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The office is spread over three floors with reception and research facilities on the ground level, Te Rā Tau, mediation and meeting rooms and staff office space on Level 1, Te Rā Pae, and the courthouse and the judicial chambers on Level 2.
The matter was heard in the Aotea Māori Land Court, by Judge A H C Warren and Dr Ruakere Hond, in Whanganui on 1 and 2 September 2022 in both languages and with the aid of a te reo Māori interpreter.
You also need to update your records when a surviving
spouse passes away or remarries and income rights pass
to the successors, similar to the current process when life
interests end.
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Māori Land Court dispute resolution service
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He rauemi tēnei, kia tuhia e koe, ōu whakaaro, i mua i te hui kia tika ai to whakatakoto i ōu kōrero i te hui.
Pukeroa Oruawhata, Rotoiti 15, Te Manawa o Tūhoe, Rotomā No 1, Paehinahina Mourea, Pouakani, Te Pūtahitanga o Ngā Ara, Ruawāhia 2B, Maraeroa, Haumingi, Tiki Te Kohu, Kāpenga, Mokoia.
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Applying for succession
Succession application types
Succession and whāngai
Succession with no living descendants
Succession with a living husband, wife, or partner Māori freehold land can be owned by one owner or several owners and in some cases, there might be hundreds of owners in one block or title of land. The accurate documentation of succession to land is critical and enables landowners to work together to make decisions about its use for the benefit of all landowner...
The Māori Land Court is notifying all beneficiaries of the above Māori reservation about the
following hui:
WHENUA: Horowhenua 11B36 2L4A (Part) also known as Horowhenua 11B36 Sec 2L4A -
Kawiu Marae
DATE: Sunday, 12 April 2026
TIME: 10:00 AM
VENUE: Kawiu Marae, 294 Kawiu Road, Levin 5510
Kaupapa:
1. Karakia Timatanga
2. Mihimihi
3. Meeting rules
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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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