Discussion on Urupā Reservations (Māori burial grounds)
01 Mar 2014 | NewsOther disputes may also arise if the issue of who may be buried in the urupā has not been carefully considered.
Other disputes may also arise if the issue of who may be buried in the urupā has not been carefully considered.
Roadway maintenance Those who use a roadway to gain access to their blocks should maintain it.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)
Roadway maintenance Those who use a roadway to gain access to their blocks should maintain it.
Occupation orders can now be granted not only to the landowner or any person entitled to succeed to their interest, but also to beneficiaries of the whānau trust that holds a beneficial interest in the land.
The person who sells or parts with the interest in the land. 12.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
For example, for an application for succession, you’ll need a death certificate, any grant of administration (grant of probate2 or letters of administration3) or the original will, minutes of a whānau meeting if a whānau trust is required, and consents of the proposed trustees.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)
You must own an interest in the land or be the beneficiary of a whānau trust that owns an interest in the land. The title of ownership remains with the landowners, but the occupation order may be passed on by succession.
Use this form to add, reduce, replace or (in exceptional circumstances) remove trustees of a Whānau Trust, Kaitiaki Trust, Ahu Whenua Trust, Whenua Tōpū Trust, Pūtea Trust or Māori Reservation.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-38-Application-to-add-reduce-replace-or-remove-trustees-202104.pdf (123 kb)
However, the trustees must have the power to grant licences to occupy in their trust order. The trust order may also limit who may apply and impose any conditions.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
• Whānau trust This is a whānau-oriented trust. It allows the whānau to bring together their Māori land interests for the benefit of the whānau and their descendants.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)