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Ngā puka taupānga me te puka Tarahiti
Succession and Trust application forms
Form 20: Certificate by administrator
Rule 10.2(3), Sections 111 or 113
(PDF 263 kb)
Form 21: Succession (grant of administration)
Rule 10.2(2)(a), Sections 113 and 117
(PDF 370 kb)
Form 22: Succession (no grant of administration)
Rule 10.2(1),(2), Sections 113 and 118
(PDF 371 kb)
Form 23: Application for whānau trust (with succession)
Rule 12.3, Section 214
(PDF 14...
HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM
There is no fee for this type of application.
You must provide all information required on
the form before filing it with a Māori Land Court
office.
In some cases a trust order or regulation will allow a trustee to receive reasonable reimbursement for expenses they incur in their role as a trustee – they may also provide that a meeting fee or honoraria be paid. Any meeting fees or honoraria need to be approved by us so we can ensure that you have the broad support of your beneficiaries or shareholders, and that the business of the trust can afford to make such payments.
Since the Act’s inception over 1500 ahu whenua trusts have been created
(and only a few terminated). Invariably, those new trusts have been initiated by the
engaged owners who are in the minority.
The completed application, with the meeting’s
minutes and the application fee, should be sent to the MLC.
COURT ORDER
The MLC will conduct a hearing about the application.
In Pātaka Whenua, you can find information about your whenua, search the court record, make an application or enquiry online and pay the application filing fee. And you can do that at any time of the day or night from wherever you are in the world.
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.
Ngā mea ka taea e te rēhita kaiwhakamahi me ngā kaiwhakamahi manuhiri i Pātaka Whenua
What registered users and guest users can do in Pātaka Whenua
What you can do
Guest user
Registered user
Search the block map
Search documents
Search management structure
Search ownerships
Search the court record
Make an enquiry
Make an application and pay the filing fee
Save and return to your incomplete application
Track progress on your applicati...
This information helps us to find the correct records relating to your whānau and whenua so we can make sure the land is being transferred to the right people.
An application fee of $68 will need to be paid before your application can be accepted (except for applications where you are seeking to apply for further interests of a person to whom you have already succeeded, which costs $23).
