If one person dies, the other tenants in common have no automatic rights of succession to the interest that the deceased owner had.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
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 (371 kb)
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.
Documents/SILNA/S113-29-93-Appln-to-Determine-Successors-for-SILNA-Lands-Hawea-Wanaka.pdf (407 kb)
Exceptions include: • a succession to further interests where there has been previous succession to the deceased person • vesting of lands in a minor who has turned 20 (provided that all appropriate documentary evidence is filed with the application).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
Following the initial success of a fixed term FTE over a 12-month period, a further 2.0 permanent FTE and an additional 6-month fixed term FTE have been added to the team.
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 (370 kb)
Māori incorporations must maintain an interests register to record for each member of the management committee the details of their interest in the Māori land incorporated and their dealings in the interest.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
A1, A2, A3, A5 3.3 Records of court interaction with individuals over interests in and succession to land Correspondence and other documents pertaining to an individual.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
Affected parties include successors to the deceased and persons who may have an interest that may be affected by this application.
Examples of what could be considered ‘simple’ succession includes: • all the people to succeed are the natural children of the person who has passed away, and they will all receive equal shares in the interests; or • further land interests or shares owned by a person who has passed away are identified and can be succeeded to by the same people in the same way as the earlier interests.
