You can complete this form if the deceased left a Will. However, if the Will has been probated or letters of administration or an election to administer have been granted by the High Court – you must complete Form 21.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (722 kb)
SCHEDULE OF TRUSTEES The following person(s) was/were elected as trustees and consent to their appointment (Signed consent can be supplied on a separate sheet if necessary - however please state the name and contact details of the trustee on this form).
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-37-Constitute-Ahu-Whenua-Trust.pdf (256 kb)
Page 1 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 04/26 - 36 HE TONO KIA WHAKATŪ I TĒTAHI TARATI Ā-WHĀNAU (TAUATANGA KORE) APPLICATION TO CONSTITUTE A WHĀNAU TRUST Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Section 214 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz Form 36 Rule 12.3 WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR? Use this form to create a Whānau Trust by vesting some or all of your interests in trustees to hold on behalf of the descendants of a given person or tupun...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-36-Application-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust-202104.pdf (112 kb)
Use this form to indicate that you consent to be appointed as a trustee for any trust involving the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Document-B1-Consent-trustee.pdf (311 kb)
If you do not intend to seek a grant of probate or administration in the estate you should complete the application for succession without administration on Form 22. HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee and may be filed at any office of the Court; (ii) Please ensure that all information required on the form is completed; (iii) Where tick boxes are provided please ensure you tick...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (865 kb)
Usual land consents, such as building consents are still required.
In other cases, where the judge has disclosed a matter which might give rise to objection and has heard and considered submissions, he or she may form the view that the hearing may proceed notwithstanding the lack of consent.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)
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 application form 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.
Page 1 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 04/26 - 35 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz HE TONO KIA WHAKAWHITI ŌTA APPLICATION FOR EXCHANGE ORDER Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Section 310 Form 35 Rule 11.24 WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR? Use this form when exchanging some or all of your interests in Māori Land by sale or gift with some or all of the Māori Land interests of a different owner in a different block of Māori Land....
For office contact details, go to www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz/contact-us To download a form from our website, go to www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz/apply/fees-and-forms Also contact Te Puni Kōkiri to understand support and funding for Māori housing initiatives.
