(iv) If the Occupier fails to remedy the breach or a resolution cannot be reached, either the Occupier or the Landowner(s) may apply to the Māori Land Court for a review of the Occupation Order. 12.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-03-12-Example-Occupation-Order.pdf (150 kb)
Use this form to apply to the Court for an order vesting part or all of any Māori Land or General Land owned by Māori in an owner or a person entitled to succeed to an owner for the purpose of a house site or to confirm an existing house site (including a house that has already been built and is located on the land).
Occupying or building on Māori land is one of the most common uses and it enables whānau to connect with their whenua.
The Māori Land court requires you to send notice of the application to the landowners, occupiers, and trustees 10.
The Māori Land court requires you to send notice of the application to the landowners, occupiers, and trustees 10.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)
The lessee and/ or occupiers of the land must also consent, along with the rest of the landowners.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
Extending the eligibility of occupation orders will enable more people who whakapapa to land to occupy and build on their land interest.
If the trustees acquire further land or other assets for the purposes of the trust, that land becomes trust land, and the other assets become trust property.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
Where the relevant tikanga does not recognise a relationship that entitles whāngai to succeed, the Māori Land Court may issue a court order giving whāngai a lifetime right to receive income or grants from the land or the right to occupy the family home on the land, or both.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Succession-for-whangai-web-version.pdf (172 kb)
If the trustees acquire further land or other assets for the purposes of the trust, that land becomes trust land, and the other assets become trust property.
