GROUNDS FOR APPLICATION
The grounds on which I make this application are that: (Select the statement that applies)
The life tenant/joint tenant*[name]:__________________________________________________________________
died on [date]:________________
I wish/the life tenant wishes* to give up the life interest on [date]:____________________
On [date]:___________________ the life tenant remarried/entered into a civil union/entered into a de facto
relationship as defined by section 2D of the P...
(Address to which documents or correspondence in connection with the application can be posted or delivered)
PHONE NUMBER(S):
Home: Work:
Mobile:
Email Address:
NOTE: Where email addresses are given these may be used as a means of notice and service.
The project has proven, simply by the volume of work completed and by the number of title anomalies uncovered, that both title systems were in a parlous and unsatisfactory state.
Other status types
As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the
following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court:
Crown Land
Crown Land Reserved for Māori
General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust)
General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust);
Ownership Only (ownership interests in secondary property rights such as easements,
birding, fi...
Other status types
As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the
following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court:
Crown Land
Crown Land Reserved for Māori
General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust)
General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust);
Ownership Only (ownership interests in secondary property rights such as easements,
birding, fi...
The idea was that an individual or a whānau could consolidate their shares across a large area and in a large number of blocks with many owners, down into a particular piece of land that they would call their own.
If death has been established at a previous hearing a further death
certificate may not be required.
2 Names of immediate family members
The information provided in question 5 helps the Court to search for land interests—any additional whakapapa
could help the Court in its search.
3 Next of kin
Where there is no will, next of kin for the purposes of succession are children of the deceased.
Before filing your application
Option two – application to constitute a whenua tōpū
trust (General form 1)
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3. Complete documents together
At the hui, it is useful to complete:
• Form B1 – consent to be appointed as trustee forms
• written consents for vesting interests
• draft trust order
This ensures everyone understands and agrees to the documents.
