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CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED Death Certificate or other evidence as to death (see note (i) above) Original or certified copy of the Will Written confirmation to surrender lifetime right (where applicable) Consents to succession by whāngai (where applicable) Minutes of meeting agreeing to constitute a Whānau Trust (where applicable) Completed Whānau Trust form and draft Trust order (where applicable) Notes to assist appli...

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (371 kb)

Applying to the Māori Land Court for succession You need to file an application for succession at a Māori Land Court office.

Uploads/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)

Applying to the Māori Land Court for succession You need to file an application for succession at a Māori Land Court office.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)

TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 3 10:00 AM AP-20240000011918 239/93 Marcelle Williams He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Patetere/Merengaere Whānau Trust Replace Simeon Williams with Marcelle Williams as a responsible trustee of Patetere/Merengaere Whānau Trust Waikato Maniapoto PĀNUI SP 4 10:15 AM AP-20240000001324 214/93 219/93 220/93 222/93 Colettee Marsh Phyllis Brooks He whakatū i te Colettee Marsh Whānau Trust...

Documents/Panui/44.-Waikato-Maniapoto-9-July-2025.pdf (172 kb)

Therefore, they will succeed to the land even if they do not have a blood connection to the owners.

Located in:  Māori land Becoming a landowner

Some Māori land titles have a majority of owners who cannot or will not succeed to their ownership interest despite attempts to encourage them to succeed.

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)

Your application will be considered ‘uncontested’ when: • it has been notified according to Māori Land Court Rules; and • it has been published in the Māori Land Court’s National Pānui; and • no one has objected to the application.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Simple-and-uncontested-succession-applications-web-version.pdf (183 kb)

1 Notification of applications that have not been finally determined (over 6 months old) 30 November 2024 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule 5.11(2)(b) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 being applications which are 6 months or older as at 30 November 2024, and which are currently held by the Registrar in the District set out, or, in the case of applications to the Chie...

Documents/5-11-reports/2024-11-30-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC.pdf (4.8 mb)

certify that the person(s) named and described in the Schedule attached to this document are entitled to succeed to the beneficial interests in the land described in that Schedule, and that each person is to receive the shares or proportion of shares set out opposite the name of that person.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-20-Certificate-by-administrator.pdf (263 kb)

In the case of Māori land, it is the person(s) entitled to succeed to the Māori land who succeed to both interests.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)