Occupation orders
An occupation order allows people to build houses on Māori freehold and general landowned by Māori.
Before
6 February 2021
A beneficiary of a whānau trust is not able to apply for an
occupation order to use trust land for housing purposes.
As a result, from time to time the Māori Land Court receives applications to extend existing urupā, or to set aside Māori freehold land, or sometimes General landowned by Māori, as new urupā reservations.
Mortgagor: A person (or persons) who ownsland, or an interest in land, and gives a
mortgage to a mortgagee as part of an agreement to lend the mortgagor money.
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Applying for succession
Succession application types
Succession and whāngai
Succession with no living descendants
Succession with a living husband, wife, or partner Māori freehold land can be owned by one owner or several owners and in some cases, there might be hundreds of owners in one block or title of land.