Prepare for court hearing AP-20230000035622 22/12/2023 CJ 2024/15 – Edward Mokopuna Brown Whānau Trust and the whānau trust order made at 292 Rotorua MB 144-146 on 5/9/2005 – Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 Lilyan Flora Brown 5.
The determination is required under the terms set out in Clause 15.6.2 of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement where the determination is decided by the Court as though the lands were Māori lands and in accordance with section 109 Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 as though the deceased left no will.
Documents/SILNA/S113-29-93-Appln-to-Determine-Successors-for-SILNA-Lands-Hawea-Wanaka.pdf (407 kb)
Fees vary across applications. Application fees are set out in the Māori Land Court Fees Regulations 2013.
Grounds for application: I am a party to a contract or arrangement relating to the proposed transfer; or I am the transferor/donor of the land or interest; or I am a trustee for a person entitled to the land or interest 3. Consultation with whānau I have consulted with my immediate whānau about this application; and There are no objections from my whānau 4.
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)
On this page Speaking in court Using te reo Māori Legal representation Speaking in court Māori land matters are whānau matters. You can bring whānau with you to court to support you and your application.
Remember to be considerate of your whānau relationships during mediation. Give some thought to what you do and/or say to maintain whānau relationships during mediation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/3.7-MLC-Mediation-Workbook.pdf (343 kb)
Disputes about whenua Māori can be complex and difficult for whānau. They can delay whānau connection to whenua, and plans for developing land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Dispute-resolution-service-web-version.pdf (132 kb)
While the Māori Land Court is processing applications that were adjourned during Alert Level 4, the bench is also cognisant of the many outstanding applications that have not yet been set down. This includes the many applications that ought to have been heard in May but were not set down due to the May Pānui not being finalised before the lockdown.
Traditional whenua boundaries of hapū and whānau were changed and not all members were granted ownership.
