A primary function of succession for Māori is to maintain whakapapa connections
to their whenua (land), whānau(family), tupuna (ancestors) and atua (gods).
51 Joseph Williams “Lex Aotearoa: An Heroic Attempt to Map the Māori Dimension in Modern New Zealand Law” (2013)
21 Waikato L Rev 1 at 4.
52 Joseph Williams “Lex Aotearoa: An Heroic Attempt to Map the Māori Dimension in Modern New Zealand Law” (2013)
21 Waikato L Rev 1 at 4.
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MANA
As identified earli...
Instead, the key test is quite appropriately that there is no “meritorious
objection” to the formation of the trust (s 215(4)(b)). The drafters of the Act clearly
understood the dynamics of Māori land and Māori land owners.
People who benefit from a reservation
The people who benefit from the reservation
are usually named as members of a hapū 4
or several hapū, or they can be any group
of Māori.
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...
Kei ngā tari katoa o te Kooti
Whenua Māori ngā pepa tono.
1 Te rangatiratanga, te mana pupuri whenua
tūturu me ngā pepa e whakaatu ana i taua
mana i raro i te ture.
2 He tangata e tika ana i raro i te ture kia
whiwhi ki ngā hea o te tangata kua mate.
3 He tangata kua tohua, kua whai mana mai
i te Kooti Teitei ki te whakahaere me te
tohatoha i ngā rawa a te tangata kua mate,
ina tohua e te Kooti Teitei he kaitohatoha,
ka tukua e te kooti he momo reta
kaiwhakahaere (ko...
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.
