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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.
Work is now underway to create a more advanced system to provide a better service to landowners. This is in a more foetal stage of planning so I do not have much information but I am told it will improve access, accuracy and security of information contained in the Māori Land Court, which is very positive.
Establishing a Māori incorporation
To establish a Māori incorporation,
landowners need to apply to the Māori Land
Court. They need to:
• hold a meeting, in accordance with
Part 9 of the Act, at which they pass
a resolution to establish a Māori
incorporation or
• have 15 percent of the total shareholding
consent and
• send an application with a copy of the
minutes of the meeting to the Māori
Land Court.
Establishing a Māori incorporation
To establish a Māori incorporation,
landowners need to apply to the Māori Land
Court. They need to:
• hold a meeting, in accordance with
Part 9 of the Act, at which they pass
a resolution to establish a Māori
incorporation or
• have 15 percent of the total shareholding
consent and
• send an application with a copy of the
minutes of the meeting to the Māori
Land Court.
For some applications, landowners will need to notify other owners of their application to the Court ahead of time so they can attend hui, support the application, make a payment offer, or object to the application.
The process to do this is different from other
MLC application processes.
Landowners and other interested parties, if appropriate,
should hold a meeting to decide to set aside land as a Māori
reservation.