MLC User Survey 2025 Infographic V5 Te Reo Headings
Court hearing process | Te hātepe ā-Kooti Nine pātai were asked about the court hearing.
Documents/Misc/MLC-User-Survey-2025-Infographic-V5-Te-Reo-Headings.pdf (372 kb)
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Factsheet Succession for whangai web version
Changes to the Act clarify how succession involving whāngai will be dealt with in a consistent tikanga-based way.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Succession-for-whangai-web-version.pdf (172 kb)
MLC Form 22 Application for succession2
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 (371 kb)
Discussion on Whānau Trusts
01 Feb 2013 | NewsIntroduction While hearing succession applications I often find myself suggesting to those appearing in front of me to consider forming a whānau trust.
Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 December 2020
From 6 February 2021 Simple and uncontested succession applications can be decided by a registrar of the Māori Land Court without a court hearing.
Factsheet Legislative changes affecting trusts
Examples of what could be considered ‘simple’ trust matters include: • forming a whānau trust for a single owner’s interests or shares; or • terminating a kaitiaki trust for a minor when the person reaches 20 years of age; or • appointing a trustee to a whānau trust.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)
MLC 2014 Jun Judges Corner Ambler J
Once again, given my role as a Judge of the Court I am not at liberty to comment on how well the Court performs its function in dealing with successions.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
South Island Landless Natives Act 1906 (SILNA): past, present and future
20 Jan 2021 | NewsFollowing the initial success of a fixed term FTE over a 12-month period, a further 2.0 permanent FTE and an additional 6-month fixed term FTE have been added to the team.
Te whakatū i tētahi tarati, kaporeihana whenua rānei
Set up a trust or incorporation
You can apply to create a whānau trust through an application for succession, or as a stand-alone application.
MLC Form 21 Application for succession2
If you do not intend to seek a grant of probate or administration in the estate you should complete the application for succession without administration on Form 22.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (370 kb)