First you’ll need to identify who owns the land and whether there’s a trust or incorporation administering it.
If a trust exists you’ll need the agreement of the trustees to obtain a licence to occupy, while if the owners are an incorporation, you’ll need to get agreement from the incorporation’s committee of management.
If there’s no trust or incorporation administering the land you’ll need to get all of the owners to agree to the licence being granted. If you’re unable to gain agreement from all owners or you can’t locate all of them, you can apply to the Māori Land Court for an “assembled owners” meeting to be held.
If an agreement can’t be reached, you’ll need to apply to the Māori Land Court for it to decide the issue.
For how to apply to the court, see “Applying to the Māori Land Court for an order” in this chapter.
Note: Details about ownership of the land and any trust or incorporation are available at your nearest Māori Land Court office.