Occupation orders can now be granted not only to the landowner or any person entitled to succeed to their interest, but also to beneficiaries of the whānau trust that holds a beneficial interest in the land.
I also filed two section 45 applications in relation to those succession applications which were made in the 1970s.
The main priorities for the Court now are first, to remedy errors in the lists, using s 86 of TTWMA, and second, to update the list of successors based on previous and new evidence, the latter of which requires hearings to be held so evidence can be heard. An application form based on the existing form for successions has been modified for the purposes of SILNA determinations, and individual applications are linked to a central file to ensure consistency.
APPLICATION FEE Due to the nature of these applications, and in terms of the Court’s inquiry under section 29 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and also in recognition of the provisions of Part 15 of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement, the Registrar for Te Waipounamu District has approved a waiver of filing fees for applications filed on this form.
Documents/SILNA/S113-29-93-Appln-to-Determine-Successors-for-SILNA-Lands-Hawea-Wanaka.pdf (407 kb)
Also include the name of the application, the name of the block and its legal description.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-03-12-Example-Occupation-Order.pdf (150 kb)
Our Act provides various safeguards to ensure that Māori land may only be transferred by court order following an application to succeed, gift, or sell to the PCA. Ownership interests can only be transferred outside of the PCA if members of the PCA decline to apply for those interests.
To date, the Court has determined the successors of 125 original owners and are now seeking whakapapa information for the remaining owners from around 1895 who have not yet been succeeded to. If you see any of your tīpuna listed below and know of their whakapapa lines, we would love to hear from you.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP7 1:30 PM AP-20250000011700 43/93 Te Miru Grandea Veronica Rapata Takirau Ricky Rapata - Rehearing of application He tauatanga ki a Takirau Ricky Rapata - Succeed to the Māori land interests of Takirau Ricky Rapata also known as Ricky Takirau Rapata or Takirau Rick Rapata (AP- 20250000006502)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 1:10 PM AP-20240000011369 113/93 118/93 Lamia Kereopa He tauatanga ki a James Tehemorere Kereopa Succeed to the Māori land interests of James Tehemorere Kereopa also known as James Tehemorere Ngarama
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP2 12:40 PM AP-20250000001454 113/93 118/93 Jessica Rachel Ngamanaakitanga Williams He tauatanga ki a Robyn Shona Williams Succeed to the Māori land interests of Robyn Shona Williams also known as Robyn Shona Hawkins or Robyn Beamsley or Robin Williams or Robin Hawkins or Robin Beamsley
