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A composite title is issued to each house owner,
comprising:
1. the freehold share of the lessee in the whole
block, and
2. the leasehold interest of the lessee in the
individual site.
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THE ADEQUACY OF LAWS FOR THE PROTECTION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES CULTURAL
HERITAGE AND CUSTOMARY RIGHTS IN NEW ZEALAND
Ka kuhu ahau ki te ture, hei matua mo te pani
I seek refuge in the law, for it is a parent of the oppressed (Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki)
Judge Te Kani Williams
An important starting point for this paper is setting out the fundamental basis upon which Māori connect
with their environment and their lands.
You should bring this booklet
to your mediation hui.
This is a resource to help you prepare for a mediation hui
maorilandcourt.govt.nz
He rauemi tēnei hei āwhina i a koe kia
whakarite mō te hui nei
Ka pēhea tēnei rauemi e āwhina
How this resource can help
This service is based on the values and beliefs of Māori.
I now turn to consider in detail the five propositions and the various
recommendations made in the Panel’s report.
Proposition 1: Utilisation of Māori land should be able to be determined by a
majority of engaged owners
The difficulty with proposition 1 is its underlying premise that there are significant
impediments in the Act to the engaged owners utilising their land, and that a remedy
is therefore needed.
Waikato-Maniapoto
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono ā muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Tauranga
Courtroom 1.11, Tauranga District Court,
McLean House, 26 McLean Street, Tauranga
Monday 19 February 2024
Judge T M Wara, Presiding
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
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118/93 Mali...
Waikato-Maniapoto
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono ā muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Te Kuiti
Ministry of Justice, District Court,
Queen Street, Te Kuiti
Tuesday 20 February 2024
Judge R P Mullins, Presiding
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
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67/93 Barbara Flaw...
Waikato-Maniapoto
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono ā muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Hamilton
Māori Land Court, BNZ Centre, Level 2
354 Victoria Street, Hamilton
Wednesday 6 March 2024
Judge R P Mullins, Presiding
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
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216/93
220/93
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Māori Land Court / Māori Appellat...
Full biographies of the judges can be found on the Māori Land Court website, the following is a snapshot of the
bench.
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Te Kooti Whenua Māori/ Te Kooti Pīra Māori Pūrongo-Ā-Tau Matariki 2022 – Matariki 2023
Judge Sarah Reeves
Te Ātiawa
ӹ Appointed 10 December
2010 (110th Māori Land
Court Judge)
ӹ Appointed Deputy
Chairperson, Waitangi
Tribunal 24 November 2021
ӹ Acting Chairperson, Waitangi Tribunal from 1 May
to 22 August 2023
ӹ Resident Judge, Te Waipou...