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  As the first fully bilingual judgment issued in its history, it signals the enhancement of te reo Māori in the Court. This, at a time when the nation is celebrating the 50th year of the anniversary of the Māori language petition, the 40th anniversary of te kohanga reo and the 35th anniversary of te reo Māori becoming an official language of Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Use of te reo Māori is encouraged, and you are welcome to use a mixture of te reo Māori and English if you wish to.

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To support the use of te reo Māori in court, Judge Alana Thomas has created a kuputaka of legal terms in te reo Māori.

Located in:  Māori land Legal terms

Prepare for Court hearing AP-20230000019653 A20170006851 22/11/2017 CJ 2017/31 - Te Huka Whatu or Te Hiika Whatu or Te Hika Whatu or Darkie Whatu or Te Hiika Whatu Te Tua and succession orders made at 226 Rotorua MB 182-184 on 27 February 1990 and 13 Waiariki MB 138-140 on 6 August 2010 - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 Nganehu Whatu 2.

Documents/5-11-reports/2023-08-31-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC.pdf (6.7 mb)

Waihoki i whakamanahia e te Kooti te oati, me noho mātāmua ko te reo Māori me ngā tikanga.

Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2023-Matariki-2024.pdf (11 mb)

Prepare for Court hearing AP-20230000033457 A20210007550 31/05/2021 s98/93 - Te Komiti Matua o te Hahi Ratana and other matters (A20210007549) - Application for Special Aid (Leo Watson) 70(3)/93 Te Komiti Matua o te Hahi Ratana & Ors 2.

Documents/5-11-reports/2023-11-30-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC.pdf (7.5 mb)

Page 9 of 15 Āhuatanga B: Te reo me ōna tikanga Category B: Te reo me ōna tikanga knowledge B1.

Documents/Articles/MLC-DRS-expression-of-interest-application-form.pdf (2 mb)

I whakapōtaengia ia i Te Herenga Waka ki te Tohu Ture, te Tohu Paetahi mō te reo Māori, me te Tohu Paetahi Hōnore (Taumata Tuatahi) mō te Mātauranga Tōrangapū me te Aorere.

Documents/Articles/MLC-Purongo-a-tau-te-reo-printer-version.pdf (16 mb)

Judge Wainwright is comfortable working in te reo Pākehā or te reo Māori or - as is often the case - a combination of the two.

Āhuatanga B: Te reo me ōna tikanga Category B: Te reo me ōna tikanga knowledge  Understanding of Te Ao Māori including knowledge of tribal structures and histories and tikanga of different hapū and iwi

Documents/Articles/MLC-DRS-expression-of-interest-information-booklet.pdf (922 kb)