In your application include: • all names the deceased was known by (such as birth, maiden, married names, and any other aliases) • whakapapa information, including parents, siblings etc • names and contact details of children or next of kin.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-apply-for-succession.pdf (508 kb)
PAGE 10 of 15 PĀTAKA WHENUA The name of the Māori Land Court case management technology.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
Agreements made in the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement were brought into law so that these lands could be transferred to the potential landowners. Under the Settlement, the Court is conducting an inquiry to determine the entitled successors.
Our Purpose Our purpose is to promote and facilitate the reten- tion of Māori land in Māori hands, and to support landowners to use, occupy, and develop their whenua for the benefit of all landowners, their whānau and hapū.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)
How to apply Appeal applications can be filed by the water service provider or landowners and charging order applications can be filed by landowners.
If there is a dispute about access or no response to an access notice, an internal reviewer will assess the situation. • Where the land is Māori-owned and the landowner does not participate in the internal review, the water service provider can appeal to the Māori Land Court under section 166(4)(b). • If the reviewer makes a decision that the landowner disagrees with, the Māori landowner can appeal to the Māori Land Court...
• If the reviewer makes a decision that the landowner disagrees with, the Māori landowner can appeal to the Māori Land Court under section 129(1A).
New legislation allows Māori landowners to take action on water service issues that affect Māori land.
Trustees are appointed to ensure that the landowners’ interests are met, and so they should communicate regularly with the landowners.
Uploads/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
Trustees are appointed to ensure that the landowners’ interests are met, and so they should communicate regularly with the landowners.
Uploads/MOJ0217-v2.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
