For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz FORM 23 Rule 12.3 TICK THE APPROPRIATE CHECKBOX: The beneficiaries entitled to succeed have agreed to constitute a Whānau Trust and vest the interests of the deceased into the proposed trustees.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-23-Application-Whanau-Trust.pdf (149 kb)
If those entitled do wish to vest the deceased’s interests into a whānau trust please complete and attach application form 23. Name Postal address Relationship (a) Parent: (b) Parent: FULL NAMES OF BIRTH PARENTS of WHĀNGAI (if known): Male Female Gender diverse Deceased?
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (510 kb)
Apply to occupy your land Raihana ki te noho (utu tāpae $23) Licence to occupy (filing fee $23) A licence is a contract between you and other owners (or their representatives, such as trustees) that permits certain activities to occur on all or part of your land.
Apply for a fee remittal in Pātaka Whenua Download the fee remittal application form From 1 July 2025, the Māori Land Court fees will increase by 3.65%.
Apply online Download the application form Tukuna ngā pūtea e puritia ana e tētahi tarahiti (utu tāpae $23) Release funds held by a trust (filing fee $23) If a trust, company, accountant, government agency, Māori Trustee, or other person is holding money you've received from Māori land, you can apply to get this money paid to you.
...kb) Form 21: Succession (grant of administration) Rule 10.2(2)(a), Sections 113 and 117 (PDF 510 kb) Form 22: Succession (no grant of administration) Rule 10.2(1),(2), Sections 113 and 118 (PDF 512 kb) Form 23: Application for whānau trust (with succession) Rule 12.3, Section 214 (PDF 149 kb) Form 36: Application to constitute a whānau trust (non-succession) Rule 12.3, Section 214 (PDF 285 kb) Form 37...
(If the application is not under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act give details as to the Act) (State number of section(s) under which application is made) For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz Form 01 Rule 4.2 (2) WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR? Applications that do not have a prescribed form in the rules must be completed using this form.
...create a Whānau Trust by vesting some or all of your interests in trustees to hold on behalf of the descendants of a given person or tupuna (the beneficiaries) If you are creating a Whānau Trust as part of a succession application please complete form 23.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-36-Application-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust-202104.pdf (285 kb)
The fee is shown on the application form. A family member will need to attend the Māori Land Court hearing to answer any questions that the Judge might have.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
The fee is shown on the application form. A family member will need to attend the Māori Land Court hearing to answer any questions that the Judge might have.
