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While judges are acting as mediators, they will not be able to sit on the court proceeding related to that specific case. In future, the court will provide non-judicial mediators who have the right skills to resolve disputes over Māori land.

Located in:  Our application process Attend court or mediation

These powers will only be exercised in extreme cases where a judge is satisfied that it’s necessary.

Located in:  Māori land Manage your land

Te mahi me te kore whai hua ki a koe Act without personal profit You can’t benefit personally from being a trustee. In some cases a trust order or regulation will allow a trustee to receive reasonable reimbursement for expenses they incur in their role as a trustee – they may also provide that a meeting fee or honoraria be paid.

Located in:  Māori land Manage your land

This will show you: who the trustees are and when they were appointed when the land trust was formed any historical activities of the trust the trust order or deed. In some cases, you can find trustee contact details which you can use to register your interest in receiving updates about the whenua.

Located in:  The court record

The Crown purchase agents had promised that Ngāi Tahu would be left with ‘ample reserves’ to live on. That was not the case and Māori in the South Island were left without land and without sufficient resources to take care of themselves and their whānau.

Located in:  Who we are Our rules and legislation

But we have come to a time now where we must all take action; we must continue with the efforts for the survival of our language. Perhaps it is the case that those of us who are gathered here in this house today are the fortunate ones, the ones who are unyielding in the pursuit of the sustenance provided by the word.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles