Discussion on Whānau Trusts
01 Feb 2013 | NewsI also filed two section 45 applications in relation to those succession applications which were made in the 1970s.
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.
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)
SILNA succession applications forms are different to other succession application forms.
Usually successions were fairly routine, but matters could get complicated in the case of adoptions, which often created intricate legal and factual problems.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
(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 (370 kb)
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 263 kb) Form 21: Succession (grant of administration) Rule 10.2(2)(a), Sections 113 and 117 (PDF 370 kb) Form 22: Succession (no grant of administration) Rule 10.2(1),(2), Sections 113 and 118 (PDF 371 kb) Form 23: Application for whānau trust (with succession) Rule 12.3, S...
If one person dies, the other tenants in common have no automatic rights of succession to the interest that the deceased owner had.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)
If one person dies, the other tenants in common have no automatic rights of succession to the interest that the deceased owner had.
With the current level of dedicated staff, the succession work for the remaining blocks could be completed within a minimum of 5 years.