Factsheet Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025
• Applications under section 69A must use the General Form of Application (Form 1) stating the Act and the section under which application is made.
• Applications under section 69A must use the General Form of Application (Form 1) stating the Act and the section under which application is made.
Applications under section 99 must use the General Form of Application (Form 1) stating the Act and the section under which application is made.
In the application, you’ll need provide proof that: other owners have been given notice of the creation of the trust a hui was held, and an agreement was reached the terms of the trust have been proposed consent has been given to create the trust or incorporation the trustees to be appointed have consented to their appointment Committee of Management Members have been nominated.
If an owner with Māori land interests is deceased, and probate, letters of administration or an election to administer the estate have been granted by High Court, or is to be obtained, you can use this form to seek a determination from the Court as to those persons entitled to a deceased’s Māori Land interests and an order transferring the interests to those entitled.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (919 kb)
s.315-326 Application Checklist For Acceptance All applications MUST: Have all relevant sections of the form completed Be dated Be signed by the applicant(s) and/or Counsel Have applicant(s) full contact details: Contact address; Phone details: Home: Mobile: Email: Other: Where applicable have a statement of preferred place of hearing as opposed to District Where appropriate and applicable, have proper witnessing Appropriate fe...
Uploads/Application-checklist-315_326-for-easement_roadway.pdf (313 kb)
Setting up an incorporation Previously, landowners seeking to form an incorporation need to show that owners with not less than 15 percent of shares in the Māori land consented to the proposal.
Plans and documents: a sketch plan of the proposed partition (full details are in the application form). written consent from owners (and trustees, if the land is held in an ahu whenua trust) written objections (if any) from the owners valuations of the current block and the proposed new blocks.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-apply-for-Partition-of-Maori-freehold-land.pdf (490 kb)
Seek consent of Te Tumu Paeroa to be appointed agent for the lease. 3.
Documents/Landowner-notices/2.-Aotea-Notice-of-hui.pdf (249 kb)
This form should be used to seek Court confirmation of a resolution passed at a property called meeting of Assembled Owners under section 173 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-33-Confirmation-of-resolution.pdf (183 kb)
A summary of the Court orders to be sought to determine the owners and status of the land. The matter of ownership needed to be resolved first, as any application for accretion would be made by the owners of the land.