DECLARATION
I/We* the applicant(s) declare that—
(a) the facts of the application as stated are true and correct; and
(b) the persons entitled to succeed are correctly listed in this application; and
(c) there are no disputes as to succession or issues to be settled before an order can be made; and
(d) it is desired that an order be made without formal hearing and without notice.
Understanding of the tikanga principles of mana, whanaungatanga, rangatiratanga, take, hē, ea,
and Rangimārie, as well as their relevance and application in dispute resolution.
Āhuatanga C: Mōhio ki Te Ture Whenua Māori me te
whakahaere whenua Māori
Category C: Te Ture and whenua Māori knowledge
Familiarity with Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, the purpose and function of Te Kooti Whenua
Māori and the legal system of Aotearoa New Zealand generally
When a lawyer is appointed and engaged pursuant to ss 70(3), 98(3) and 98(9)(c) of the
Act, as soon as reasonably practicable they must give written notice of that fact to every
other party to the proceedings.
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Full legal names of party’s brothers and sisters: (if any and specify whether full brother or sister, whether half brother
or sister, whether any were adopted in or out of family, whether legally or as a whängai)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
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5.
For present purposes, it has been said that tikanga is constitutionally significant to the development of
the law in four mutually reinforcing respects:
(a) First, as an independent source of rights and obligations in te ao Māori and the first law
of Aotearoa.43
(b) Second, in terms of the Treaty rights and obligations that pertain to tikanga.
