The Tribunal concluded, after an exhaustive review of the evidence, that the ‘gift’ was understood by Horonuku Te Heu Heu to be an offer of a partnership with the Queen as a joint trustee and custodian of the peaks.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
Our rules and regulations The Māori Land Court Rules 2011 set out how we operate, including how we receive, review, notify, process, and conclude applications.
The MLC deals with applications for new trusts, replacement trustees, variations to trusts, reviews of trusts and formal complaints, and receives trust reports and financial accounts.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
We await confirmation of the details and programme for the Government’s review of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act, and so now is not the time for comment from the judiciary.
The reform options proposed in the paper deal with every stage of the decision making process. The review also assesses how the primary legislation interfaces with other key statutes, and the respective roles central and local government and private groups should play in the provision and management of cemeteries.
Where a determination or order has already been made by a registrar, affected persons may also apply to the court to seek a review of that determination or order. A review must be lodged within 20 working days after the determination or order is made or, at the satisfaction of a judge, within a longer period.
Documents/Panui/1128623-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-January-2024-web.pdf (3.1 mb)
In the issues paper produced in April 2021 by the Law Commission entitled “Review of Succession: Rights to a person’s property on death” the paper identifies a number of tikanga that I consider to be relevant and reproduce here.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
...aronga me te pūnga put in writing tuku ā-pepa Qq quorum kōrama quorum kōrama responsibility haepapa responsible trustee tarahitī tūturu respondent kaiurupare restriction aukatinga resumption tāmatatia retention pupuritanga review (as in Trust) arotake revoke taui right mōtika right (to land) take whenua right of first refusal te āheinga mātāmua ki te whakahē right of renewal mana whakahou right to be heard te mōtika kia kōrero risks tūraru / mōrea...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Kuputaka-Reo-Maori-Comms.pdf (24 mb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP7 11:00AM AP-20230000022805/ A20200010482 231/93 Brian Te Watene Te Watene Rihara and Patua Taua (Rosemary) Te Huia Whānau Trust - Review of trust AOTEA PĀNUI
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP2 2:00 PM AP-20230000020293 231/93 Wayne Robert Ahipene-Duffin Waimarama 3A4B Section 5 - Review of trust Aotea District PĀNUI
Documents/Panui/22.-Special-Aotea-1-November-2024.pdf (137 kb)
