Reflections after nearly 20 years as a Māori Land Court
01 Nov 2013 | NewsOf those, 14 spent a significant part of their young life living on Māori freehold land.
Of those, 14 spent a significant part of their young life living on Māori freehold land.
The Māori Land Court is conducting an inquiry into the entitled successors of the Toitoi SILNA block as part of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement.
The mediation conversations will not be part of the public court record. If necessary, a judge may make a court order to formalise what has been agreed by the parties.
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It will therefore be important that mediators with some working knowledge of the relevant legislation are appointed once private mediators can be appointed under Part 3A of the Act. Written Reports and Settlement Agreements The appointed mediator must provide written reports to keep the Registrar informed of the progress of the mediation.
The message I want to leave you with is to look after yourselves and each other. Part of that includes exposing harassment, in whatever form, when you see it.
It will therefore be important that mediators with some working knowledge of the relevant legislation are appointed once private mediators can be appointed under Part 3A of the Act. Written Reports and Settlement Agreements The appointed mediator must provide written reports to keep the Registrar informed of the progress of the mediation.
In fact, for the most part they can already be found in the Act’s Preamble and ss 2 and 17.
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My marae are Muru Raupatu at Bell Block and Waikawa Marae near Picton. My tipuna were part of the diaspora of Taranaki Māori in the 19th century, finally settling on Aropaoa Island in Queen Charlotte Sound.
This means children or descendants can be involved as landowners and take part in decision making for the whenua immediately.
From 1 July 2025 , Māori Land Court fees increase by 3.65% . This increase is part of a wider change across all courts and tribunals in Aotearoa, New Zealand.