SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 50 AP-20230000027410 A20200003623 231/93 239/93 69(2)/93 Verna Jean Snowden Rangioma Dick Barrett Whānau Trust - Review of trust 51 AP-20230000033342 118/93 Michael Paul Vaioulu Ripeka Darlene Healey - Succession 52 AP-20240000003479 118/93 David Vernon Sanson Mary Sanson also known as Mary Tepu - Succession 53 AP-20240000003976 239/93 Taara Green, Colin Tawhitapou (Jnr) Karena Tawhitapou No. 1 Whānau Trust -...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 9 12:30 PM AP-20240000007397 45/93 Christine Jane Reed CJ 2024/57 - Arapera Isobella Heta or Arapera Isobella Ransfield or Arapera Isobel Heta or Arapera Heta or Arapeta Isobel Heta and succession orders made at 232 Rotorua MB 248-251 dated 4/11/1992 - Application to the Chief Judge PĀNUI NO.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 28 1:30PM AP-20230000027459 A20200002269 45/93 John Te Kaaho or Rurehe CJ 2020/6 - Te Uru Keiha Ahuru Orupe Tuhua or Rurehe - succession and whānau trust orders made at 99 Whakatane MB 279- 282 on 7 July 2003 - Application to the Chief Judge PĀNUI NO.
Documents/Panui/16.-Te-Whakamaene-Chief-Judge-Specials-19-June-2024.pdf (141 kb)
Historically, most succession applications were heard by a Māori Land Court judge.
Minute books also recorded succession to interests that were subject to consolidation up until final allocation of new titles was made.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
Why make this change? Succession to Māori land interests can be complex for whānau and for whāngai, and Māori land is often owned by members of different whānau (with different views on whāngai succession).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Succession-for-whangai-web-version.pdf (172 kb)
And yet in that time we have seen major successes with utilisation and development of Māori land.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
I also filed two section 45 applications in relation to those succession applications which were made in the 1970s.
Before 6 February 2021 Succession applications are decided by Māori Land Court judges.
SILNA succession applications forms are different to other succession application forms.
