Introduction
Now that you have an idea of what you want to do and an indicative response from the respective local authority, CONGRATULATIONS. You have now completed the first two significant steps. The next part of the journey requires you to pull on board the rest of the whanau. You’ll need to start by calling a meeting with the landowners. The Māori Land Court staff are the best people to seek advice on how to do this.
On the following pages are some templates as to how to advertise a meeting of owners, set up an agenda and take minutes. Good record keeping is important because it documents the process, records the discussion and decisions made at the hui and makes things transparent and open to scrutiny.
From here we leave a relatively structured process and start dealing with a more fluid process.
This step will require a lot of relationship management and you will quickly realize the following are just guidelines. Some trusts have found this particular step is an organic process and may require many hui with the wider land owners, Māori Land Court and other government agencies.
Also for some, a trust may already be established but for others a trust may need to be set up. There are slightly different processes for the two and
these are outlined on the following pages. This step and the information gathered are also critical to progressing the vision for the papakāinga proposal.
You may also want to check with your iwi or hapu to see if they have a management plan for your rohe. If they do, review what it says about housing.
