The “exceptional initiatives” (as I term them) that do require Court orders are sales,
long-term leases, change of status, title reconstruction and improvement, and
occupation orders.
In such a case the applicants would be wise to check the local authority district plan to see whether any restrictions on land use may be applicable to the area proposed for an urupā.
If you know that Christopher's block is, for example, Ruamata , but aren’t sure how his name is spelt, you can enter Christoper Crbb into the Owner Name search field and Ruamata into the Land Block Name search field to narrow the results.
The trustees confirm the vote in favour of adopting this [NAME OF MARAE] Marae Charter:
(1) Trustee's full name:
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Final resolution
That an application be filed with the Māori Land Court to constitute the [name of ahu whenua
or whenua tōpū trust], appoint [list the full names of the elected trustees] as trustees and
approve the draft trust order.