(ii) That persons entitled to succeed are correctly listed in this application. (iii) That there are no disputes as to succession or issues to be settled before an order can be made.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (510 kb)
If you’re not sure which application form to complete, you can find more information about different types of applications in our Whenua section.
We produce our own draft order; OR YES NO We wish to use the Court’s standard trust order.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-37-Constitute-Ahu-Whenua-Trust.pdf (246 kb)
You may see applications referred to as: CJ YYYY/NN Where: • CJ = prefix to indicate the application is one made to the Chief Judge • YYYY = year in which the application was received (starts from 1965-) • NN = A sequential number which is incremented as a new application is received.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
The Native Land Act 1909 gave the Court a power to make adoption orders, but this jurisdiction was transferred to the Magistrate’s Court by the Adoption Act of 1955.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
Office use: Application: ACCEPTED / REFUSED Dated: ..............................................................
Common term for a trust order is a trust deed, which is the term used in the Trusts Act 2019. 9.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
You can apply to create a whānau trust through an application for succession, or as a stand-alone application.
(state full name), apply for a Partition Order/Combined Partition Order of the above land.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-39-Application-for-a-partition.pdf (322 kb)
The trustees are not required to give reasons for their decision on an application unless they have been required to do so by an order of the Māori Land Court.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
