Section 5 of the 1865 Act provided for the establishment of a judicial body having the status of a Court of record, consisting of ‘one Judge … who shall be called the Chief Judge’, as well as ‘other Judges’ who were to hold office ‘during good behaviour’ (i.e. the formula used for the superior Courts of record).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
Pātaka Whenua is the online portal that holds the Māori Land Court electronic record, which includes minutes and orders.
Considerations for each type of application LANDOWNERS’ MEETINGS Landowners should hold a meeting to discuss any application affecting the land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
ROHE O TĀKITIMU NATIONAL PĀNUI | TE PĀNUI Ā-MOTU DECEMBER | HAKIHEA 2024 Contents Applications for hearing in DECEMBER | HAKIHEA 2024 2 - 3 Descriptions of Application types by Section 4 – 34 Te Rohe o Aotea 35 – 49 Te Rohe…
Having the ability to appoint up to two mediators is helpful, given that at times one single mediator may not necessarily have all of the relevant skills, particularly if there are a range of property law matters, together with issues of tikanga or where the parties wish to hold the mediation in te reo Māori. There may be occasions, for example whereby a sole mediator may have strengths in the law and property issues, but may not have the ability to manage tikanga issues that underline th...
But a workable and popular model for kin group holding without individual shares has been found in the whānau trust.
Having the ability to appoint up to two mediators is helpful, given that at times one single mediator may not necessarily have all of the relevant skills, particularly if there are a range of property law matters, together with issues of tikanga or where the parties wish to hold the mediation in te reo Māori. There may be occasions, for example whereby a sole mediator may have strengths in the law and property issues, but may not have the ability to manage tikanga issues that u...
To support how the Māori Land Court functions, judges will be able to appoint experts in tikanga Māori and whakapapa as additional members of the Court, and they can hold judicial settlement conferences to assist parties to a dispute to settle a claim or issue.
The order will be written up in the Court title records if it affects land, and sent to every person who has to act on it, for example, to the Māori trustee if they’ve been ordered to pay money they’re holding, or a Māori incorporation5 if the order affects shares in that incorporation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)
Similarly, many will hold shares in publicly listed companies. Generally, these interests will be such that they are unlikely to be affected by a particular piece of litigation and they are commonly disregarded.
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