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For
example, for an application for succession, you’ll need a
death certificate, any grant of administration (grant of
probate2 or letters of administration3) or the original will,
minutes of a whānau meeting if a whānau trust is required,
and consents of the proposed trustees.
This will show you:
who the trustees are and when they were appointed
when the land trust was formed
any historical activities of the trust
the trust order or deed.
See also Ngawaka v Ngāti Rehua-Ngātiwai ki Aotea Trust Board (No 2) [2021] NZHC 291 at [43]–[47] and [58]
45 statutes referencing tikanga include the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 (see s 2 definitions of “tikanga Māori” and “mana
tamaiti (tamariki)”); Resource Management Act 1991; and Taumata Arowai–the Water Services Regulator Act 2020.
Ngā tono $68
$68 applications
Succession to Māori land
Transfer of shares in Māori land
Establishment of a trust over Māori land
Adding, reducing, or removing trustees of a trust which manages Māori land
Determining the ownership of structures on Māori land
Occupation of Māori land
Ngā tono $228
$228 applications
Partition, subdivision, amalgamation and aggregation of Māori land
Anything related to a Māori incorporation
Roadways, access, easements and surveys of Māori l...
The people
entitled to act as witness to the signing
are set out in the application form
• the transfer is not in breach of any trust 14
that manages the land
• the value of the shares or interests takes
into account the value of all buildings,
fixtures, crops, trees, minerals, and other
assets or funds relating to the land
• the value of the shares and interests
takes into account the relationships or
special circumstances of the parties
• the purchase money, if any, has been...