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. While the Ministry of Justice tried to disseminate resources such as laptops and tablets, preference was given to the courts dealing with priority proceedings.
We used evidence from previous successions in the Court record to find as many successors as possible, and whānau have since come to succeed and we have updated the list accordingly.
Fee: $ 233.00
CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:
Statement signed by alienee setting out how he or she is a member of the preferred class (if applicable),
including any necessary whakapapa details
Original instrument of alienation, properly executed and attested, and two copies
Special valuation of the land any improvements thereon, or interests in the land, by a registered valuer; or
NOTE: Information provided in all applications forms part of the Court’s permanent record under rule...
Justice Joe Williams himself was the Chief Judge of the Maori Land Court before his appointment to the higher courts, and indeed the Chief Judge before him, the Honourable Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie, is also an alumnus. And although the records on the earliest Judges of the Court are often incomplete, it appears that Judge Hugh Fraser Ayson was the first VUW graduate to be appointed as a Judge of this Court.
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