For example: 6 Tere Te Mete GD 16 1 Smith Street, Tauranga Gender Page 7 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 07/25 - 21 13 DID THE DECEASED LEGALLY ADOPT ANY CHILDREN INTO THEIR FAMILY OR WERE ANY CHILDREN ADOPTED OUT OF THE FAMILY? YES - if YES complete the details below: NO - if NO go to question 14.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (370 kb)
Such protection makes a great deal of sense because marae, meeting places and wāhi tapu are places of special significance to Māori communities, and naturally we do not want to treat such places as if they were simply saleable commodities. However, “alienation” is broadly defined in Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
Entitlement to succession Before 1 July 1993, Māori incorporation shares were dealt with in the same way as other personal property (like cars and cash).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (355 kb)
Only applications and sittings that were confirmed at the time of this publication are listed.
Documents/Panui/0323323-Ministry-of-Justice_National-Panui-May-2023-PROOF.pdf (823 kb)
This working list is comprised of successors to the 50 original beneficiaries who were allocated land between Lakes Hāwea and Wānaka (‘The Neck’) under the ‘SILNA’ scheme.
Documents/SILNA/Working-List-of-Potential-Owners-Hawea-Wanaka-SILNA-as-at-25-May-2025.pdf (1.1 mb)
I commented on the obvious importance of good governance to our Māori and New Zealand futures. While my comments were focussed on Māori land, they are equally applicable to other Māori assets.
Only applications and sittings that were confirmed at the time of this publication are listed.
Documents/Panui/1128623-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-January-2024-web.pdf (3.1 mb)
Page 3 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 07/25 - 34 CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED: List of owners present at the gathering Statement setting out how the alienee is a member of one of the preferred classes of alienees (if applicable), including any necessary whakapapa details Roll valuation or special valuation of the land and any improvements to it by a registered valuer (as applicable) Minutes of the family gathering or, if no minutes were kept, a stateme...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-34-Confirmation-family-gathering.pdf (105 kb)
Full names of owner's brothers and sisters: (if any and specify whether full brother or sister, whether half brother or sister, whether any were adopted in or out of family, whether legally or as a whāngai) a.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-1-General-application-v2.pdf (113 kb)
If you don’t have these conversations, whānau who were not informed could object to your application in court.
