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Terms used in land ownership Taitara Title Title is the legal description of a piece of land and evidence of the owners of that land.

Located in:  Māori land

The next steps will cover the processing stages and file downloading. Step 3 At the top of the ownership information page, a green confirmation bar will appear confirming the request for the report has been submitted and displays a reference code for the request.

How-do-I-user-guides/Download-an-ownership-details-report-v1-3.pdf (964 kb)

The applicant is responsible for ensuring that any subdivision meets the requirements of the law and making payment of any costs associated with the subdivision, such as a new survey, titles, and resource consents.

Located in:  Māori land Use your land

How to apply for a charging order • You can file an application for a charging order by email, by post or in person.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Local-Government-Water-Services-Act-2025.pdf (252 kb)

You can file an application for a charging order by email, by post or in person.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Local-Government-Water-Services-Act-2025-Factsheet-copy.pdf (105 kb)

OCCUPATION ORDER: An occupation order provides the right to build on a piece of land owned by multiple owners (but does not grant a title of ownership over that piece of land).

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-supporting-housing-initiatives-web-version.pdf (66 kb)

For a number of years Judges of the Court have promoted such an amendment.

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)

This is the narrative of a piece of land in Te Tau Ihu – Aorere. It sets out how Judge Reeves dealt with an application for accretion and for determination of ownership, where ownership records had not been maintained for over 100 years.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

However, a number of blocks of Māori land held in multiple ownership that are suitable for development are also without any governance entity.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

A solution has been found, however, in the formation of whānau trusts for each of the eight children with agreed exclusive use areas both for themselves and also for the other owners of the block.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles