However, it is possible to make application to the Court to have an area excluded from a reservation pursuant to section 338(5), and then to set up an ahu whenua trust in relation to the excluded area with the object of allowing housing development to take place.
And speaking of the Supreme Court, it would be remiss of me not to acknowledge the recent appointment of Justice Joe Williams to the Supreme Court bench.
This ranged from protections they are implementing in China to protect lawyers to allow them to prosecute cases without being persecuted by the State, to the unfair reporting of judicial decisions in general and social media in Hong Kong, and to corruption amongst the judiciary in Malaysia where (apparently) lawyers have been known to turn up to Court with bags of money. 17th Conference of Chief Justices of Asia and th...
the location of the site and any existing or proposed access track or road to that site by reference to boundaries, fences, areas of other occupation or landmarks and the approximate distances from them to the site.
However, the reality was that some of our Māori Land Court staff were ill-equipped to do this due to both a lack of resources, and a lack of access to court records.
Of all of these things, what is most important to me?
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/3.7-MLC-Mediation-Workbook.pdf (343 kb)
The Trusts Act does not contain all the law relating to trusts. Parts of common law and the law of equity continue to be relevant to trusts.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)
If your whānau member has left a will but you do not want to seek a grant of probate , you will still need to provide a certified copy of the will.
That figure represents about 4.8% of the judiciary. Māori women constitute close to 7.5% of the population, so there is some way to go before the number of Māori women judges reflects the population percentage.
Once your incorporation is up and running, you can apply to make a variety of changes.
