This is also a return to the Court and Tribunal for Judge Milner, who worked early in his career as a Research Counsel for the Māori Land Court and as an Assistant Registrar for the Waitangi Tribunal.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2023-Matariki-2024.pdf (11 mb)
When a judge is appointed as mediator, they will not be able to sit on the court proceedings related to that specific case.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Dispute-resolution-service-web-version.pdf (132 kb)
General Principles A judge has an obligation to sit on any case allocated to them unless grounds for recusal exist.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)
Māori judges were definitely a scarce commodity, however I spent a couple of years practising in Henderson when Judge Mick Brown was still sitting as a judge. Mick was a pioneer for many of the initiatives we now see in the Youth Justice area – restorative justice, and court sittings on marae – and a real character in the courtroom.
Rather, two will serve for one year, two for two years, and three for three years.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-12-07-Marae-Charter-Template.pdf (190 kb)
The Māori Land court will provide a draft letter for you to use.
The Māori Land court will provide a draft letter for you to use.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)
And so ends my words of encouragement to all branches of our justice system, to search for the pathway that is best suited for your Court.
To postpone a court sitting, or any meeting, to another date and/or location. 17.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
filed an application affectiing the above land in the Māori Land Court/Māori Appellate Court at: (Complete the physical and postal addresses for the Court) Physical address: ............................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-3-Accompany-application.pdf (107 kb)
