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Toitū Te Whenua
Land Information New Zealand
Toitū te Whenua hold information about historical transfers, surveying titles, or land that has been converted to general land.
Toitū te Whenua
Land Information New Zealand
Toitū te Whenua hold information about historical transfers, surveying titles, or land that has been converted to general land.
...Land interests is deceased, and a succession has not previously been dealt with by the Court or a
Registrar, you can use this form to seek a determination from the Court as to those persons entitled to a deceased’s
Māori Land interests and an order transferring the interests to those entitled.
You can complete this form if the deceased left a Will.
...administration or an election to administer
the estate have been granted by High Court, or is to be obtained, you can use this form to seek a determination from
the Court as to those persons entitled to a deceased’s Māori Land interests and an order transferring the interests to
those entitled.
If you do not intend to seek a grant of probate or administration in the estate you should complete the application for
succession without administration on Form 22.
When a hapū partition is created, the new
titles are noted of that designation. if,
at some later date, the hapū partition is
upgraded to a full partition, then the council’s
consent will be needed. if ownership of any
of the land is sold or transferred outside
of the hapū, the court can require that a
portion of the land be set apart as a Māori
reservation for the common use and benefit
of the new Zealand people.
When a hapū partition is created, the new
titles are noted of that designation. if,
at some later date, the hapū partition is
upgraded to a full partition, then the council’s
consent will be needed. if ownership of any
of the land is sold or transferred outside
of the hapū, the court can require that a
portion of the land be set apart as a Māori
reservation for the common use and benefit
of the new Zealand people.
Apply online
Download the application form
Wāwāhanga whānui (utu tāpae $228)
Full partition (filing fee $228)
A full partition allows the transfer of the new blocks by gift or sale outside of the existing ownership group.
...need to provide:
written consents of the trustees
written consents of the beneficiaries
evidence of a properly notified meeting(s) held to terminate the trust, and
a schedule of land to be removed from the trust and to who those shares will be transferred
If you apply to terminate a trust which was set up under section 132(6) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act (Māori customary land being managed by another Māori land trust), the land must be vested in another trust.
If ownership of any of the land is sold or transferred outside
of the hapū, the MLC can require a portion of the land be set
apart as a Māori reservation8 for the common use and benefit
of the people of Aotearoa.
