In 2003, realising that there was only one uncle and one aunty still alive, something needed to be done. After Part 4 searches had been carried out at the Māori Land Court I learnt that in 1967 an uncle of mine had appeared at the Māori Land Court and had succeeded to some interests in the name of his mother and father (my grandparents).
You can view legislation at: www.legislation.govt.nz
• Search for Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
• Click on ‘versions and amendments’ to access
Te Ture Whenua Māori (Succession, Dispute
Resolution, and Related Matters) Amendment
Act 2020.
If death has been established at a previous hearing, a further death certificate may
not be required.
2 Names of immediate family members
The information provided in question 5 helps the Court staff in their research to prepared the application for the Court hearing — any
additional whakapapa could also help the Court in its search.
3 Next of kin
Next of kin for the purposes of this succession are children of the deceased.
There
was a complicated search for alternatives from
around 1859-1862. In August 1862, the colonial
government, led by Alfred Domett, brought
a new Native Lands Bill before the House of
Representatives, which was enacted as the Native
Lands Act 1862.
If death has been established at a previous hearing, a further death
certificate may not be required.
2 Whakapapa
The information provided in question 6 helps the Court staff in their research to prepare the application for a Court hearing —
any additional whakapapa could also help the Court in its search.
3 Next of kin
Next of kin for the purposes of this succession are children of the deceased.