For example, for an application for succession, you’ll need a death certificate, any grant of administration (grant of probate2 or letters of administration3) or the original will, minutes of a whānau meeting if a whānau trust is required, and consents of the proposed trustees.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)
A registrar will update our records and return one copy to you with our endorsement.
If those entitled do wish to vest the deceased’s interests into a whānau trust please complete and attach application form 23.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (371 kb)
If you’re not sure which application form to complete, you can find more information about different types of applications in our Whenua section.
He shared that “the significance to this land and the story of Tāmati Pirimona Marino is kept alive with my whānau through the stories, and photos, and images that we share amongst each other and hang in our whare.”
For more information about Pātaka Whenua visit our Pātaka Whenua guidance page . Rapua tō whenua Find your whenua Find information about your whenua in Pātaka Whenua.
Remember to be considerate of your whānau relationships during mediation. Give some thought to what you do and/or say to maintain whānau relationships during mediation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/3.7-MLC-Mediation-Workbook.pdf (343 kb)
This will show you: who the trustees are and when they were appointed when the land trust was formed any historical activities of the trust the trust order or deed.
Request for fee waiver, reduction or refund form Ō mātou tari a-rohe Our district offices Find your nearest district office.
Māori Land Court A GUIDE TO OUR MINUTE BOOK ABBREVIATIONS MLC-FS1- Māori Land Court Minute Book Guide – 10/05/2017.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
