(See Saxmere Company Ltd v Wool Board Disestablishment Company Ltd [2009] NZSC 72, [2010] 1 NZLR 35; Saxmere Company Ltd v Wool Board Disestablishment Company Ltd (No 2) [2009] NZSC 122) The question of recusal is for the judge hearing the case.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)
Your application will be considered ‘uncontested’ when: • it has been notified according to Māori Land Court Rules; and • it has been published in the Māori Land Court’s National Pānui; and • no one has objected to the application. Simple and uncontested succession applications Effective from Waitangi Day, 6 February 2021 Why make this change?
Whānau who agree to enter mediation to resolve disputes can do so out of court, pay no filing fee and can practice the tikanga of your whānau and hapū in that mediation.
While all reasonable measures have been taken to ensure the quality and accuracy the Ministry of Justice makes no warranty, express or implied, nor assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, correctness, completeness or use of any information contained herein.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2014.pdf (572 kb)
While all reasonable measures have been taken to ensure the quality and accuracy the Ministry of Justice makes no warranty, express or implied, nor assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, correctness, completeness or use of any information contained herein.
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2014.pdf (572 kb)
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.
Unlike under the previous proposal, the mediator cannot adjudicate the dispute if it is not resolved through mediation. That is, there is no longer a decision-making role for the mediators.
Unlike under the previous proposal, the mediator cannot adjudicate the dispute if it is not resolved through mediation. That is, there is no longer a decision-making role for the mediators.
A hearing can then, if you request it and there’s no opposition from other people, be adjourned4 to a court near your home.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)
The mediation conversations to settle the dispute are confidential to you and your whānau and the other parties involved. No record of these conversations will be publicly available on the Māori Land Court record.
