Most Māori land is rural and much of it is remote. The eyes were picked out of Aotearoa’s available land by successive Native Land Court regimes and rapidly converted to European land in the 19th and 20th Centuries.
PÄNUI NO: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: COURT DISTRICT: 68 A20220016322 118/93 Shane Martin Komene Kevin Hamuera Rawhiri Komene - Succession Te Waipounamu 69 A20220016327 118/93 Leesha Turetahi Te Hati Gordon Turetahi - Succession Auckland Hui-Tanguru / FEBRUARY 2023 - NATIONAL PÄNUI 7 AOTEA continued Applications which have been decided without notice The following applications have been decided without prior notice in...
Documents/Panui/1213222-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-February-2023-web2.pdf (752 kb)
Simple and uncontested successions Not every succession application needs to be heard by a judge in a court hearing – succession applications that are ‘simple and uncontested’ can be decided by an MLC registrar without a hearing.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (362 kb)
For further assistance please contact the registry office in which the application has been considered. PÄNUI NO: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: 20 A20220009384 113A/93 118(6)/93 Joe Tiopira Te Kiriwai Toroa Maremare Renata - Succession (Further Interests) 21 A20210009932 113A/93, 117/93 Miriam Olive Te Nahu Anaru Te Nahu also known as Andrew Te Nahu - Succession 22 A20200005127 214/93, 235A/93 Charles Fredrick Wirepa Rangitaiki...
Documents/Panui/1002422-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-November-2022-web22.pdf (633 kb)
That seems simple enough. However, how does the Court assess compliance with the statutory criteria?
Applying to the Māori Land Court for succession You need to file an application for succession at a Māori Land Court office.
Applying to the Māori Land Court for succession You need to file an application for succession at a Māori Land Court office.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
See the back page of this factsheet for the address or go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/contact-us Application fees To find out how much your application will cost, talk to a staff member at an MLC office or go online to maorilandcourt. govt.nz/apply/fees-and-forms Simple and uncontested applications Succession and trust applications that are uncomplicated and unopposed can be decided by a registrar without a court hearing (unless you req...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)
Judge Stone has completed over 50 mediations for Māori Land Court, Environment Court and Waitangi Tribunal matters. He has successfully helped parties reach resolution over issues relating to succession, Marae governance, trust matters, occupation rights, resource consents and various commercial arrangements.
THIS EXAMPLE HAS BEEN PREPARED TO INFORM PERSONS WHO SEEK AN OCCUPATION ORDER OF THE TERMS THAT MAY BE GRANTED BY THE COURT IF THE APPLICATION FOR AN OCCUPATION ORDER IS SUCCESSFUL.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-03-12-Example-Occupation-Order.pdf (150 kb)
