If this is not done, the Court may direct that formal notice be given to the
beneficiaries.
5 Wills
Wills do not apply to these successions to SILNA Lands under the Court’s inquiry under section 29 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
6 Checklist of documents required
• Death certificate or other evidence as to death (see note 1 above)
• Whakapapa, where possible
MAORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS
This application should be lodged with the Registrar in th...
COPY FEES
Please note: The Māori Land CourtFees
Regulations 2013 set the following fees for copying
records (regardless of whether or not it is supplied
electronically or as a hard copy):
• 20c per black and white page
• 40c per colour page
There is limited discretion to reduce or waive this fee,
however this is considered on a case by case basis
and large requests, or those that require significant
research, may incur a fee.
So, this is a general acknowledgement to everyone that has assisted with preparations in order for this day to come to fruition, those from within my own hapū and iwi, my friends and colleagues, and those that helped from within the Court - especially to Amiria, descendant of the Whanganui River - my acknowledgements and thanks to you all.
All other applications will
not be processed until the court reopens on Monday, 5 January 2026.
Step 1
Complete the required application form MLC-Form-1-General-application.pdf and
if appropriate a request for fee waiver MLC-Document-A1-request-waiver.pdf
Step 2
Call the relevant district Duty Registrar regarding your urgent application.
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Application Checklist For Acceptance
All applications MUST:
Have all relevant sections of the form completed
Be dated
Be signed by the applicant(s) and/or Counsel
Have applicant(s) full contact details:
Contact address;
Phone details: Home:
Mobile:
Email:
Other:
Where applicable have a statement of preferred place of hearing as opposed to
District
Where appropriate and applicable, have proper witnessing
Appropriate fee
