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If there are neither children of the deceased nor brothers or sisters, then next of kin are the nearest
relatives on the side of the family from whom the land originated. Generally speaking, where next of kin die before the person
from whom succession is sought, the children of the next of kin are entitled to the share they would have received had they
survived the deceased.
4 Notice of hearing
While an applicant is not required to give formal notice of hearing to other beneficiar...
Our kaimahi can answer pātai and provide printed application forms, ownership lists, and publicly available court records. For general enquiries, you don't need an appointment.
The appellation
of the combined Areas 1 and 2 to be known as Aorere, or such other appellation as the
Surveyor-General and the Court shall agree.
Then lastly, the Court, of its own motion pursuant to section 37(3) of the Act makes a
further order as follows:
Pursuant to section 183(4) of the Act appointing Ropata Taylor and Ihaia Raharuhi as
interim agents for the purposes set out in section 183(6) on behalf of all the owners,
and in particular to negotiate with the Tasman...
(iii) Next of Kin – where there is no will the next of kin for the purposes of succession are children of the deceased; if there are no children then brothers and
sisters; if neither of these then next of kin are the nearest relatives on the side of the family from whom the land originated. Generally speaking where next
of kin die before the person from whom succession is sought their children are entitled to the share they would have received had they survived the deceased.
The modern Māori Land Court exists in an environment that is significantly different to that in which was created on 30 October 1865 by the General Assembly of the New Zealand Colony under the Native Lands Act 1865.
Toitū te Whenua
Land Information New Zealand
Toitū te Whenua hold information about historical transfers, surveying titles, or land that has been converted to general land. You can request copies of land records registered with them.
Application fees
Ngā tono me te kore utu
Applications without fees
Application for Dispute Resolution
Application to form a Whānau Trust (when filed together with succession)
An application under the Family Protection Act 1955
An application under the Law Reform (Testamentary Promises) Act 1949
Ngā tono $23
$23 applications
Changing your name in the Māori Land Court record
Noting of mortgages, leases, licenses or other land use agreements by a registrar
Confirmation of an alienation...
We will help you to:
appoint a mediator
confirm a suitable date and venue for the mediation hui
Attend the mediation hui
At the mediation hui, the mediator will facilitate kōrero and wānanga between the parties about the dispute and guide them to come up with their own workable solutions. Generally, when you arrive the mediator will welcome the parties and explain the process for mediation, including any tikanga practices you have agreed on.
Access to Māori land was generally considered when the title of the land was originally issued and in many cases:
a roadway would have been created to give access to the land
there may have already been a public or private roadway servicing the land, or
a right of way to access land, across a neighbouring property, may have been put in place.
He has specialised in
Māori legal issues including
Māori land law, Treaty settle-
ments, post-settlement gov-
ernance advice for iwi groups,
Waitangi Tribunal, and general
public law disputes and legis-
lative developments.
