Contesting the will
If anyone wants to contest 26 the deceased’s
will, they can make application to the High
Court or the Family Court for hearing under
the Family Protection Act 1955.
Notice of the application to the High Court
or the Family Court should be filed with
the Māori Land Court so that it will not
inadvertently make any orders before the
High Court or the Family Court has dealt
with the matter.
If you are a whānau or hapū member who did not submit the application but would like to speak in Court, you can file a ‘ Notice of intention to appear upon application ’.
...Māori land
Commercial fisheries and aquaculture-related applications
Chief Judge related applications
Confirmation of alienation by the court (transfer of shares or land)
Ngā tono $399 (Kooti Pīra Māori)
$399 applications (Māori Appellate Court)
Notice of appeal
Leave to appeal Ngā puka tono
Application forms
Find the application form you need.
Currently under the Act it is not possible to appoint a trustee or trustees to administer
land in such circumstances because the Court is required to be satisfied that the
owners “have had sufficient notice of the application and sufficient opportunity to
discuss and consider it” per s 215(4)(a).
He Pou Herenga Tangata
He Pou Herenga Whenua
He Pou Whare Kōrero
150 years
of the Māori Land Court
He Pou Herenga Tangata
He Pou Herenga Whenua
He Pou Whare Kōrero
150 years
of the Māori Land Court
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You will need to provide:
evidence of meetings held (including the notice) to add, reduce or replace trustees and the meeting minutes
resignations (if any) for existing trustees
evidence that a trustee or trustees have passed away
The person(s) being becoming a trustee will also need to complete a trustee consent form to indicate that they consent to the appointment.
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
October 2024
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 14th of August 2024, are hereby
notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being
outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inqui...
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
June 2024
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 12th of April 2024, are hereby
notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being
outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inquiry o...
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
July 2024
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 8th of May 2024, are hereby notified,
pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and
have yet to be determined or set down for inquiry or r...
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
September 2024
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 10th of July 2024, are hereby
notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being
outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inqui...
