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Ngā puka taupānga me te puka Tarahiti Succession and Trust application forms Form 20: Certificate by administrator Rule 10.2(3), Sections 111 or 113 (PDF 378 kb) Form 21: Succession (grant of administration) Rule 10.2(2)(a), Sections 113 and 117 (PDF 510 kb) Form 22: Succession (no grant of administration) Rule 10.2(1),(2), Sections 113 and 118 (PDF 512 kb) Form 23: Application for whānau trust (with succession) Rule 12.3, Section 214 (PDF 14...

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In 2003, realising that there was only one uncle and one aunty still alive, something needed to be done. After Part 4 searches had been carried out at the Māori Land Court I learnt that in 1967 an uncle of mine had appeared at the Māori Land Court and had succeeded to some interests in the name of his mother and father (my grandparents).

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You can view legislation at: www.legislation.govt.nz • Search for Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 • Click on ‘versions and amendments’ to access Te Ture Whenua Māori (Succession, Dispute Resolution, and Related Matters) Amendment Act 2020.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Amendments-to-Te-Ture-Whenua-Maori-Act-1993-December-2020.pdf (891 kb)

If death has been established at a previous hearing, a further death certificate may not be required. 2 Names of immediate family members The information provided in question 5 helps the Court staff in their research to prepared the application for the Court hearing — any additional whakapapa could also help the Court in its search. 3 Next of kin Next of kin for the purposes of this succession are children of the deceased.

Documents/SILNA/S113-29-93-Appln-to-Determine-Successors-for-SILNA-Lands-Hawea-Wanaka.pdf (407 kb)

If death has been established at a previous hearing, a further death certificate may not be required. 2 Whakapapa The information provided in question 6 helps the Court staff in their research to prepare the application for a Court hearing — any additional whakapapa could also help the Court in its search. 3 Next of kin Next of kin for the purposes of this succession are children of the deceased.

Documents/SILNA/MLC-Form-01-APPLICATION-TO-DETERMINE-SUCCESSORS-FOR-SOUTH-ISLAND-LANDLESS-NATIVES-SILNA-LANDS-TOITOI.pdf (263 kb)

For a full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Māori Land Act 1993 or the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 SECTION DESCRIPTION 4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve 6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order) 12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found 18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court 18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relative interests of the owners 19/93 Application for inju...

Documents/Panui/May-2026-National-Panui-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (2.8 mb)

The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System.

Documents/5-11-reports/2023-08-31-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC.pdf (6.7 mb)

To support our people using Pātaka Whenua, we’ve added new Near Match search videos to our guidance page.

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Paneke are an opportunity for court users based in smaller towns and centres to meet with our kaimahi and kōrero about: completing application forms submitting an enquiry searching the court record updates on current applications and enquiries updating information in Pātaka Whenua other services normally available at a Māori Land Court office.

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Paneke are an opportunity for court users based in smaller towns and centres to meet with our kaimahi and kōrero about: completing application forms submitting an enquiry searching the court record updates on current applications and enquiries updating information in Pātaka Whenua other services normally available at a Māori Land Court office.

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