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Before applying to the Māori Land Court for an occupation
order, you will need consent from the other owners of the
land, and if applicable, from trustees or the management
committee of the Māori incorporation over the land.
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Māori Occupation Orders Regulations 1994
Sets out what information you need to supply with any application for an occupation order under our Act.
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Māori Incorporations Constitution Regulations 1994
Sets the rules by which all existing Māori Incorporations must be run.
Apply online
Download the application form Transferring shares in an incorporation
If you want to sell or gift your shares in an incorporation and no member of the PCA is able to take or buy the shares, the incorporation may do so instead.
Applications are grouped by District and include the application reference number, the date on which
the application was received by the Court, the subject of the application, the authority under which
the application is made and the applicant(s).
The Court may, on considering your notification, arrange for the application to be set down for a formal hearing
if the application has yet to be determined or for a rehearing if the application has already been determined.
Applications are grouped by District and include the application reference number, the date on which
the application was filed, the subject of the application, the section of the Act under which the
application is made and the name of the applicant(s).
But this was understood at the time to be
temporary. The applicants said that they had
‘agreed to dispose of this land to the Pakehas’
and a few days later the block was reallocated
by the Court to ten named owners.
