Those entitled to succeed do not wish to form a whānau trust. Those entitled to succeed have conferred and wish to vest the interests of the deceased into a whānau trust.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (919 kb)
Before you submit an application to the Court, make sure you have had a kōrero with your whānau. Kaitiaki whenua (land guardianship) is about the collective and the wellbeing of whenua, whānau and whakapapa.
It can help to mend fractured relationships and address some of the maemae associated with whānau relationships. A mediator will be there to support everyone, including you and your whānau, and to provide an impartial view when addressing issues.
Disputes can delay whānau connecting to and using whenua. Whānau who agree to enter mediation to resolve disputes can do so out of court, pay no filing fee and can practice the tikanga of your whānau and hapū in that mediation.
Give some thought to what you do and/or say to maintain whānau relationships during mediation. What does whānau mean to me?
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/3.7-MLC-Mediation-Workbook.pdf (343 kb)
Decide on voting threshold for a poll vote (for voting by shareholding) 14.4 This is the standard treatment of whānau trusts that put their shares into ahu whenua trusts.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
This has meant supporting me, this often irrational woman, this sometimes unreasonable woman, a woman who actively contrives being buried in work – for as long as I can remember you have all supported me in the various initiatives I take on board.
This helps to ensure the hearing goes as smoothly as possible for you and your whānau. Before the court hearing, we will contact you to arrange a test call.
Kia mutu te whakaū i te waitohu, me pāwhiri te pouaka taki kia whakaaetia ngā ture me ngā here, ka pāwhiri i te “Continue” kei te kokonga matau o raro.
How-do-I-user-guides/Te-reo-Maori/Submitting-an-application-v1-6-Maori-web.pdf (3.8 mb)
• E tūtohu ana mātou kia pato koe i te tohu % i waenga i te ingoa tuatahi me te ingoa whānau mēnā he ingoa waenga tō te tangata, i te wā tuatahi e rapu ana rānei, hei tauira Tāne%Wahine me te tauira i raro.
How-do-I-user-guides/Te-reo-Maori/Search-for-an-ownership-v1-5-Maori-web.pdf (2 mb)
