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Entitlement to succession
Except where there is a will (see page
6), succession to Māori land and Māori
incorporation shares is dealt with as set out
in section 109 of the Act as follows:
• The surviving spouse 14 or civil union
partner is entitled to an interest until he
or she dies or remarries, provided that
there was no legal separation order 15 in
existence when his/her spouse or civil
union partner died.
FOR A FULL PARTITION:
• arrange for a surveyor to complete a land survey
• meet the requirements of the RMA
• obtain a valuation of the proposed partition and the
balance of the block.
15. A person bound to deal with property on behalf of the owners or beneficiaries.
Entitlement to succession
Except where there is a will (see page
6), succession to Māori land and Māori
incorporation shares is dealt with as set out
in section 109 of the Act as follows:
• The surviving spouse 14 or civil union
partner is entitled to an interest until he
or she dies or remarries, provided that
there was no legal separation order 15 in
existence when his/her spouse or civil
union partner died.
HĀWEA/WĀNAKA SUBSTITUTE SILNA LAND
WORKING LIST OF POTENTIAL OWNERS AS AT 23 MAY 2025
The Māori Land Court has released an updated working list of potential owners entitled to
the Hāwea/Wānaka Substitute Land (Section 2 of 5 Block XIV Lower Wānaka Survey
District) under Section 15 of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement 1997.
The
Court’s investigation of title began on 15 March
1866 and was heard initially in the Masonic
Hall at Napier, with Judge Smith presiding and
Te Keene and Te Hemara sitting as Assessors.
Ko ngā kaihanga o te
kawenata, ko ngā kaitiaki o te papa kāinga
me ngā kaiwhiwhi hua (mēnā ko ngā iwi
katoa o Aotearoa ngā kaiwhiwhi hua, ka
riro mā ngā kaipupuri whiwhi hua 15 me ngā
kaitiaki e whakarite he kawenata).
Public notice of the agency appointment has been organised:
for the Gisborne Herald on 9, 10, 12, 16, 17 and 19 May 2023
for the Hawke's Bay Today on 10, 12, 15, 17, 19 and 22 May 2023
for the Wairoa Star on 9, 11, 16, 18 May 2023.
For further information, please contact the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, quoting the
appropriate application number at:
Physical address: Postal address:
L7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace DX Box SX11203
WELLINGTON WELLINGTON
Phone: 04 914 3102
Fax: 04 914 3100
Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
STEVEN DODD
Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court
2
APPLICATION NO:
SECTION:
APPLICA...
For further information, please contact the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, quoting the
appropriate application number at:
Physical address: Postal address:
L7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace DX Box SX11203
WELLINGTON WELLINGTON
Phone: 04 914 3102
Fax: 04 914 3100
Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
STEVEN DODD
Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court
2
APPLICATION NO:
SECTION:
APPLICA...
