MLC Form 19 Application search
Use this form to request a confirmed search of interests that may be held in the name of any deceased person who may have interests in Māori Freehold Land.
Use this form to request a confirmed search of interests that may be held in the name of any deceased person who may have interests in Māori Freehold Land.
Include any person who have been legally adopted into the family.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (371 kb)
Include any person who have been legally adopted into the family.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (370 kb)
Rapua a Pātaka Whenua Search Pātaka Whenua Search the court record online in Pātaka Whenua.
However, from my own personal experience the benefits are there and I would encourage persons, when bringing succession applications, to seriously consider the formation of a whānau trust.
Where a determination or order has already been made by a registrar, affected persons may also apply to the court to seek a review of that determination or order.
Documents/Panui/0525724-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-July-2024-web.pdf (880 kb)
The Court is conducting an inquiry to determine the successors to the persons listed in the approved list for the Hawea/Wanaka Substitute Block (SILNA).
Documents/SILNA/S113-29-93-Appln-to-Determine-Successors-for-SILNA-Lands-Hawea-Wanaka.pdf (407 kb)
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)
Where a determination or order has already been made by a Registrar, affected persons may also apply to the Court to seek a review of that determination or order.
Documents/Panui/0305124-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-April-2024.pdf (1.7 mb)
This means issues of a personal and sensitive nature to whānau may be discussed in a public court hearing.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Amendments-to-Te-Ture-Whenua-Maori-Act-1993-December-2020.pdf (891 kb)