Usually successions were fairly routine, but matters could get complicated in the case of adoptions, which often created intricate legal and factual problems.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
Generally speaking where next of kin die before the person from whom succession is sought their children are entitled to the share they would have received had they survived the deceased.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (512 kb)
(iii) That there are no disputes as to succession or issues to be settled before an order can be made.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (510 kb)
Full names of children adopted out: …………………………………………………………. 10 Has there been a previous succession to the deceased? Yes/No* Select one If yes, specify the following details: Place: ……….…………………………………………..………………… Date: ….…………………………………………….………………… Minute book reference: …………………….………………… 11 Other comments you may wish to make on this application....
Documents/SILNA/S113-29-93-Appln-to-Determine-Successors-for-SILNA-Lands-Hawea-Wanaka.pdf (407 kb)
If this is not done, the Court may direct that formal notice be given to the beneficiaries. 5 Wills Wills do not apply to these successions to SILNA Lands under the Court’s inquiry under section 29 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
Succession order To legally transfer the land interests of a deceased person to successors, the MLC issues a succession order⁶.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (355 kb)
Applying to the Māori Land Court for succession You need to file an application for succession at a Māori Land Court office.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
Applying to the Māori Land Court for succession You need to file an application for succession at a Māori Land Court office.
If one person dies, the other tenants in common have no automatic rights of succession to the interest that the deceased owner had.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)
If one person dies, the other tenants in common have no automatic rights of succession to the interest that the deceased owner had.
