Reflections after nearly 20 years as a Māori Land Court
01 Nov 2013 | NewsThere were many of these schemes and all have proved ultimately to be futile.
There were many of these schemes and all have proved ultimately to be futile.
That, from my perspective, has been the position in New Zealand for many years and to the present day. Figure 2 depicts what I consider Māori thought would be reflected in Te Tiriti and had anticipated to be the position as at 1840.
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Not only have trusts and incorporations functioned under the Act, many have flourished, completely transforming their land and financial circumstances.
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Because the work of the Māori Land Court is highly regulated by the governing legislation and rules of the Court, private mediators will need to be mindful that many settlement agreements will need formal orders of the Court.
Because the work of the Māori Land Court is highly regulated by the governing legislation and rules of the Court, private mediators will need to be mindful that many settlement agreements will need formal orders of the Court.
Cases of public interest have attracted many viewings. The recordings may be used by schools and universities for educational purposes.
The goal is to replace as many deceased persons on the list with living successors to enable meetings of successors to be called under Part 9 of TTWMA.
It became the local authority’s responsibility to meet the community’s burial needs in cases where there was inadequate provision, although many cemeteries continued to be managed by trustees.
As such, record keeping in the Court has been variable with a former district focus resulting in many different classifications and arrangements of records, similar to the records of General land administration managed by Land Information New Zealand and its predecessors.
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Mick was a pioneer for many of the initiatives we now see in the Youth Justice area – restorative justice, and court sittings on marae – and a real character in the courtroom.