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APPLICATION FOR AN OCCUPATION ORDER
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Section 328
Form 40
Rule 13. 15
WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?
When the High Court confirms the appointment of an executor to administer the
will of a deceased person, the authority for that person to act is given in a grant of
probate (see also footnote 20).
22. A person appointed to carry out certain duties under the last will of a deceased
person.
Photo by Josie McClutchie
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Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Succession applications
Succession is the transfer of shares in Māori land from a deceased owner to their
descendants and beneficiaries.
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An index of past and present judicial officers of
the Māori Land Court and Native Land Court
1 May 2018
Judicial officers of the Native Land Court from 1864 to 1947
Judge Date appointed
John Rogan 25 June 1864 (President)
9 January 1865 (Judge)
Wiremu Tipene 25 June 1864
Matikikuha 25 June 1864
Te Keene of Orakei 25 June 1864
Tamati Reweti 25 June 1864
George Clarke 25 October 1864 (President)
9 January 1865 (Judge)
Hone Mohi Tawhai 25 October 1864
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Where a grant of letters of administration 19
or probate 20 has been issued, the executor 21
may apply directly to the Māori incorporation
to transfer the deceased’s shares to the
successors 22.
For more information about succession,
please refer to Succession, available from
Māori Land Court offices.
Mokoia Island (ca 1908).
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‘The Gift of the Peaks’: The Native Land
Court and the Origins of Tongariro
National Park (1886-1887)
In 1886 the Native Land Court commenced hearing the massive
Tauponuiatia Block, an area of about one million acres located in
the centre of the North Island, and including the volcanic peaks of
Tongariro, Ngauruhoe, and Ruapehu.
When applying for an occupation order, under
section 328 of the Act, applicants must include a detailed
sketch plan showing the whole block, the site location, any
other buildings on the block, boundaries, measurements and
proposed access.
22. Section 4 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 lists the preferred classes of
alienees in relation to any alienation.