MLC 2017 Minute Book Abbreviations
Māori Land Court A GUIDE TO OUR MINUTE BOOK ABBREVIATIONS MLC-FS1- Māori Land Court Minute Book Guide – 10/05/2017.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
Māori Land Court A GUIDE TO OUR MINUTE BOOK ABBREVIATIONS MLC-FS1- Māori Land Court Minute Book Guide – 10/05/2017.
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)
I went on to discover however that at the time those succession applications were made, various Māori land interests had not been identified by the Court and were not included in the 1967 orders.
Before 6 February 2021 Succession applications are decided by Māori Land Court judges.
Successions are ongoing until the land is transferred to the successors.
Succession to Māori land is through whakapapa or descent, which means that these records are also a rich continuing resource for Māori over time for identifying interests in land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
For the Māori Land Court, our focus is on being able to progress the successions as quickly as we can in order to update the lists of successors so that meetings of successors can be called.
(iii) That there are no disputes as to succession or issues to be settled before an order can be made.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (510 kb)
If this is not done, the Court may direct that formal notice be given to the beneficiaries. 5 Wills Wills do not apply to these successions to SILNA Lands under the Court’s inquiry under section 29 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 6 Checklist of documents required • Death certificate or other evidence as to death (see note 1 above) • Whakapapa, where possible MAORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS This application should be lodged with the Registrar in th...
Documents/SILNA/S113-29-93-Appln-to-Determine-Successors-for-SILNA-Lands-Hawea-Wanaka.pdf (407 kb)
MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS This application may be lodged with the Registrar at any office of the Māori Land Court.