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MARINE PARADE, BOX 100, WAIROA. 7/12/35 Tairāwhiti 42953 Proprietors of Tawapata South 300 Childers Road, Gisborne 7/21/67 Te Waipounamu 69640 Proprietors of Te Rauone Incorporation PERPETUAL TRUST, P O BOX 3845, WELLINGTON 8/7/73 Tairāwhiti 42965 Proprietors of Te Whakaari 300 Childers Road, Gisborne 12/9/70 Te Waipounamu 39047 Proprietors of the Rowallan Alton Incorporation SECRETARY D.

Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2025-06-30-National-Register-of-Maori-Incorporations.xlsx (24 kb)

Only 17% of Māori knew how to speak te reo, only 5% of our children in schools could speak te reo, and furthermore, there were people of that time who declared there was no benefit in teaching te reo and no benefit in the continued survival of te reo Māori.

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

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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)

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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  Download the Māori Land Court 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 Māori Land Court and the Waitangi Tribunal Māori words for the Māori Land Court and the Waitangi Tribunal prepared by Judge Alana Thomas.

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