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In August 2020, the Government passed targeted
changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify
the legal processes for owning, occupying and using
Māori land. What has changed? Whāngai is the traditional Māori practice where a child is
raised by someone other than their birth parents.
The name of the proceedings and the case number.
2. Your role in the proceedings (e.g. applicant, respondent, legal representative for
the applicant).
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These guidelines are provided to assist judges
of the Māori Land Court in considering any question of recusal.
2. General Principles
A judge has an obligation to sit on any case allocated to them unless grounds for recusal
exist.
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An index of past and present judicial officers of
the Māori Land Court and Native Land Court
1 May 2018
Judicial officers of the Native Land Court from 1864 to 1947
Judge Date appointed
John Rogan 25 June 1864 (President)
9 January 1865 (Judge)
Wiremu Tipene 25 June 1864
Matikikuha 25 June 1864
Te Keene of Orakei 25 June 1864
Tamati Reweti 25 June 1864
George Clarke 25 October 1864 (President)
9 January 1865 (Judge)
Hone Mohi Tawhai 25 October 1864
P...
Footnotes
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After the hearing
The minutes (record of the hearing) will be
typed from a recording made at the hearing
and will be signed by the Judge.
Ko te mana
o te Kooti mō tēnei tangata ki te mahi i
tēnei mahi ka tukua i raro i te tukunga reta
whakahaere.
He whakamārama
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• te whakakore i te pānui tono, nā te kore o
te kaiwhakawā i whakaae ki te tuku tono
ā kooti mō tō tono.
The status of the
land will continue to be Māori land unless
and until the Māori Land Court makes an
order changing the status of the land.
2 Literally, a “basket”. In the context of a
trust, it is the concept of several people,
collectively, filling a basket by contributing
communally with money and other assets.
3 A trustee/guardian – in this context, of a
minor or person unable for any reason to fully
manage his or her own affairs.
4 A subtribe or kin group that is l...
