Examples of what could be considered ‘simple’ succession includes: • all the people to succeed are the natural children of the person who has passed away, and they will all receive equal shares in the interests; or • further land interests or shares owned by a person who has passed away are identified and can be succeeded to by the same people in the same way as the earlier interests.
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)
For example, a life interest may be awarded by the Court in favour of a surviving partner of a person who hold an interest in Māori land.
This form may be used by the executor(s)/administrator(s) of an estate to certify those persons entitled to the Māori freehold land interests held by the estate, and/or in the case of a deceased Māori, any General Land intrests.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-20-Certificate-by-administrator.pdf (263 kb)
How to appeal a Māori Land Court decision about access • You can file an appeal by email, by post or in person. These applications cannot be filed online
You can file an application for a charging order by email, by post or in person. These applications cannot be filed online.
The Māori Land Court’s role is to identify all successors and their relative beneficial interests by identifying all persons entitled to succeed to the interest of an original beneficiary in SILNA lands: (a) As though the land was Māori freehold land; and (b) As though the deceased person died intestate (applying the principles of s 109 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (TTWMA)).
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Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-32-Application-to-call-meeting.pdf (88 kb)
If they do, the beneficiaries have the right to hold them personally liable for any financial loss brought about by their mismanagement.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
A person, place or thing is dedicated to a deity and by that act it is set aside or reserved for the sole use of that deity.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
