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  Māori Fisheries Act 2004 The Māori Fisheries Act 2004 enables a Judge of the Māori Land Court to give advice about or determine disputes regarding entitlements. Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004 The Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004 enables a Judge of the Māori Land Court to give advice about disputes regarding entitlements.

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Records of Appeal and Review Processes 32 6.8. Maintaining the Title Record 34 6.9.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)

A te reo Māori resource for words used in the Māori Land Court and the Waitangi Tribunal Ngā Kupu Māori mō te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi ����������������� acting prudently mahi i runga i te āta tūpato acting reasonably mahi i runga i te āta whakaaro acting competently mahi i runga i te matatau ki ngā mahi acting in good conscience mahi i runga i te whakaaro pai acting impartially mahi i runga i te tōkeke active (as in inquiry) hohe add (as...

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Kuputaka-Reo-Maori-Comms.pdf (24 mb)

Those people are called successors 2 and the process is called succession. Successors are then entitled to make decisions about the use of that land for their benefit and for the benefit of future generations.

Uploads/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)

Those people are called successors 2 and the process is called succession. Successors are then entitled to make decisions about the use of that land for their benefit and for the benefit of future generations.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)

If the problems cannot be resolved, the landowners can apply to the MLC to: • try and resolve issues through mediation using the Court’s dispute resolution service • review the terms, operation or other aspects of the trust • add, replace or remove trustees • investigate the trust • enforce the terms of the trust • vary the terms of the trust • terminate the trust.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)

Conflict of interest generally Judges should recuse themselves wherever they have personal knowledge of disputed facts in proceedings, or wherever they have a personal view concerning a party or witness of disputed fact in the litigation.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines-16-September-2026.pdf (157 kb)

The Ministry led changes included legislative changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, a new dispute resolution service, improvements to succession processes in the Māori Land Court and changes to the |Court’s operating model.

Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)

Addressing grievances 9 PART C - MEETINGS 11. Process for general and special meetings 10 12.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)

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