• In the unlikely event that no one is entitled to succeed, the Court can determine who should succeed and, if necessary, create a trust for the deceased’s interests.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (362 kb)
More information on whānau trusts can be found in ‘Māori Land Trusts’, available from Māori Land Court offices.
More information on whānau trusts can be found in ‘Māori Land Trusts’, available from Māori Land Court offices.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
You can submit your application online in Pātaka Whenua.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 10:30 AM AP-20240000011846 237/93 Lake Taupō Forest Trust Lake Taupō Forest Trust and Tauranga Taupō 2B1B Block - Seeking Directions from the Court SP2 10:30 AM AP-20230000029609 241/93 Jacqueline Gates Lake Taupō Forest Trust - Partial termination of trust in respect of Hautu 1B1B2B1E1 block SP3 10:30 AM AP-20250000001570 241/93 242/93 Aroha French He tauwehenga i ētahi pānga whenua atu i te Lake Taupō Forest Trus...
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-July-2025-Edition.pdf (2.9 mb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP21 11:10 AM AP-20250000004182 239/93 Maria Ripo Kahui He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Ripo Tautahi Whānau Trust Replace Joe Ahie and Robin Irving with Joanne Ahie-Taylor and Rayleen Moana Anderson (Skinner) as responsible trustees of the Ripo Tautahi Whānau Trust SP22 11:15 AM AP-20250000010925 239/93 Kimberley Anne Wallace He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Waitetoko Point Trust Replace Metiria Rame...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 12 11:25 AM AP-20240000006105 239/93 Judith Treanor He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Treanor-Haworth Whānau Trust Add Judith Julian Treanor and Thomas Treanor as additional responsible trustees 13 11:30 AM AP-20240000009394 241/93 Erena Rangimarama Theresa Te Pau Konui Rahui He tauwehenga i ētahi pānga whenua atu i te Hone Mereana Te Pau Konui whānau trust Removal of land interests from the Hone Mereana Te Pau...
I am/We are* the beneficiary/beneficiaries* of a whānau trust, [name of whānau trust], ______________________________________________________________________ which holds a beneficial interest in the block. 2.
In some special cases where the applicant is infirm the Court will arrange a home visit. Who can prosecute the application Generally the applicant should be at the Court hearing but if he or she is unable to be there he/she can instruct a solicitor to attend, or arrange for another family member to attend.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
I had as normal an upbringing as you can expect with a father who kept on getting unusual jobs, and that’s a testament to my parents’ low key approach.
