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APPLICATION FOR EXCHANGE ORDER
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Section 310
Form 35
Rule 11.24
WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?
Use this form when exchanging some or all of your interests in Māori Land by sale or gift with some or all of the Māori
Land interests of a different owner in a different block of Māori Land.
You can complete this form if the deceased left a Will. However, if the Will has been probated or letters of
administration or an election to administer have been granted by the High Court – you must complete Form 21.
If you do not intend to seek a grant of probate or administration in the estate you should complete the application for
succession without administration on Form 22.
HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM
(i) This form must be accompanied with the
appropriate application fee and may be filed at
any office of the Court;
(ii) Please ensure that all information required on
the form is completed;
(iii) Where tick boxes are provided please ensure
you tick...
Where appointments are made, there is a great need for trustee training programmes to be available to ensure that new trustees understand their roles and responsibilities.
Trustees and Māori communities must spend a considerable amount of time and effort fundraising, making applications for grants and donating their own time to working bees and the like to look after the reservation.
Steven Dodd - Kairēhita Matua
Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Rangiwewehi Steve first began work in the Maori Affairs Department in July 1984 working Māori Trustee and then the Land Development division before becoming an Alienation Officer in 1989.
Apply online
Download the application form (form 30)
Download the application form (form 31) Transferring land to someone who is not a member of the PCA
To transfer your land by gift or sale to a someone who is not a member of the preferred class of alienee (link to definition), you will need to apply for a confirmation of alienee.
These rights apply for the surviving spouse’s lifetime, unless they remarry, form a civil union, enter a de facto relationship, or give up their rights by choice.