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The record of the Court is contained within its
permanent record, which is defined by rule 7.19 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 as comprising:
Māori Land Court Retention and Disposal Schedule Appraisal Report
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A. The minute books, that is, the books or binders containing the hard-copy record of the
proceedings of the Court; and
B.
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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
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For example, an
application for succession will require a
death certificate, any grant of administration
(probate 2 or letters of administration 3) or the
original will, minutes of a whānau meeting if
a whānau trust is required and consents of
the proposed trustees.
Ngā Tono, he kohinga pukapuka ēnei nā
Te Kooti Whenua Māori hei āwhina i te iwi
Māori – me ētahi atu e ngākaunui anaki –
te whai māramatanga mō ngā take whenua
Māori o te wā.
2
Te whai māramatanga
Ki te hia kōrero koe e pā ana ki tō tono, mā ngā
kaimahi o te Kooti koe e āwhina.
Footnotes
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2
Important changes to the rules governing
Māori incorporations were brought about
by Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and
the Māori Incorporations Constitution
Regulations 1994.
Ka
taea e ngā rōpū tikanga kaitiaki pēnei me
ngā rōpū kaitiaki tikanga ā whānau, ngā rōpū
kaitiaki pūtea 2 me ngā rōpū kaitiaki 3 anō, te
mahi ki raro i te marara o te kaporeihana Māori.
Ritenga kaitiaki
Ko te ritenga kaitiaki 8 e pā ana ki te tangata
kotahi anake, he tamaiti 9 tonu, he tangata
hauā 10 rānei, kāhore e whai kaha ana ki te
whakahaere i tōna ake ao.
Trustees must consent to their nomination
and have the support of the beneficiaries 10.
They cannot be finally appointed until a
gazette notice has been issued formally
establishing the Māori reservation.
1 In broad terms, land that is not Māori land
and is not Crown land (see next item).
2 The Crown refers to the Queen, who is
the head of state of New Zealand.
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 19...