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Judge Milner is well-versed in the work of both the Māori Land Court and Waitangi Tribunal through his extensive work representing landowners and claimant groups in both jurisdictions, alongside his work in Treaty settlement negotiations and experience in resource management, intellectual property and Marine and Coastal Area cases.
This practice note is subject to Part 16 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 (Rules).
3. This practice note applies to the use of the Special Aid Fund by the Māori Land Court and
the Māori Appellate Court (Court).
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Puohotaua
Rakato B - Summon a meeting of
owners to dissolve both trusts -
Rakato B Trust and Part Rakato B
Māori Reservation
Judicial Conference.
Accessing Pātaka Whenua
Step 1
In your web browser, visit the Māori Land Court website www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz and click
the green tab in the top right area labelled “Pātaka Whenua – our online portal”.
This package forms part of the funding towards the recovery for whenua Māori owners affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. The funding is for clean-up of sediment & debris, where mahi has already been completed (either by owners or by contractors) and for any similar mahi to be completed in the future.
For some applications, landowners will need to notify other owners of their application to the Court ahead of time so they can attend hui, support the application, make a payment offer, or object to the application.
Section 455 of the Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998 provides the Māori Land Court with the jurisdiction to identify successors and successors’ interests in SILNA lands.
Now, landowners and other court users can choose to resolve
disputes related to Māori land through a free tikanga-based
dispute resolution service provided by the Māori Land Court.
