Applications are grouped by District and include the application reference number, the date on which the application was filed, the subject of the application, the section of the Act under which the application is made and the name of the applicant(s).
Pātaka Whenua gives you the ability to search and access Māori land information, submit an enquiry and file a Court application from anywhere at any time.
Applications are grouped by District and include the application reference number, the date on which the application was filed, the subject of the application, the section of the Act under which the application is made and the name of the applicant(s).
Once the court record is updated, your application is complete. As part of the application, the Court may make additional orders (to the succession order) to give full effect to the application.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-apply-for-succession.pdf (508 kb)
If you’re not sure which application form to complete, you can find more information about different types of applications in our Whenua section.
I also filed two section 45 applications in relation to those succession applications which were made in the 1970s.
The Court may, on considering your notification, arrange for the application to be set down for a formal hearing if the application has yet to be determined or for a rehearing if the application has already been determined.
Documents/Panui/0305124-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-April-2024.pdf (1.7 mb)
Simple and uncontested trust applications Before 6 February 2021 Trust applications are decided by a Māori Land Court judge.
Improvements claimed by the applicant:_______________________________________________________________ 8.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-39-Application-for-a-partition.pdf (811 kb)
APPLICATION FEE Due to the nature of these applications, and in terms of the Court’s inquiry under section 29 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and also in recognition of the provisions of Part 15 of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement, the Registrar for Te Waipounamu District has approved a waiver of filing fees for applications filed on this form.
Documents/SILNA/S113-29-93-Appln-to-Determine-Successors-for-SILNA-Lands-Hawea-Wanaka.pdf (407 kb)
