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Aotea
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mohiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i nga
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Whanganui
Māori Land Court
Ingestre Chambers
74 Ingestre Street
Whanganui
Tuesday 21 November 2023
Judge A H C Warren
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SNov11/1 10:00AM AP-20230000022797
18(1)(a)/93 Kōriniti Marae
Māori
Reservation
T...
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 ofownership over that piece of land).
Whilst all reasonable measures have been taken to ensure the quality and accuracy of this
information, the Ministry of Justice makes no warranty, express or implied, nor assumes any legal
liability or responsibility for the accuracy, correctness, completeness or use of any information
contained herein.
Whilst all reasonable measures have been taken to ensure the quality and accuracy of this
information, the Ministry of Justice makes no warranty, express or implied, nor assumes any legal
liability or responsibility for the accuracy, correctness, completeness or use of any information
contained herein.
The major ownershipof the land (which has an area of 1.4011 ha situated in Whittaker Road, Rotorua) has been held since 1968 in a long-term testamentary trust for eight of the testator’s children and their descendants.
What must also be borne in mind, however, is that ever since the whole concept of individualisation was originally imposed over Maori concepts ofownership, the necessary resourcing to keep lists of owners up to date has generally been inadequate.
Perhaps the answer to the problem is that we must view land ownership as a consequence of membership of a kin group, rather than possession of a shareholding.
That information makes up the Māori Land Court record, which is the legal and official documentation of land ownershipof whenua Māori. We are responsible for the ongoing care and protection of this taonga-tuku-iho.
