Banking Practice Note
Where the title to the land is held directly by the owners (i.e. there is no administration structure in place) the owners have to apply to the Registrar for a certificate of confirmation per s 160 of the Act.
Where the title to the land is held directly by the owners (i.e. there is no administration structure in place) the owners have to apply to the Registrar for a certificate of confirmation per s 160 of the Act.
In 1894 the Court was given jurisdiction to grant probate and letters of administration with respect to Māori people. The Court lost this jurisdiction in 1967.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
Proposition 2: All Māori land should be capable of utilisation and effective administration The report recommends that the Act be amended to provide for a new category of governor of Māori land known as an “external manager or administrator”.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
Te mana whakahaere rawa whaiaro Formal administration / letters of administration Formal administration / letters of administration is where the High Court confirms legal authority to a person to manage the estate of someone who has passed away.
It’s designed to promote the use and administration of the land in the interest of the owners.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
Ngā puka taupānga me te puka Tarahiti Succession and Trust application forms Form 20: Certificate by administrator Rule 10.2(3), Sections 111 or 113 (PDF 263 kb) Form 21: Succession (grant of administration) Rule 10.2(2)(a), Sections 113 and 117 (PDF 617 kb) Form 22: Succession (no grant of administration) Rule 10.2(1),(2), Sections 113 and 118 (PDF 392 kb) Form 23: Application for whānau trust (with succession) Rule 12.3, Section...
APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: AP-20240000002116 18(1)(a)/93 Deputy Registrar Estate of Waitangi Tait - Determination of a Life Interest AP-20240000001524 86/93 Deputy Registrar Christina Wilson also known as Christina White - Succession - Amendment of Court record with multiple administration errors at (117 Tairawhiti MB 103-105 dated 10/03/2023 (AP-20230000027106) AP-20240000002096 86/93 Deputy Registrar Mangawhariki 5A block - Amendment of Court record incorrectl...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 1 1:00 PM AP-20230000033027 Reg 21/94 Roxane Hutana, Dianne Phyllis Smith Whataarakai 1A Māori Reservation (Mataweka Marae & Nohomaiterangi Marae Trust) – Inquiry into the administration of a Māori Reservation – Inquiry into the administration of a Māori Reservation SP 2 1:00 PM AP-20240000010879 239/93 Deputy Registrar Replace Kohine Rata, Pania Smith, Parekaiuru Hemmingsen and Tomoana Patariki White with Aaliyah Chakaia Ahuru-...
Documents/Panui/6.-Special-Takitimu-4-November-2024.pdf (144 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 1 1:00 PM AP-20230000033027 Reg 21 Roxane Hutana, Dianne Phyllis Smith Whataarakai 1A Māori Reservation (Mataweka Marae & Nohomaiterangi Marae Trust) – Inquiry into the administration of a Māori Reservation – Inquiry into the administration of a Māori Reservation SP 2 1:00 PM AP-20240000010879 239/93 Deputy Registrar Replace Kohine Rata, Pania Smith, Parekaiuru Hemmingsen and Tomoana Patariki White with Aaliyah Chakaia Ahuru-Mow...
Documents/Panui/14.-Special-Takitimu-4-November-2024.pdf (144 kb)
For example, for an application for succession, you’ll need a death certificate, any grant of administration (grant of probate2 or letters of administration3) or the original will, minutes of a whānau meeting if a whānau trust is required, and consents of the proposed trustees.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)