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‘Simple’ succession applications have no complicating
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succession includes:
• all the people to succeed are the natural children of the
person who has passed away, and they will all receive
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• 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
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APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
AP-20230000021362
A20230008262
18(1)(a)/93 Valerie Taina Vander
Byl
Gladys Rawhinia Matoe (Te Huna) -
Determination of Life Interest (further interests)
AP-20230000031063 118(6)/93 Deputy Registrar William Joseph Gardiner - succession (further
interests)
AP-20230000022813
A20160003772
239/93 Te Pahunga Martin
William Davis
Sections 57, 58, 70, 72 and 100 of the Ratana
Pa (Ratana Paa Reserve Trust) - Variation of
trust orde...
S The total number of allocated ownership records recorded in all blocks is 3,136.458.
Land Interest Trusts
S The total number of Whānau Trusts nationally is 12,247
S The total number of Kaitiaki Trusts nationally is 2,459
Exclusion list
The following land types have been excluded from this update:
S Crown Land, Crown Land Reserved for Māori, Other, General Land owned by Māori (a total of 450 blocks covering an
area of 23,452.1288 ha)
S Blocks pending internal revie...
Awaiting Administrative Action
A20190007011 8/08/2019 Tamati and Margaret Makara Whanau Trust - and orders constituting a whanau trust made at 99 Whangarei MB 34-36 (23/02/2004) - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 Tainui Noble 1.
Awaiting Administrative Action
A20190007011 8/08/2019 Tamati and Margaret Makara Whanau Trust - and orders constituting a whanau trust made at 99 Whangarei MB 34-36 (23/02/2004) - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 Tainui Noble 1.
Prepare for Court hearing
AP-20230000027504
A20210008482
21/06/2021 Te Runanga-A -Iwi-O-Ngapuhi - application referred to the Court pursuant to sections 26C and 237 of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 to determine a
dispute concerning the interpretation and intent of clause 4.7(b)(i) of Te Runanga-A-Iwi O-Ngapuhi TrustDeed (the TrustDeed) and whether the
decision making process was consistent with clauses 26-30 of the TrustDeed.
26C/93, 237/93, 1...
