For present purposes, it has been said that tikanga is constitutionally significant to the development of
the law in four mutually reinforcing respects:
(a) First, as an independent source of rights and obligations in te ao Māori and the first law
of Aotearoa.43
(b) Second, in terms of the Treaty rights and obligations that pertain to tikanga.
(c) Third, where tikanga values comprise a source of the New Zealand common law.44 or
have been integrated into law by statutory refer...
The Act may well have deficiencies,
but having read the report the reader is none the wiser as to the specifics of those
deficiencies
The report is structured around five propositions:
• Proposition 1: Utilisation of Māori land should be able to be determined by a
majority of engaged owners;
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• Proposition 2: All Māori land should be capable of utilisation and effective
administration;
• Proposition 3: Māori land s...
Crown-
owned land is, in effect, state-owned land.
3 An area of land reserved for a special
purpose when land is subdivided.
4 A subtribe or kin group that is linked by a
common ancestor.
5 A document prepared and signed by a court,
to give effect to a decision of a judge of
that court.
6 A person bound to deal with property
on behalf of the owners or beneficiaries.
Contents
Mihi ii
Foreword iv
by the Minister for Māori Development, Hon Te Ururoa Flavell
Foreword v
by the Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court, Wilson Isaac
Foreword vi
by the Secretary for Justice, Andrew Bridgman
Acknowledgements vii
Section 1 10
Historical Foundations of the Court 1862-1890s
“Ōku waewae kāinga”
Section 2 46
The Evolution of the Court in the 20th Century
“Toitū te kupu, toitū te mana, toitū te whenua”
Section 3 84
Leadership of the Court 1980-2009...
Nā reira, ko
ngā whenua o te Karauna, he whenua nō te
rangatira whai mana.
3 He pito whenua kua whakawehea, ā, kua
whakatahatia mō tētahi kaupapa motuhake.
4 He hapū, he whānau rānei e hono ana ki te
tipuna kotahi.
5 He pepa kua whakaritea, ā, kua hainatia e
te kooti hei whakamana i te whakahau a te
kaiwhakawā o taua kooti.
6 He tangata kua tohua hei māngai whenua
mō ngā kaipupuri, ngā kaiwhiwhi hua rānei.
Kāhore tētahi e āhei ana ki te pōti mō ngā
hea o te rangatira kaipupuri whenua kua
mate, kia oti rā anō te whiwhinga mana
tuku. Engari anō tētahi 3 kaitohatoha, kua
tohua nei e te Kooti Teitei 4 hei kaitohatoha,
ka āhei ki te pōti i te taunga 5 hea, ki te
kaitohatoha kaiwhakahaere.
HĀWEA/WĀNAKA SUBSTITUTE SILNA LAND
WORKING LIST OF POTENTIAL OWNERS AS AT 23 MAY 2025
The Māori Land Court has released an updated working list of potential owners entitled to
the Hāwea/Wānaka Substitute Land (Section 2 of 5 Block XIV Lower Wānaka Survey
District) under Section 15 of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement 1997.
