 36 Application to constitute a whānau trust (non- succession) Use this form if: • the shareholders are alive • they want their own interests vested into a whānau trust for the benefit of the descendants of a named person or group, such as descendants of a particular tupun...
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust.pdf (512 kb)
