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Unless exemptions apply, they are treated in the same way as Māori land interests. Whānau trusts A whānau trust can be set up at the time of succession.

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

Papahoro ana ngā pari tahataha o taku whenua kura Tērā te pōkeao ka riakina. Ko te pou herenga tangata, ko te pou herenga whenua, ko te pou whare kōrero – ka tūwhera Te Kooti!

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)

Before you submit an application to the Court, make sure you have had a kōrero with your whānau. Kaitiaki whenua (land guardianship) is about the collective and the wellbeing of whenua, whānau and whakapapa.

Located in:  Our application process Apply to the court

This information helps us to find the correct records relating to your whānau and whenua so we can make sure the land is being transferred to the right people.

Located in:  Māori land Becoming a landowner

If those entitled do wish to vest the deceased’s interests into a whānau trust please complete and attach application form 23.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (512 kb)

Whakapapa is crucial to succession for Māori because it underpins connections to whānau, tribal groups and whenua. A primary function of succession for Māori is to maintain whakapapa connections to their whenua (land), whānau(family), tupuna (ancestors) and atua (gods). 51 Joseph Williams “Lex Aotearoa: An Heroic Attempt to Map the Māori Dimension in Modern New Zealand Law” (2013) 21 Waikato L Rev 1 at 4. 52 Joseph Williams “Lex Aotearoa: An Heroic A...

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)

Introduction While hearing succession applications I often find myself suggesting to those appearing in front of me to consider forming a whānau trust.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

  Rapu mā te kaipupuri whenua Search by landowner You can search for whenua that you have an interest in to learn more about the whakapapa of the whenua and the whānau.

Located in:  The court record

MĀORI INCORPORATIONS Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)

They can delay whānau connection to whenua, and plans for developing land.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Dispute-resolution-service-web-version.pdf (132 kb)