The lease or occupation license does not grant a title of ownership; this remains with the trust. Previously, leases and occupation licenses could only be issued up to 14 years, a timeframe that made it difficult to get finance to build on Māori reservation land.
Land adjoining a local council road Where a block fronts a road, consent is required from the district council. Building if you intend to build on the block, you will need to get a building permit from the district council. note that fines of up to $150,000 can be incurred for not having a building permit.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)
Land adjoining a local council road Where a block fronts a road, consent is required from the district council. Building if you intend to build on the block, you will need to get a building permit from the district council. note that fines of up to $150,000 can be incurred for not having a building permit.
Māori land is deemed to be held ‘in common’ unless otherwise determined by the Māori Land Court. BUILDING If you intend to build on the block, you will need to get a building permit from the district council.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
In the past the Housing Corporation, and its replacement Housing New Zealand, have been prepared to finance the building of dwellings on Māori land by taking security over the house, provided that the borrower can obtain a licence to occupy from the owners or trustees, where the land is held in trust, for a term of at least 21 years.
(d) The Occupier shall ensure that any building on the Site complies with all relevant legislation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-03-12-Example-Occupation-Order.pdf (150 kb)
Owner(s) of shares of land held within a trust. Beneficiaries are also called the beneficial owners. 10.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
In this order, the term trust land refers to the land owned by the trust, and the term trust property refers to any other assets of the trust.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
Common term for a trust order is a trust deed, which is the term used in the Trusts Act 2019. 4.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
As you would with other landowners, you’ll need to provide the trust or incorporation with a sketch plan of where you want to occupy or build, a calculation of how much land you'll need, and information about how your occupation or building could benefit the other owners.
