A further complication is that section 338(12) provides that the trustees of a Māori reservation may, with the consent of the Court, grant a lease or occupation licence of a reservation for a term not exceeding 14 years (including any term or terms of renewal).
The principal criteria applied by the Court in these cases were based on occupation and descent. Groups were usually required to show that they were descended from a recognised ancestor on the block and to prove continuous occupation down to 1840 (although the Court was not always consistent in this).
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The whānau trustees are not “owners” of their exclusive use areas but, subject to their obligations under the ahu whenua trust, have responsibility for the use and occupation of their whānau areas. They are responsible for their area’s contribution to the rates etc payable to the ahu whenua trust.
...34: Confirmation of resolution passed at family gathering Rule 11.2, Sections 151 and 176 (PDF 105 kb) Form 39: Application for partition Rule 13.1, Section 289 or 298 (PDF 194 kb) External link Form 40: Application for occupation order Rule 13.15, Section 328 (PDF 138 kb) External link Form 53: Application for Special Aid Rule 16.1(3), Section 98(3) or 98(9) (PDF 104 kb) External link Form 98L: Application for dispute resolution...
The kaupapa of the Act is to promote the retention of Māori land in the hands of its owners and their whānau and hapū and to facilitate the occupation, development and utilisation of that land for the benefit of its owners and their whānau and hapū.
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The kaupapa of the Act is to promote the retention of Māori land in the hands of its owners and their whānau and hapū and to facilitate the occupation, development and utilisation of that land for the benefit of its owners and their whānau and hapū.
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The kaupapa of the Act is to promote the retention of Māori land in the hands of its owners and their whānau and hapū and to facilitate the occupation, development and utilisation of that land for the benefit of its owners and their whānau and hapū.
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...Hapimana and a Judgment issued at 2022 Chief Judge’s MB 489-522 on 6/9/2022 - Application to the Chief Judge AP-20230000031700 45/93 Hannah Waihaurangi Moengaroa-Gurnick CJ 2023/40 - Lot 35 of Allotment 3 Parish of Matata block and an occupation order made at 90 Whakatane MB 288 on 1/4/1998 - Application to the Chief Judge AP-20230000032396 45/93 Janette Ann Whitaker CJ 2023/48 - Peggy Nani Teparure Blair nee Rayner also known as Margaret Blair and succession orders m...
If they have possession of the land they will have, in most cases, an Occupation Order or a leasing arrangement with the owners.
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