Discussion on Whānau Trusts
01 Feb 2013 | NewsLand interests remained in the name of my grandfather and my great-grandmother.
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MLC Form 30 Vesting order
Important Note: If an undivided interest in land i.e. shares in a block is being transferred, section 148 of the Act requires the transferee to be a member of the preferred classes of alienees which comprise – • A child or remoter issue of the transferor. • Whanaunga who are associated in accordance with tikanga Māori with the land. • An owner in the land who is a member of the hapü associated with the land. • A trustee of a person belonging to 1 to 3 above....
Abridged Speech for the Māori Graduation Ceremony at Te Herenga Waka Marae
16 Aug 2019 | NewsThis speech will be about my role as a Judge of the Māori Land Court. However, because I became a Judge only a matter of weeks ago, I do not yet have many stories to share with you about my new job.
Speech to the Federation of Māori Authorities National Conference
10 Dec 2014 | NewsAfter 15 or so years as a corporate lawyer, you can imagine my surprise to have the opportunity to join the Māori Land Court.
Reflections after nearly 20 years as a Māori Land Court
01 Nov 2013 | NewsShares in Māori freehold land are rarely transferred.
Aorere Accretion determination of status and ownership of land
Ihaia Raharuhi is a descendent of Hoani Te Uakihi, one of the successors to Tāmati Pirimona Marino. He shared that “the significance to this land and the story of Tāmati Pirimona Marino is kept alive with my whānau through the stories, and photos, and images that we share amongst each other and hang in our whare.”
MLC 150 years of the Maori Land Court
In his classic book Māori Land Tenure (1977) Sir Hugh Kawharu wrote that the system of Māori land tenure created by the Native Lands Act of 1865 was an ‘engine of destruction for any tribe’s tenure of land, anywhere’ (p 15).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
Kōrero ki tāku Swearing In
20 May 2023 | NewsTo my Māori language, if I am to be completely honest, it was not only my law degree or the experiences I gained in my legal career that led me here today, it was because of you that I now have a position amongst the Māori Land Court judiciary.
FINAL MLC Consent form to vest shares into a trust
https://www.m%C4%81orilandcourt.govt.nz/ Untitled Check Box5: Off Check Box6: Off Check Box19: Yes Text24: Text25: Text26: Text28: Text29: Text30: Text31: Text32: Text33: Print: BlockRow1: Shares HeldRow1: Shares to be VestedRow1: BlockRow2: Shares HeldRow2: Shares to be VestedRow2: BlockRow3: Shares HeldRow3: Shares to be VestedRow3: BlockRow4: Shares HeldRow4: Shares to be VestedRow4: Blo...
Documents/Forms/FINAL_MLC-Consent-form-to-vest-shares-into-a-trust.pdf (575 kb)
JWI ACPECT Presentation 2022
In accordance with tikanga Māori there is no distinction to be drawn between whenua (land) that is dry and land that is covered by the sea.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)