Enter the ballot for LUC class 6 land permits

Before you start, make sure you have: 

• a party account in Tupu‑ake, the ETS online system
• the land titles you want to include in your application 
• the total hectares on each land title 
• the total hectares of LUC class 6 land on all the land titles 
• the total hectares of LUC class 6 land you want a permit for. 

For the land titles, you only need the title identifier. This is a combination of letters or numbers, or both, for example WN123/456.   

Find out more about information held in a record of title – Land Information New Zealand

You may also need: 

• a landowner consent form 
• a joint applicant consent form  
• an appoint a representative form 
• a property-scale assessment supporting statement.

Log in to Tupu-ake

You’ll need an account in Tupu-ake. If you don’t already have one, you’ll need to set up all of the following: 

• a RealMe account to access Tupu-ake 
• a user account in Tupu-ake 
• a party account in Tupu-ake. 

RealMe – New Zealand Government  

The Tupu-ake user guide explains how to set up your accounts, and how to apply to enter the ballot from your party account. 

The sections of the guide you’ll need are: 

• 2.0 Log in and set up your user account  
• 3.0 Create and set up a party account 
• 9.2 Enter the ballot for a LUC class 6 land permit.

User guide for Tupu-ake [PDF, 15 MB]

The ballot will only be visible in Tupu-ake when it is open. 

Make sure the legal name on your ballot application matches

To use the permit, the legal name in the Tupu-ake party account you are using for your ballot application will need to match the legal name of the person or entity who will apply to register land in the ETS.

If you already have a Tupu-ake party account, you can open a new account to submit your application if needed.

The permit can only be used by the person or persons whose names are on the permit. 

Example: joint applicants

Person A, person B, and person C jointly own a block of land. They all plan to register this land in the ETS later on. 

Because all 3 of them plan to be the ETS applicants, the ballot application must list all 3 owners. It cannot be under one person or 2 people only, because all 3 people plan to register the land later.

Anyone can apply for a permit as long as they have consent from the landowner. 

If you are not the landowner, or you are one of multiple landowners, you’ll need written landowner consent to enter the ballot. The consent form you need depends on your situation. We explain these below. 

Upload consent forms in the ‘documents’ section of the ballot application page in Tupu-ake.  

Landowner consent  

If you are not the landowner, you will need a Landowner consent form. If there is more than one landowner, you need consent from each landowner. 

If successful, the ballot applicant will apply to register in the ETS in his or her name only. This means any permit will be issued to, and only usable by, the ballot applicant. 

Landowner consent form [PDF, 248 KB]

Joint applicants 

If you are a joint applicant, you will need to upload a Joint applicants consent form.  

A joint applicant is when multiple landowners want to apply to enter the ballot. If successful, this same group of people will apply to register in the ETS. 

Joint applicants consent form [PDF, 253 KB]

Authorised representatives 

Representatives acting on a client’s behalf will need to upload an Appoint a representative form. 

Appoint a representative [PDF, 302 KB]

Find out about appointing a representative to manage your ETS tasks

Unincorporated body  

We need consent from all members of the unincorporated body. To do this, you will need to upload a Joint applicants consent form.  

You can use more than one form if you need to get more than 2 signatures.  

Joint applicants consent form [PDF, 253 KB]

As part of the ballot application, we will ask you what method you used to identify and calculate the total area of LUC class 6 land.  

This must be either: 

• the national scale (NZLRI map)
• or a property-scale assessment.  

If you are using a property-scale assessment, you will need to upload a supporting statement.  

Property scale map – supporting statement [PDF, 204 KB]

Learn more about the methods to identify the LUC class of your land 

Upload the supporting statement in the ‘documents’ section of the ballot application page in Tupu-ake.