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Legal representation Generally, you will not need a lawyer to represent you at court hearings.

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Why make this change? Succession to Māori land interests can be complex for whānau and for whāngai, and Māori land is often owned by members of different whānau (with different views on whāngai succession).

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Succession-for-whangai-web-version.pdf (172 kb)

Ahu whenua and whenua tōpū trusts are land management trusts and generally involve whole blocks of land

Uploads/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)

Ahu whenua and whenua tōpū trusts are land management trusts and generally involve whole blocks of land

Uploads/MOJ0217-v2.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)

Ahu whenua and whenua tōpū trusts are land management trusts and generally involve whole blocks of land

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)

I went on to discover however that at the time those succession applications were made, various Māori land interests had not been identified by the Court and were not included in the 1967 orders.

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Any owner or interested person may use this form to apply to the Court to call or direct the Registrar to call a meeting of assembled owners for any Māori Freehold land or General Land owned by Māori to consider 1 or more resolutions for those matters set out in section 172 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (attached as a schedule to this form) Office use: Application: ACCEPTED / REFUSED Dated: ..............................................................

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-32-Application-to-call-meeting.pdf (135 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 19 10:00AM AP-20230000019637 A20160002930 45/93 Flora Falanaki CJ 2016/14 - Donald McLeod - and succession orders made at 38 South Island MB 228-232 on 10/08/1961 - Application to the Chief Judge SP 20 10:15AM AP-20230000019652 A20170006414 45/93 Rihitia Totorewa, Rangaiti Mathews CJ 2017/35 - Parihaka Papakainga and a trustee order made at 72 Taranaki MB 86 on 25 January 1962 - Application to the Chief Judge SP 21...

Documents/Panui/16.-Te-Whakamaene-Chief-Judge-Specials-19-June-2024.pdf (141 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 1 10:00AM AP-20230000027483 A20210003002 45/93 Aza Sheree Temahinerangi Smith CJ 2021/2 - Evelyn Potahi Smith or Evlyn Smith and Kima Joseph Smith - and succession orders made at 307 Rotorua MB 23-28 on 6 March 2007 - Application to the Chief Judge SP 2 10:15AM AP-20230000022705 A20160001791 45/93 Michel Manning CJ 2016/5 - Kukuwhero also known as Maraea Waaka or Tarawhata - Succession order made on 25 Jun...

Documents/Panui/15.-Te-Whakamaene-Chief-Judge-Specials-18-June-2024.pdf (146 kb)

CJ 2023/62 - Hone Neho Popata and a succession order made at 3 Kaitaia Succession MB 92-102 on 27/9/2006 - Application to the Chief Judge SP 21 11:45 AM AP-20240000013679 45/93 Wiremu Rudolph.

Documents/Panui/2.-10-December-2025-Panui-CJ.pdf (149 kb)