Factsheet Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025
Appealing access decisions • Water service providers may enter land to carry out water infrastructure work with the landowner’s written consent or following an internal review decision.
Appealing access decisions • Water service providers may enter land to carry out water infrastructure work with the landowner’s written consent or following an internal review decision.
Full names of owner's children: a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. 3.
The spouse/partner* desires to give up in writing their right to receive any income or discretionary grants from the interest (written consent to giving up of right attached). The spouse/partner* desires to exercise their right to occupy the principal family home on [name of block(s) on which dwelling is located].____________________________________________________________________________ The spouse/partner* desires to give up in writing their right to occupy the principal family home...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (826 kb)
Setting up an incorporation Previously, landowners seeking to form an incorporation need to show that owners with not less than 15 percent of shares in the Māori land consented to the proposal.
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...
Documents/Articles/Detailed-list-of-fee-changes.pdf (287 kb)
A summary of the Court orders to be sought to determine the owners and status of the land. The matter of ownership needed to be resolved first, as any application for accretion would be made by the owners of the land.
The spouse/partner* wishes to give up in writing their entitlement to a life interest (written consent to giving up of right attached). The spouse/partner* desires to give up in writing their right to receive any income or discretionary grants from the interest (written consent to giving up of right attached).
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (1.2 mb)
Persons bound to deal with property on behalf of the owners or beneficiaries. The trustee becomes the legal owner when the order appointing them as trustee for the land is registered against the title.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
A further complication is that section 338(12) provides that the trustees of a Māori reservation may, with the consent of the Court, grant a lease or occupation licence of a reservation for a term not exceeding 14 years (including any term or terms of renewal).
On this page Applying for succession Succession application types Succession and whāngai Succession with no living descendants Succession with a living husband, wife, or partner Māori freehold land can be owned by one owner or several owners and in some cases, there might be hundreds of owners in one block or title of land.