From 6 February 2021 Simple and uncontested trust applications can be dealt with by a Māori Land Court registrar, without a court hearing. Benefits The time and costs associated with attending a court hearing are removed when decided by a registrar.
1 CJ Media statement, “Note from Chief Justice Winkelmann” released 25 March 2020. 2 Māori Land Court COVID-19 Court protocol as at 23 March 2020. 3 Māori Land Court COVID-19 Court protocol as at 20 April 2020. 4 Māori Land Court COVID-19 Court protocol as at 12 May 2020.
In this situation, disclosure on the day of the hearing may be unavoidable. If this occurs: 1.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)
SINE DIE This term is used for Court hearings adjourned by a Judge indefinitely.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
You will also hear our judges and staff regularly speaking te reo Māori during court hearings.
Publication of recordings in this manner “enables the public to view entire, unedited proceedings” and at the same time “enables the Court to retain control of the recordings”. It would be interesting to see the response if our Māori Land Court required the parties’ written submissions in upcoming cases to be uploaded to the Māori land Court website prior to hearings.
It was not until October 2010 that the final Court case was completed. By that time the various applications and Court cases had been running for over six years, until they were finally concluded in our favour.
After 18 months of hearings in Rotorua, 15 applications concerning the administration and utilisation of Utuhina No.3H No’s 2 & 3 Subdivision F will shortly be completed.
The project was a joint one involving the Māori Land Court administration, LINZ and a sector sometimes forgotten in the literature on the project, the Māori Land Court judiciary.
We'll send you a copy of your court order two months after the date of the court hearing.
