Simple and uncontested successions Not every succession application needs to be heard by a judge in a court hearing – succession applications that are ‘simple and uncontested’ can be decided by an MLC registrar without a hearing.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (355 kb)
Grant of administration made by the High Court When the High Court has already made a grant of administration, the Māori Land Court can hold a succession hearing.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
Grant of administration made by the High Court When the High Court has already made a grant of administration, the Māori Land Court can hold a succession hearing.
application dismissed if the application is not successful, the court will dismiss the application. 16 A provisional title will be issued.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)
application dismissed if the application is not successful, the court will dismiss the application. 16 A provisional title will be issued.
For more information about succession, please refer to Succession, available from Māori Land Court offices.
For more information about succession, please refer to Succession, available from Māori Land Court offices.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)
Windcave will be used to support the payment of filing fees via the online portal. WITHDRAWING AN APPLICATION A withdrawal happens when a customer withdraws their application.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
Māori Land Court Retention and Disposal Schedule Appraisal Report 19 Value While the Court minutes record proceedings of the Court in granting succession, and succession applications may appear in other records sequences (see below section 6) the ancillary information in the files about individuals provides important contextual information with regard to succession and land ownership, including whakapapa.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
The legal ownership of property and the legal evidence of a person’s ownership rights. 31. Alienation is when landowners grant certain rights of their land to another person.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
