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(Please show name of deceased and any known aliases contained in the approved List of Successors for
Hawea/Wanaka Substitute Block for which successors need to be determined.)
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The Māori Land Court of New Zealand
(Please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which some or all of the lands or the subject matter of the application is located)
Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato-Maniapoto Waiariki
Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu
BLOCK(S):
NAME OF TRUST OR MĀORI RESERVATION:
APPLICATION:
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Applying for succession
Succession application types
Succession and whāngai
Succession with no living descendants
Succession with a living husband, wife, or partner Māori freehold land can be owned by one owner or several owners and in some cases, there might be hundreds of owners in one block or title of land. The accurate documentation of succession to land is critical and enables landowners to work together to make decisions about its use for the benefit of all landowner...
Instruments of alienation, statements of account, block order files, or other documents or
plans, or copies of them relevant to the Court title record and deposited with or held by the
Court; and
E.
Ahu whenua and whenua tōpū trusts are
land management trusts and generally involve whole
blocks of land.
• Kaitiaki trust
A kaitiaki trust relates solely to an individual who is a
minor5 or has a disability6 and is unable to manage their
own affairs.
Signature of executor/administrator Dated: / /
Signature of Witness Dated: / /
Capacity of Witness:
Address of Witness:
Signature of executor/administrator Dated: / /
Signature of Witness Dated: / /
Capacity of Witness:
Address of Witness:
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Land / Block
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If any other person subsequently becomes a party to the proceedings the lawyer
appointed and engaged must, as soon as reasonably practicable, give an equivalent
notice to the new party.
9 Taueki v Horowhenua 11 (Lake) Māori Reservation Trust – Horowhenua 11 (Lake) Block [2019] Māori
Appellate Court MB 652 (2019 APPEAL 652) at [27].
Fee: $
SCHEDULE OF LANDS
Shares Block
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MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS
All applications may be lodged with the Registrar in any office of the Māori Land Court
CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:
Copy or photocopy of full Death Certificate (where life tenant or joint tenant is deceased)
Written confirmation to surrender life interest (where applicant is not life tenant)
Copy or photocopy of Marriage Certifi...
The Act recognises that blocks of Māori land are generally
owned by people connected to each other and to the land
through kin groups, such as iwi7 and hapū8.
COMBINED PARTITION
An owner or group of owners may benefit by combining their
interests, held in two neighbouring blocks, into one block. For
instance, they may own block A and also have an interest in
block B.