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This resource will help you to write down your thoughts before mediation, so you can express your position
clearly at your mediation hui.
Aroha
Acting with love for
everyone involved
Māramatanga
Listening to
understand the
views of others
Pono
Being truthful and
seeking out the truth
Tika
Doing the right
things and doing
things right
Whanaungatanga
Our connections
to each other
Kaitiakitanga
Our responsibility
as guardians
Kotahitanga
Unity, togetherness,
working...
Currently, Māori Land Court judges act as mediators. While judges are acting as mediators, they will not be able to sit on the court proceeding related to that specific case.
A seasoned leader with a strong operational background in service delivery, Dan has led teams in both the Wellington and Hutt Valley District Courts, and acted in the Manager Justice Services role for Manawatu/Wairarapa and Northern Wellington.
The Right Honourable Dame Helen Winkelmann, Chief Justice of New Zealand, assured the public that courts were an essential service, and that New Zealand courts would continue to uphold the rule of law and to ensure that fair trial rights, the right to natural justice and rights under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act were upheld. 1 Priority was given to proceedings that affected the liberty of the individual or their personal safety and wellbeing, or that resolution was time-critical wh...
Prior to its integration into the Department for Courts
and Ministry of Justice, the Māori Land Court was
part of a section within the Department of Māori
Affairs (often referred to as the court section).
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.
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Pātaka Whenua (our online portal) – Court User Survey
We want to hear about your experiences engaging with the court and your views on the service we have provided.
28 August 2025 | Ngā karere
Ngā ara ture hou mā ngā kaipupuri whenua Māori i raro i te ture hou
New legal pathways for Māori landowners under the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025
New legislation allow...
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I would also like to take the opportunity at this point to acknowledge our Acting Chief Judge who sits by my side today, over these past months and in fact, years, when an issue has arisen, a question, a complication, it has been our ACJ that has turned to offer me support and guidance, she has continued to advocate for the use of te reo Māori within her Courts – and so to our Acting Chief Judge, a heroine in my eyes, one who is skilled in patient observation, Judge Fox, I thank yo...
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