This means that wills do not apply, and all legal children are entitled to succeed, equally. The applications are free.
Download the applicationform for Hāwea-Wanaka
Download the applicationform for Toitoi
To apply, please email the completed form and any supporting evidence to mlcsilna@justice.govt.nz or bring the completed application into any of the Māori Land Court offices to send to the Christchurch office.
Disclosure of any matter which might give rise to objection should be undertaken even if
the judge has formed the view that there is no basis for recusal.
Lawyers that are appointed by the Court’s own motion may:
8.1 Be a lawyer who a Judge considers meets the competency and experience criteria
set out below; and
8.2 Be required to submit an estimate of costs, but are not required to submit a Special
Aid applicationform.
5 There is no need to prove that civil legal aid has been applied for and has been refused, but applicants
must address why civil legal aid or other funding avenues are not reasonably availa...
The first step in filing an appeal or charging order application is to gather any supporting documents and complete the general form of application ( Form1 ).
APPLICATION TO FORM WHĀNAU TRUST
TO BE USED ONLY WITH AN APPLICATION FOR SUCCESSION
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Section 214
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
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CONSENT
We, the undersigned, consent to the formation of the Whānau Trust and, where named above as a trustee,
consent to our appointment.
The main priorities for the Court now are first, to remedy errors in the lists, using s 86 of TTWMA, and second, to update the list of successors based on previous and new evidence, the latter of which requires hearings to be held so evidence can be heard. An applicationform based on the existing form for successions has been modified for the purposes of SILNA determinations, and individual applications are linked to a central file to ensure consistency.
This
programme of work is on-going.
Present day application records are (once concluded) filed both electronically by application number
in the MLIS and physically on a closed application file by the last minute book reference associated
with the application, or on the related Trust file (if the application related to a management
structure) or by personality or estate file (if the application related to a succession) in the district
registry offi...
