2. 10 December 2025 Pānui CJ
He utunga mai I te Tahua Āwhina Motuhake a te kooti - Payment from the Māori Land Court Special Aid Fund to McCaw Lewis regarding AP- 20250000009486 - Rawhiti 2A3B2C2 Residue (Appointment)
He utunga mai I te Tahua Āwhina Motuhake a te kooti - Payment from the Māori Land Court Special Aid Fund to McCaw Lewis regarding AP- 20250000009486 - Rawhiti 2A3B2C2 Residue (Appointment)
If an owner with Māori land interests is deceased, and probate, letters of administration or an election to administer the estate have been granted by High Court, or is to be obtained, you can use this form to seek a determination from the Court as to those persons entitled to a deceased’s Māori Land interests and an order transferring the interests to those entitled.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (919 kb)
You can download and edit these PDF forms for the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court applications and email or mail them to us.
They will also be able to vote on whether they want to receive the land back as Māori or General land, and how that land will be held.
The Māori Land Court In 2003, the Minister of Māori Affairs applied to the Māori Land Court for an inquiry pursuant to s 29 TTWMA as to successors to the four remaining SILNA blocks.
If an owner with Māori Land interests is deceased, and a succession has not previously been dealt with by the Court or a Registrar, you can use this form to seek a determination from the Court as to those persons entitled to a deceased’s Māori Land interests and an order transferring the interests to those entitled.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (216 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 1 10:00 AM AP-20250000003156 45/93 Akuhata Turei and Curtis Ezekial CJ 2025/14 - Nellie Houkamau Johnson also known as Nellie Johnson or Nere Johnson and a succession order made at 59 Ruatōria MB 297- 300 on 8/02/2001 - Application to the Chief Judge SP 2 10:20 AM AP-20230000027607 45/93 Ngati Muriwai Authority Trust CJ 2023/19 Omarumutu Papakainga and an order setting land apart as a Maori Reservation at 51 Opotiki MB...
Succession to Māori land is through whakapapa or descent, which means that these records are also a rich continuing resource for Māori over time for identifying interests in land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
TAITOKERAU PĀNUI Contact Details Office Te Taitokerau Address 16 Rathbone Street Mailing address DX Box AX10086, Whangārei Phone 09 948 9940 Email mlctaitokerau@justice.govt.nz Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Closed on Public Holidays) He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai Special Court Sitting The following speci...
The Māori Land Court is conducting an inquiry to establish the successors to SILNA lands pursuant to Section 29, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 in accordance with an application filled by the Minister of Māori Affairs, currently under application A20180009373.
Documents/SILNA/S113-29-93-Appln-to-Determine-Successors-for-SILNA-Lands-Hawea-Wanaka.pdf (407 kb)