Where land other than Māori land is to be exchanged a full description of that land so as to enable it to be clearly identified together with particulars of all encumbrances recorded against the land Where any piece of land to be exchanged is only part of the land comprised in a title, a plan defining the piece to be exchanged.
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 6 Checklist of documents required • Death certificate or other evidence as to death (see note 1 above) • Whakapapa, where possible MAORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS This application should be lodged with the Registrar in th...
Documents/SILNA/S113-29-93-Appln-to-Determine-Successors-for-SILNA-Lands-Hawea-Wanaka.pdf (407 kb)
There may be a need for a Tiriti body or court to regulate jurisdictional boundaries. In the meantime, it is the duty of our Courts to ensure compliance by government with its treaty obligations.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
It sets out how Judge Reeves dealt with an application for accretion and for determination of ownership, where ownership records had not been maintained for over 100 years.
Where a copy is produced the Court may still require production of the original.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (512 kb)
For example: if you search for a document using the acronym TRW , the search will bring back results where documents are recorded as either TRW and Tairāwhiti . Search fields - Must include, must not include You can use the Must include , Must not include boxes to further refine your search before you get the results.
If this is not done the Court may direct that formal notice be given to the beneficiaries.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (510 kb)
NOTICE TO PREFERRED CLASSES OF ALIENEES AS TO RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993, Sections 147A and 152 In the Māori Land Court of New Zealand Aotea District Subject of application Kai Iwi 5D1A2 (Record of Title 1038392) Notice I, Donald Brent Richards, have applied to the Māori Land Court at Whanganui for confirmation of a sale of the above Māori freehold land.
Documents/Landowner-notices/1-v3.-Aotea-Notice-to-PCA.pdf (58 kb)
The Māori Land Court is New Zealand’s oldest and longest established specialist court.
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