Te mana whakahaere rawa whaiaro
Formal administration / letters of administration
Formal administration / letters of administration is where the High Court confirms legal authority to a person to manage the estate of someone who has passed away.
Ngā puka taupānga me te puka Tarahiti
Succession and Trust application forms
External link
Form 20: Certificate by administrator
Rule 10.2(3), Sections 111 or 113
(PDF 85 kb)
External link
Form 21: Succession (grant of administration)
Rule 10.2(2)(a), Sections 113 and 117
(PDF 919 kb)
External link
Form 22: Succession (no grant of administration)
Rule 10.2(1),(2), Sections 113 and 118
(PDF 216 kb)
External link
Form 23: Applica...
Te Whakamaene also provides the
administrative support for all Notices of Appeal to
the Māori Appellate Court across which the whole
of the Māori Land Court sits.
For
example, for an application for succession, you’ll need a
death certificate, any grant of administration (grant of
probate2 or letters of administration3) or the original will,
minutes of a whānau meeting if a whānau trust is required,
and consents of the proposed trustees.
1
Notification of applications that have not
been finally determined
(over 6 months old)
28 February 2026
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule
5.11(2)(b) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 being applications which are 6 months or older as at 28
February 2026, and which are currently held by the Registrar in the District set out, or, in the case of
applications to the Chief Judge of Māori Land Court or those to the Māori...
For example, an
application for succession will require a
death certificate, any grant of administration
(probate 2 or letters of administration 3) or the
original will, minutes of a whānau meeting if
a whānau trust is required and consents of
the proposed trustees.
