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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.
If you do not intend to seek a grant of probate or administration in the estate you should complete the application fo...
When a hapū partition is created, the new
titles are noted of that designation. if,
at some later date, the hapū partition is
upgraded to a full partition, then the council’s
consent will be needed. if ownership of any
of the land is sold or transferred outside
of the hapū, the court can require that a
portion of the land be set apart as a Māori
reservation for the common use and benefit
of the new Zealand people.
When a hapū partition is created, the new
titles are noted of that designation. if,
at some later date, the hapū partition is
upgraded to a full partition, then the council’s
consent will be needed. if ownership of any
of the land is sold or transferred outside
of the hapū, the court can require that a
portion of the land be set apart as a Māori
reservation for the common use and benefit
of the new Zealand people.
Apply online
Download the application form
Wāwāhanga whānui (utu tāpae $228)
Full partition (filing fee $228)
A full partition allows the transfer of the new blocks by gift or sale outside of the existing ownership group.
In your application you’ll need to provide:
written consents of the trustees
written consents of the beneficiaries
evidence of a properly notified meeting(s) held to terminate the trust, and
a schedule of land to be removed from the trust and to who those shares will be transferred
If you apply to terminate a trust which was set up under section 132(6) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act (Māori customary land being managed by another Māori land trust), the land must be vested in another trus...
If ownership of any of the land is sold or transferred outside
of the hapū, the MLC can require a portion of the land be set
apart as a Māori reservation8 for the common use and benefit
of the people of Aotearoa.
AP-20240000003186 45/93 Josie Wade, Henry Francis
(counsel acting)
CJ 2024/29 - Penetana Matiu Heta
also known as Ben Matthews and a
succession order made at 18 Kaitaia
MB 354-356 on 3/4/1995 -
Application to the Chief Judge
AP-20240000003200 45/93 Karamea Insley CJ 2024/25 - Awanui Haparapara No.
1 Māori Reservation block and an
order appointing trustees made at 2
Conference MB 23-25 on 18/4/1996
- Application to the Chief Judge
AP-20240000003255 45/93 Wairere Ormsby CJ 2024/2...
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
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APPLICATION NO:
SECTION:
APPLICA...
Judge Williams’ then attended Auckland Institute of Technology (as it was known then) for two years studying Chartered Accountancy, before transferring to Auckland University to study conjoint Law and Arts degrees and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Māori in 1994 and a Bachelor of Laws in 1995.
