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Office of the Chief Registrar
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office Office of the Chief Registrar
Address Level 7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace, Wellington
Mailing address DX Box 11203, Wellington
Phone 04 914 3102
Email mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
(Closed on Public Holidays)
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a mu...
Prepare for court hearing
AP-20230000027588
A20220018102
2/12/2022 CJ 2022/52 - Ratoru Mikaere II - and a vesting order made at 7 Auckland Succession MB 144 on 6 March 2000. 45/93 Selena Pania Beach 5.
Whether the person has been the subject of a complaint that was upheld by a regulatory or
disciplinary body, including in other countries.
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Te Ratonga Whakatau Wenerau o Te Kooti Whenua Māori - EOI process information booklet - March 2026
He whaiwhakaaro│Broader considerations
Each application will be assessed against the criteria set out under categories A through C and responses
to the requirements of category D.
Ngā puka taupānga me te puka Tarahiti
Succession and Trust application forms
Form 20: Certificate by administrator
Rule 10.2(3), Sections 111 or 113
(PDF 378 kb)
Form 21: Succession (grant of administration)
Rule 10.2(2)(a), Sections 113 and 117
(PDF 510 kb)
Form 22: Succession (no grant of administration)
Rule 10.2(1),(2), Sections 113 and 118
(PDF 512 kb)
Form 23: Application for whānau trust (with succession)
Rule 12.3, Section 214
(PDF 14...
The minimum number of trustees for a
reservation is two people (unless the trustee
is a body corporate 7, such as a Māori trust
board or a Māori incorporation).
...Lands Act before all the grants had been completed. 6 Also, the lands set aside under SILNA were of inferior quality, isolated, inaccessible, and often far distant from the traditional lands that had been taken under the earlier Crown purchasing. 7 Four of the SILNA blocks were not allocated and remain in Crown ownership today: Hāwea-Wānaka at Wānaka, Whakapoai by the Heaphy River, and Toitoi and Port Adventure on Rakiura. 8 The Ngāi Tahu Settlement Ngāi Tahu’s grievances concernin...
The Māori Land Court can make succession
orders for:
• any interest in Māori land
• any freehold interest owned by a Māori in
general land 7 (but only on application by
a personal representative 8 appointed by
the High Court)
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• any leasehold interest in a registered
cross lease 9 over Māori land
• money held by the Māori Trustee (or
any other agent, trustee 10, or Māori
incorporation) for the deceased derived
from Māori land
• interests in Tītī Islands (see page 8)
• in...
