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APPLICATION
FOR PARTITION OR COMBINED PARTITION
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Section 289 or 298
Form 39
Rule 13.1
WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?
Use this form to apply to the Court for a partition of Māori Land or the combined partition of Māori and General Land
to separate out owner’s shares into new land titles.
HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM
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This form must be filed at the office of the Court at
Christchurch;
Please ensure that all information required on the
form is completed;
Where possible, please supply the names and
contact details of the successors that listed in this
form;
Due to the nature of these applications, and in terms
of the Court’s inquiry under section 29 of Te Ture
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The main priorities for the Court now are first, to remedy errors in the lists, using s 86 of TTWMA, and second, to update the list of successors based on previous and new evidence, the latter of which requires hearings to be held so evidence can be heard. An application form based on the existing form for successions has been modified for the purposes of SILNA determinations, and individual applications are linked to a central file to ensure consistency.
The unique relationship between Māori and whenua is
recognised by the MLC, and the records held by the Court
form an invaluable part of the whakapapa of all Māori people.
RESET FORM
WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?
This application form has been modified specifically for use in determining the successors for South Island Landless
Natives (SILNA) lands in accordance with Part 15 of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement.
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.