Where a copy is produced the Court may still require production of the original. (iii) Next of Kin – where there is no will the next of kin for the purposes of succession are children of the deceased; if there are no children then brothers and sisters; if neither of these then next of kin are the nearest relatives on the side of the family from whom the land originated.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (371 kb)
To terminate a trust, you will need support from majority of the beneficiaries. In your application you’ll 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 T...
The speakers at all three special sittings shared kōrero that captured the unique characters of each of the judges and highlighted the attributes they would bring to the bench.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington November 2025 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 10th of September 2025, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and...
Each district office is made up of a variety of roles and positions to support the operations of the court.
Documents/Articles/Te-Kooti-Whenua-Maori-Purongo-a-tau-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington December 2025 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 8th of October 2025, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and hav...
Following the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, the Crown negotiated several largescale purchases of land in Te Waipounamu (the South Island) whereby almost the entire land base of Ngāi Tahu, some 34.5 million acres of land, was sold for £14,750. 1 Ngāi Tahu’s landlessness was the subject of several Crown investigations in the mid-to-late nineteenth century.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP6 09:30 AM AP-20230000020077 A20220011344 231/93 237/93 244/93 264/93 Reihana Parata Pita Tauwhare Trust - Review of trust, Seek Directions from the Court for method of transfer, and Variation of trust.
Documents/Panui/10.-Special-Te-Waipounamu-3-October-2024.pdf (138 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP4 09:30 AM AP-20230000020077 A20220011344 231/93 237/93 244/93 264/93 Reihana Parata Pita Tauwhare Trust - Review of trust, Seek Directions from the Court for method of transfer, and Variation of trust.
Documents/Panui/12.-Te-Waipounamu-Special-10-September-2024.pdf (137 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP4 09:30 AM AP-20230000020077 A20220011344 231/93 237/93 244/93 264/93 Reihana Parata Pita Tauwhare Trust - Review of trust, Seek Directions from the Court for method of transfer, and Variation of trust TE WAIPOUNAMU PĀNUI
Documents/Panui/18.-Te-Waipounamu-Special-10-September-2024.pdf (137 kb)
