The process for applying for succession has not changed. Apply by completing the appropriate application form.
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The MLC may also review an occupation order at the request of any shareholder in the land or the person in whom the order is vested. SUCCESSION Succession to occupation orders can occur.
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Page 1 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 04/26 - 12 WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR? Use this form to file an application to the Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court to exercise their power under section 44 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to correct a mistake, error or omission on the part of the Court or in the presentation of the facts of a case to the Court.
Phone: 04 914 3000 Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz Postal address: DX Box: SX11203 Wellington Street address: Level 7, Fujitsu Tower 141 The Terrace Wellington Ngā puka tono Application forms Find the application form you need. Tono tuihono Apply online Submit your application online in Pātaka Whenua.
WILL The directions, in legal form, for the distribution of one’s property after death.
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Page 1 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 04/26 - 36 HE TONO KIA WHAKATŪ I TĒTAHI TARATI Ā-WHĀNAU (TAUATANGA KORE) APPLICATION TO CONSTITUTE A WHĀNAU TRUST Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Section 214 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz Form 36 Rule 12.3 WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR? Use this form to create a Whānau Trust by vesting some or all of your interests in trustees to hold on behalf of the descendants of a given person or tupun...
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HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee and be filed with the Registrar in the District in which the land is located; (ii) Please ensure that all information required on the form is completed; (iii) Where tick boxes are provided please ensure you tick all those boxes that apply to your application, unless you are required to select one box, then only select the box that applies; (iv) If th...
For office contact details, go to www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz/contact-us To download a form from our website, go to www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz/apply/fees-and-forms Also contact Te Puni Kōkiri to understand support and funding for Māori housing initiatives.
If your application type is not listed, you will need to complete a manual application form. The forms are available to print via the Māori Land Court website.
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There are perhaps 20 or 30 large and successful trusts and incorporations, which are an exception to this.
