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Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
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Our practice notes Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (the Act) sets out the full authority, power and limitations of the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court.
Ngā kōtitanga
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Te haere ā-tinana ki te kōtitanga
Attending a court hearing in person
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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.
Tuia ki te rangi Tuia ki te whenua Tuia ki te moana Tuia te here tāngata E rongo te pō, e rongo te ao
Tuia i te muka tangata i takea mai i Hawaiki Nui i Hawaiki Roa i Hawaiki Pāmamao
Te hono ā-wairua Ka puta mai ki te whai ao Ki te ao mārama Tihei mauri ora
E ngā iwi o te motu, rarau mai rā ki Te Kooti Whenua Māori e tawharau nei i te pae tangata, i te pae whenua, i te whare kōrero...
Understanding of te ao Māori and application of tikanga
Āhuatanga C: Mōhio ki Te Ture Whenua Māori me te whakahaere whenua Māori
Category C: Te Ture and whenua Māori knowledge
C1.
Norma Hetaraka,
Hirini Tau, Dale Van Engelen
and Norma Rameka
Te Runanga-A -Iwi-O-Ngapuhi -
application referred to the Court
pursuant to sections 26C and 237 of
Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 to
determine a dispute concerning the
interpretation and intent of clause
4.7(b)(i) of Te Runanga-A-Iwi O-
Ngapuhi Trust Deed (the Trust Deed)
and whether the decision making
process was consistent with clauses
26-30 of the Trust Deed.
Norma Hetaraka,
Hirini Tau, Dale Van Engelen
and Norma Rameka
Te Runanga-A -Iwi-O-Ngapuhi -
application referred to the Court
pursuant to sections 26C and 237 of
Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 to
determine a dispute concerning the
interpretation and intent of clause
4.7(b)(i) of Te Runanga-A-Iwi O-
Ngapuhi Trust Deed (the Trust Deed)
and whether the decision making
process was consistent with clauses
26-30 of the Trust Deed.
Kapohia ki te tuhirau, ki te reehuiringa
Preservation of the integrity of the record, the record will prevail As a court of record, our key purpose is to accurately document the succession and management of Māori land.
