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Where an owner has a life interest or is a joint tenant in Māori Land you can use this form to transfer those interests
to the beneficiaries (remainderman) or the other party to a joint tenancy where the life/joint tenant has passed away,
wishes to surrender their interests or the life tenant has remarried or entered into a civil union or de facto relationship.
To apply for a transfer, variation, discharge, or surrender of an existing lease, you’ll need to send us two copies of the transfer, variation, discharge, or surrender.
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 meeting agreeing to constitute a Whānau Trust (where applicable)
Completed Whānau Trust form and draft Trust order (where applicable)
Notes to assist applicants
MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS
This application ma...
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8 SELECT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS - THE SPOUSE / PARTNER OF THE DECEASED:
Desires to take their lifetime right to occupy the principal family home if it is...
(k) To enter into conservation covenants, and to vary or surrender those covenants,
with regional and territorial authorities, government departments, government
schemes or trusts provided that no covenants shall be for a term longer than 25 years.
When this happens, descendants
who do whakapapa to the land are often not entitled to succeed
to their land interest or shares until the spouse or partner enters
a new relationship, dies or surrenders their interest.
From
6 February 2021
On the death of a landowner, descendants can apply
immediately to succeed to the land interest.
...Amendment Act 1967 or the Māori
Affairs Act 1953
(c) vesting of Māori freehold land if Part 4 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 does not
apply
(d) vesting of additional interests in Māori freehold land
(e) Registrar noting extinguishment or surrender of interest for life or until remarriage
(f) vesting interests held in representative capacity
$22 $23
Filing an application in respect of the following:
(a) alienation by trustees
(b) alienation by Māori incorporation...
(j) To grant forestry rights; to grant, renew, vary, transfer, assign or accept the
surrender of any forestry right or joint venture deforestation agreement in respect
of the Trust Land and to sell or mortgage any such forestry right or forest
products PROVIDED THAT:
(i) the Trustees have first made provision for the Beneficial Owners'
occupation of the land under clause 20.4(g);
(ii) the term is no longer than 52 years;
(iii) the forestry right or agreement shall not provid...
You will also need to provide:
a copy of their death certificate or other evidence of death
an original or certified copy of the will
written confirmation from any spouse or partner who wishes to surrender a lifetime right (if applicable)
consents agreeing to include succession by whāngai (if applicable)
a completed Whānau Trust application, draft trust order, written consent from trustees, and minutes from the hui agreeing to constitute a Whānau Trust (if you are also applying to se...