From 6 February 2021 On the death of a landowner, descendants can apply immediately to succeed to the land interest. The surviving spouse or partner does not receive the land interest but is entitled to income from the land and to occupy the family home.
PĀNUI NO: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: 39 A20200004715 18(1)(a)/93 Michael Patrick Orbell Josephine Mary Orbell - Determination of a life interest 40 A20220013138 164/93 Sue Hilliard Alton Blk VIII Section 1 - Transfer of shares from Sue Hilliard to Michelle Nielsen 41 A20220011977 113A/93,117/ 93 Janet Emmerson Neville Vernon Emmerson - Succession 42 A20210014704 113A/93,118/ 93 Walter Edward Lucas - Succession 43 A20220002625 118(6)/93 Malcolm...
Documents/Panui/Special-Panui-Te-Waipounamu-April-2023.pdf (209 kb)
The Trustees may at any time apply to the Court to vary this Order, PROVIDED THAT: (a) the Beneficiaries have had sufficient notice of the variation and sufficient opportunity to discuss and consider it; and (b) there is a sufficient degree of support for the variation among the Beneficiaries. Additional interests 7 7.3 If, after the constitution of this Trust, any additional Māori land interests are vested in the name of any person who has vested Māori land...
who claim(s) to be entitled to an interest under the will or on the intestacy of the deceased person The Court has made a succession order and additional interests of the deceased person in Māori freehold land have been located.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22A-Application-for-succession-additional-interests.pdf (212 kb)
Exactly what sort of interests in the land did the people listed in the memorial of title actually have?
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
If an owner with Māori Land interests is deceased, and a succession has not previously been dealt with by the Court or a Registrar, you can use this form to seek a determination from the Court as to those persons entitled to a deceased’s Māori Land interests and an order transferring the interests to those entitled.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (216 kb)
Trustees act on behalf of the whānau to manage the land interests and make decisions about the whenua.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust.pdf (512 kb)
The register will record, for each member of the management committee: details of member’s interest in the Māori freehold land incorporated; the dealings in the interests by the member; and declarations made by members.
Examples of what could be considered ‘simple’ succession includes: • all the people to succeed are the natural children of the person who has passed away, and they will all receive equal shares in the interests; or • further land interests or shares owned by a person who has passed away are identified and can be succeeded to by the same people in the same way as the earlier interests.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 10:00 AM AP-20250000011046 113/93 118/93 Danielle McQuarrie He tauatanga ki a Errol William McQuarrie Succeed to the Māori land interests of Errol William McQuarrie SP2 10:15 AM AP-20250000011034 113/93 118/93 Lavinia Lanauze He tauatanga ki a Rose Brown Succeed to the Māori land interests of Rose Brown also known as Rose Fraser or Rosita Nadia Fraser TE WAIPOUNAMU PĀNUI Contact Details Office Te Waipouna...
Documents/Panui/14-v2.-Te-Waipounamu-15-October-2025.pdf (145 kb)
