The Act now clarifies that MāoriLandCourt judges will follow
the tikanga of the hapū or iwi associated with the land being
succeeded to when deciding whether whāngai can succeed to
a land interest.
Historically, most succession applications were heard by a
MāoriLandCourt judge.
Now, if your succession application is assessed to be ‘simple
and uncontested’, then it can be decided by a MāoriLandCourt registrar without a court sitting (unless you request to
be heard by a judge in a court sitting).
Historically, trust applications were heard by a MāoriLandCourt judge.
Now, if your application is assessed to be ‘simple and
uncontested’, then it can be decided by a MāoriLandCourt
registrar without a court sitting (unless you request to be
heard by a judge in a court sitting).
After Part 4 searches had been carried out at the MāoriLandCourt I learnt that in 1967 an uncle of mine had appeared at the MāoriLandCourt and had succeeded to some interests in the name of his mother and father (my grandparents).
Download the MāoriLandCourt glossary of terms.
He rauemi reo Māori mō ngā kupu e whakamahia ana i te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi
A te reo Māori resource for words used in the MāoriLandCourt and the Waitangi Tribunal
Māori words for the MāoriLandCourt and the Waitangi Tribunal prepared by Judge Alana Thomas.
Te Āhei Atu ki Pātaka Whenua
Hātepe 1
I tō pūtirotiro tukutuku, haere ki te paetukutuku a Te Kooti Whenua Māori
www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz ka pāwhiri i te ripa kākāriki kei te wāhanga o runga, arā ko
“Pātaka Whenua – our online portal”.
Former Chief MāoriLandCourt Judge, who then became a
Justice of the High Court, ET Durie provided the following analyses of the nature of Māori rights to land;
Maori see themselves not as masters of the environment but as
members of it.
