For example, an application for succession will require a death certificate, any grant of administration (probate 2 or letters of administration 3) or the original will, minutes of a whānau meeting if a whānau trust is required and consents of the proposed trustees.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
You must own an interest in the land or be the beneficiary of a whānau trust that owns an interest in the land. The title of ownership remains with the landowners, but the occupation order may be passed on by succession.
TRUST NAME Trust Name 1.1 The trust created by this Court order shall be known as [INSERT TRUST NAME] ("the Trust").
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 32 1:15 PM AP-20240000010837 214/93 219/93 220/93 222/93 Henry Whitu Kingi He whakatū i te Henare Whitu Kingi Whānau Trust me te kopou i ngā tarahitī me te tuku i ngā pānga whenua ki a rātou Constitute the Henare Whitu Kingi Whānau Trust over the interests of Henry Whitu Kingi and to appoint Makere Te Miringa Kingi, Deina Miriama Rimene-Kingi, Kare Makare Kingi, Henry Paul Kingi, Jordan Aroha Kingi, Gemma Leigh K...
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-July-2025-Edition.pdf (2.9 mb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP41 12:50 PM AP-20260000011741 239/93 Te Waro Ngahere Trust He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Te Waro A Ahu Whenua Trust Add Sentrina Shaynah Nathan- Marsh as a responsible trustee of the Te Waro A Ahu Whenua Trust SP42 12:50 PM AP-20260000008336 239/93 Kevin Christopher Chapman He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Mangamingi Marae Reservation Replace Magaret Scheidegger, David Wiari, Reo Rapana...
Because of these consequences, tapu is sometimes seen as a form of social control based on the avoidance of risk.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
For all types, you only need to make one application for succession to include all whānau. Individual whānau members do not need to file separate applications.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-apply-for-succession.pdf (508 kb)
Apply for a fee remittal in Pātaka Whenua Download the fee remittal application form Application fees Ngā tono me te kore utu Applications without fees Application for Dispute Resolution Application to form a Whānau Trust (when filed together with succession) An application under the Family Protection Act 1955 An application under the Law Reform (Testamentary Promises) Act 1949 Ngā tono $23 $23 applications Changing your name in the Māori Land...
CORPUS The land of the Māori incorporation or trust at the time it is established, plus any land acquired later that is declared by the Court to form the main part of the incorporation or trust.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
That number will change as life interests terminate, interests are consolidated into trusts, and applications for succession are filed with the Court.
