Māori Land Court | Judge’s Corner
Judge Aidan Warren
Dispute Resolution
February 2022
As a newly appointed Judge of the Māori Land Court it is highly appropriate that my
contribution to the Judges’ Corner relates to one of the new tools added to our kete by the
legislative changes…
Māori Land Court dispute resolution service
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He rauemi tēnei, kia tuhia e koe, ōu whakaaro, i mua i te hui kia tika ai to whakatakoto i ōu kōrero i te hui.
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.
The information
in this booklet does not apply to Māori reserves.
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Māori reservation land
Any Māori freehold land or any general land 1
may be set aside as a Māori reservation.
Crown 2 land with historical, spiritual, or
emotional significance to Māori can also be
set aside.
Ka āhei anō te kaitiaki ki te rihaina i te wā e
hiahia ana a ia, ā, mā te Kooti Whenua Māori
rānei a ia e whakamutu mēnā ka rangona
1 He whenua ehara nō Māori, ehara nō te
Karauna.
2 Ko te Kuini tonu te rangatira whai mana o
Aotearoa hei tā te Karauna.
These are:
• when the administration of an estate was
granted by the High Court before 1 July
1993, or
• when a person died before 1 July 1994
leaving a will dated before 1 July 1993.
E whai nei:
• ko te whakahaere rawa i whakamanahia e te
Kooti Teitei i mua i te 1 o Hōngongoi 1993.
• i mate rānei he tangata i mua i te 1 o
Hōngongoi 1994, ā, ko te wira nō mua kē
i te 1 o Hōngongoi 1993.
First Name Surname Shares
1 Lewis Charles Ablett-Kerr 0.7095
2 Faye Acker 0.05207
3 Huia Rahera Acker 0.05208
4 Steven Acker 0.05207
5 Christopher Robin Adair 0.097
6 Darlene Rosalie Adair 0.097
7 Derek Anthony Adair 0.097
8 Patrick Sydney Adair 0.097
9 Rino Carl Adair 0.097
10 Shane Hillary Adair 0.097
11 Leah Adam 0.006
12 Rachel Melanie Adams 0.1545
13 Tammy Theresa Adams 0.1545
14 Eileen Te Ataakura Aiono 0.0306
15 Joy Alexandre' 0.055
16 Marie Anne Ale...
Hui-a-owners
Hui-a-beneficiaries
The Māori Land Court has directed that a hui-a-
owners take place for the sole purpose of an
Election of Trustees, for each of the following
Māori Reservations:
Whakapoungakau No 7A
Whakapoungakau 7B2
Whakapoungakau 7C
Whakapoungakau 7F
Whakapoungakau 7G
There will…