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NATIONAL PĀNUI Ākuhata | August 2026 2
Summary of General Statutory Provisions
The following table provides a brief description of the most common sections in this document.
ISSN 2463-3763 (Online)
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NATIONAL PĀNUI January | Hānuere 2026 2
Summary of General Statutory Provisions
The following table provides a brief description of the most common sections in this document.
Ngā puka taupānga me te puka Tarahiti
Succession and Trust application forms
External link
Form 20: Certificate by administrator
Rule 10.2(3), Sections 111 or 113
(PDF 85 kb)
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Form 21: Succession (grant of administration)
Rule 10.2(2)(a), Sections 113 and 117
(PDF 233 kb)
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Form 22: Succession (no grant of administration)
Rule 10.2(1),(2), Sections 113 and 118
(PDF 216 kb)
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Form
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NATIONAL PĀNUI April | Āperira 2025 2
Summary of General Statutory Provisions
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Phone: 04 914 3000 Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz Postal address: DX Box: SX11203 Wellington Street address: Level 7, Fujitsu Tower 141 The Terrace Wellington Ngā puka tono
Application forms
Find the application form you need.
Tono tuihono
Apply online
Submit your application online in Pātaka Whenua.
Fee increase summary
Current rate New rate
$22 $23
$66 $68
$220 $228
$385 $399
Detailed fee list
Māori Land Court Current rate (inc
GST)
New rate
(inc GST)
Filing an application in respect of the following:
(a) hearing and determining any claim to recover damages from trespass or any other
injury to Māori freehold land
(b) hearing and determining any proceeding founded on contract or tort where debt,
demand, or damage relates to Māori freehold land
(c) any other de...
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NATIONAL PĀNUI September | Hepetema 2025 2
Summary of General Statutory Provisions
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This form should not be used if the decision or determination of the Māori Land Court is an interim or preliminary
decision in which there remain outstanding matters for the Court to address.
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WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?
Use this form to file an appeal against an interim or preliminary decision or determination of the Māori Land
Court in which there remain outstanding matters for the Court to address.