I am pleased to confirm that I have approved the release of a new Practice Note covering lawyers appointed and paid for under the Māori Land Court’s Special Aid Fund.
Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)
1 CJ Media statement, “Note from Chief Justice Winkelmann” released 25 March 2020. 2 Māori Land Court COVID-19 Court protocol as at 23 March 2020. 3 Māori Land Court COVID-19 Court protocol as at 20 April 2020. 4 Māori Land Court COVID-19 Court protocol as at 12 May 2020.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 9:30am AP-20240000003487 S53A(1)/ 55 Tama Potaka Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua Trust Board - Investigate any irregularities in the 2023 elections of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua under s 53A(1) of the Māori Trust Boards Act 1955 An investigation by Judge Wainwright under section 53A(a) of the Māori Trust Boards Act 1955 into whether the election that took place from June-November 2023 to elect trustees to Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whā...
Documents/Panui/33.-Te-Whakamaene-Special-16-and-17-May-2024.pdf (126 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 9:30am AP-20240000003487 S53A(1)/ 55 Tama Potaka Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua Trust Board - Investigate any irregularities in the 2023 elections of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua under s 53A(1) of the Māori Trust Boards Act 1955 An investigation by Judge Wainwright under section 53A(a) of the Māori Trust Boards Act 1955 into whether the election that took place from June-November 2023 to elect trustees to Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whā...
Documents/Panui/33-v2.-Te-Whakamaene-Special-16-and-17-May-2024.pdf (126 kb)
The Māori Land Court operates under the provisions of the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (‘the Act’).
Uploads/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
The Māori Land Court operates under the provisions of the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (‘the Act’).
Uploads/MOJ0217-v2.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
The Māori Land Court operates under the provisions of the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (‘the Act’).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
The benefits of an amalgamation are: the creation of one large block of land with common ownership it enables the land to be used and managed as one block rather than many no consent is needed under the Resource Management Act 1991 , and there’s no requirement for land contributions for roads, reserves or public use or access.
There is a myth that seems to be reborn about every 20 years that there is a large pool of unused or under-used Māori freehold land out there that could be made markedly more productive.
Trustees are appointed by the Māori Land Court under the jurisdiction set out in s 222 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
