Ko tētahi haepapa nui i ō mātou mahi
katoa, waihoki, ko te taura matua pea e herehere
nei te Kooti Whenua Māori ki Te Puni Kōkiri,
ki te Tumu Paeroa, ki te Roopu Wakamana ite
Tiriti o Waitangi anō hoki, ko ā tātou mahi ki te
whakahoki ite whenua, ki te manaaki ite whenua
hei kāinga mō te iwi Māori.
Māori Land Court dispute resolution service
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He rauemi tēnei, kia tuhia e koe, ōu whakaaro, i mua ite hui kia tika ai to whakatakoto i ōu kōrero ite hui.
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.
Requests to appoint a mediator from beyond the list require approval from the Pae Matua o Te Kooti Whenua Māori (Director of the Māori Land Court) before they can proceed.
Whatungarongaro te tangata toitū te whenua
As people disappear from sight, the land remains Before settlers arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand, tangata whenua cared for whenua as kaitiaki, or guardians, as hapū and whānau collectives.
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.
