Promotion: Te Kooti Whenua Māori calls for expressions of interest in the mediator role.
2. Application: Applicants submit an expression of interest for the role using the prescribed form and
process.
3.
HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATIONFORM
(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 all those boxes that apply to your
application, unless you are required to select one
box, then only select the box that applies;
(iv) If there is insuf...
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.
RESET FORM
WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?
This applicationform has been modified specifically for use in determining the successors for South Island Landless
Natives (SILNA) lands in accordance with Part 15 of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement.
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.
The main claimant for the block was the
Hawke’s Bay rangatira Karaitiana Takamoana,
who had earlier formed part of a group of chiefs
who had leased the land to a consortium of
Pākehā runholders led by Thomas Tanner.
Our kaimahi can help you fill in applicationforms and provide general advice about your application and the court processes, but we do not provide legal advice.
The Court may, on considering your notification, arrange for the application to be set down for a formal hearing
if the application has yet to be determined or for a rehearing if the application has already been determined.
The first step in filing an appeal or charging order application is to gather any supporting documents and complete the generalform of application ( Form 1 ).