National Pānui February 2026
The Court may, if it cannot otherwise address those concerns, order that the application be reheard. PĀNUI NO. APPLICATION NO.
The Court may, if it cannot otherwise address those concerns, order that the application be reheard. PĀNUI NO. APPLICATION NO.
Simple and uncontested successions Not every succession application needs to be heard by a judge in a court hearing – succession applications that are ‘simple and uncontested’ can be decided by an MLC registrar without a hearing.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (355 kb)
Applying to the Māori Land Court for succession You need to file an application for succession at a Māori Land Court office.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
Applying to the Māori Land Court for succession You need to file an application for succession at a Māori Land Court office.
Succession application types Ngā tauatanga māmā me te kore whakahē Simple and uncontested succession Succession applications that are considered simple and uncontested can be decided by a registrar instead of a judge.
(vii) Additional information – if you find that there is not enough room on the form to provide all the information you need to supply continue your application on a separate sheet of paper. CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED Death Certificate or other evidence as to death (see note (i) above) Original or certified copy of the Will Written confirmation to surrender lifetime right (where applicable) Consents to succession by whāngai (where applicable) Minutes of me...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (371 kb)
You may see applications referred to as: CJ YYYY/NN Where: • CJ = prefix to indicate the application is one made to the Chief Judge • YYYY = year in which the application was received (starts from 1965-) • NN = A sequential number which is incremented as a new application is received.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
What is a ‘simple and uncontested’ application? ‘Simple’ succession applications have no complicating factors.
This programme of work is on-going. Present day application records are (once concluded) filed both electronically by application number in the MLIS and physically on a closed application file by the last minute book reference associated with the application, or on the related Trust file (if the application related to a management structure) or by personality or estate file (if the application related to a succession) in the district regist...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
I also filed two section 45 applications in relation to those succession applications which were made in the 1970s.