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If death has been established at a previous hearing, a further death certificate may not be required. 2 Whakapapa The information provided in question 6 helps the Court staff in their research to prepare the application for a Court hearing — any additional whakapapa could also help the Court in its search. 3 Next of kin Next of kin for the purposes of this succession are children of the deceased.

Documents/SILNA/MLC-Form-01-APPLICATION-TO-DETERMINE-SUCCESSORS-FOR-SOUTH-ISLAND-LANDLESS-NATIVES-SILNA-LANDS-TOITOI.pdf (263 kb)

Developed by judges for judges and published by Te Kura Kaiwhakawā (Institute of Judicial Studies), the bench book offers guidance on what judges may need to know, understand, and do when hearing applications in the Māori Land Court (the Court).

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A copy of the draft trust order is attached to this application; or 7. I/we wish to adopt the standard draft trust order used by the Court.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-36-Application-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust-202104.pdf (110 kb)

If you’re not applying online, you can download or ask us for a PDF version of the form. In either case, we’ll ask you to provide supporting information to provide proof of your financial situation.

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(If the application is not under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act give details as to the Act) (State number of section(s) under which application is made) For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz Form 01 Rule 4.2 (2) WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR? Applications that do not have a prescribed form in the rules must be completed using this form.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-1-General-application-v2.pdf (113 kb)

While a number of the sessions were not directly relevant to our work in the Māori Land Court, all sessions were interesting and had aspects which made you think about the work we do and how we do our work. It was fascinating and sometimes astonishing to hear some of the comments of Chief Justices from context and systems so very different from the system we have.

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Kei ngā maunga whakahī kei ngā wai tuku kiri, kei ngā manu huia tēnā koutou i raro i ngā āhuatanga o te wā. I am pleased to confirm that I have approved the release of a new Practice Note covering lawyers appointed and paid for under the Māori Land Court’s Special Aid Fund.

Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)

Beneficiaries’ meetings FREQUENCY Usually the trust order stipulates how often beneficiaries’ meetings should be held.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)

Judge Terena Wara discusses how the Māori Land Court responded to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Māori Land Court role extended Before 6 February 2021 The Māori Land Court does not hear certain matters relating to Māori land, even though it may be the most appropriate place to hear them.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Amendments-to-Te-Ture-Whenua-Maori-Act-1993-December-2020.pdf (891 kb)