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The Māori Land Court is conducting an inquiry into the entitled successors of the Toitoi SILNA block as part of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement.

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After Part 4 searches had been carried out at the Māori Land Court I learnt that in 1967 an uncle of mine had appeared at the Māori Land Court and had succeeded to some interests in the name of his mother and father (my grandparents).

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The Māori Land Court’s role is to identify all successors and their relative beneficial interests by identifying all persons entitled to succeed to the interest of an original beneficiary in SILNA lands: (a) As though the land was Māori freehold land; and (b) As though the deceased person died intestate (applying the principles of s 109 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (TTWMA)).

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Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance with the provisions of the Mäori Land Court Rules and they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.

Documents/Panui/0903423-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-October-2023-CONFIRMED-FOR-WEBSITE.pdf (615 kb)

For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz FORM 23 Rule 12.3 TICK THE APPROPRIATE CHECKBOX: The beneficiaries entitled to succeed have agreed to constitute a Whānau Trust and vest the interests of the deceased into the proposed trustees.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-23-Application-Whanau-Trust.pdf (149 kb)

Te Puna Manawa Whenua, the Māori Land Court Bench Book, serves as a reference for Māori land law and Māori Land Court decisions.

Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)

Read the Search for a block guide for help on how to search by land block. Rapu mā te tuhinga Search by document You can search for current and historical documents that are public record in the Māori Land Court.

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This form should not be used to Appeal against a decision of the Māori Land Court or Māori Appellate Court nor should it be used to correct an administrative error in a minute or order of the Court.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-12-Chief-judge.pdf (92 kb)

  External link Māori Assembled Owners Regulations 1995 Sets out the rules on how a meeting of owners of Māori land must be held, how it is recorded and how the outcomes are reported.

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That seems simple enough. However, how does the Court assess compliance with the statutory criteria?

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