• The age and date of birth (if known) need only be stated if under 20. • Under Deceased, indicate Y if deceased, or N if living. If deceased, under Date of death (if known) write the date of death if you know it, and under Children of deceased indicate Y if the deceased had children and N if they had no children
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (787 kb)
• The age and date of birth (if known) need only be stated if under 20. • Under Deceased, indicate Y if deceased, or N if living. If deceased, under Date of death (if known) write the date of death if you know it, and under Children of deceased indicate Y if the deceased had children and N if they had no children
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (919 kb)
No or insufficient evidence has been identified for the deceased and the Court will now hear evidence as to the successors for the deceased.
Documents/SILNA/S113-29-93-Appln-to-Determine-Successors-for-SILNA-Lands-Hawea-Wanaka.pdf (407 kb)
(specify relationship ie father, mother, sister, brother or not related) Deceased’s gender: Male Female Deceased’s age: Date of death: Place of death: Gender diverse (A copy of the death certificate is provided (see note 1 on page 9) 2 I /WE ATTENDED THE TANGI OR FUNERAL OF THE DECEASED: YES NO 3 I /WE UNDERSTAND THAT ANY WILL OF THE DECEASED DOES NOT APPLY TO SUCCESSION FOR SILNA LANDS: YES NO Page 3 For more information visit www.justice.govt.nz/courts...
The information you’ll need is: • all the deceased person’s names (including maiden name, if applicable) • the deceased person’s siblings’ names • the deceased person’s parents’ names (including their mother’s maiden name) • the names of anyone from whom the deceased person may have obtained interests • the names of the lands in which the deceased person may have had interests.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (362 kb)
Searching Māori Land Court records Before starting a search, get together as much of the following information about the deceased person as possible. This information will assist the Māori Land Court to determine all land interests: • all the deceased person’s names (including maiden name, if applicable) • the deceased person’s brothers’ and sisters’ names • the deceased person’s parents’ names (including the mother’s maiden name) • the names of anyone fro...
Searching Māori Land Court records Before starting a search, get together as much of the following information about the deceased person as possible. This information will assist the Māori Land Court to determine all land interests: • all the deceased person’s names (including maiden name, if applicable) • the deceased person’s brothers’ and sisters’ names • the deceased person’s parents’ names (including the mother’s maiden name) • the names of anyone fro...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
who claim(s) to be entitled to an interest under the will or on the intestacy of the deceased person The Court has made a succession order and additional interests of the deceased person in Māori freehold land have been located.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22A-Application-for-succession-additional-interests.pdf (212 kb)
Use this form to request a confirmed search of interests that may be held in the name of any deceased person who may have interests in Māori Freehold Land.
SUCCESSION ORDER An order of the Māori Land Court that transfers the land interests of a deceased person to their successors. SUCCESSOR A person who receives, as of right, all or a share of a deceased person’s estate.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
