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To support the use of te reo Māori in court, Judge Alana Thomas has created a kuputaka of legal terms in te reo Māori.

Located in:  Māori land Legal terms

  As the first fully bilingual judgment issued in its history, it signals the enhancement of te reo Māori in the Court. This, at a time when the nation is celebrating the 50th year of the anniversary of the Māori language petition, the 40th anniversary of te kohanga reo and the 35th anniversary of te reo Māori becoming an official language of Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Use of te reo Māori is encouraged, and you are welcome to use a mixture of te reo Māori and English if you wish to.

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Waihoki i whakamanahia e te Kooti te oati, me noho mātāmua ko te reo Māori me ngā tikanga.

Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2023-Matariki-2024.pdf (11 mb)

Page 9 of 15 Āhuatanga B: Te reo me ōna tikanga Category B: Te reo me ōna tikanga knowledge B1.

Documents/Articles/MLC-DRS-expression-of-interest-application-form.pdf (2 mb)

I whakapōtaengia ia i Te Herenga Waka ki te Tohu Ture, te Tohu Paetahi mō te reo Māori, me te Tohu Paetahi Hōnore (Taumata Tuatahi) mō te Mātauranga Tōrangapū me te Aorere.

Documents/Articles/MLC-Purongo-a-tau-te-reo-printer-version.pdf (16 mb)

Āhuatanga B: Te reo me ōna tikanga Category B: Te reo me ōna tikanga knowledge  Understanding of Te Ao Māori including knowledge of tribal structures and histories and tikanga of different hapū and iwi

Documents/Articles/MLC-DRS-expression-of-interest-information-booklet.pdf (922 kb)

Judge Thomas is a strong advocate for the promotion of te reo Māori and has been passionate in her pursuit to ensure te reo Māori is recognised and used in the law.

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Ngā Pānui Mai i Ngā Tari Te Taitokerau Courtroom, Whangārei 22 Māori Land Court / Māori Appellate Court Annual Report Matariki 2022 – Matariki 2023 Waikato Maniapoto He Ao Hou He ao hou, kua puta mai Me he kāhu, hāro i te rangi Mai Hui te Rangiora Ko tōnā karere, he reo mō te iwi e Ānei mātou o Te Kooti Hāpai ana, ko te manaakitanga, te whāinga Kia tautāwhitia te pae tāngata e Tautokona pū ana, ko te whenua hei oranga...

Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)

Haere mai is the reo pōwhiri at the marae. At this point in te pā whenua, you should have gathered all the information you need, and you should be ready to file an application with the Court.

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