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...
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.
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.
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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TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP21 12:00 PM AP-20250000011696 239/93 Māori Trustee He whakarerekētanga ki ngā
tarahitī mō Reu Reu 1 Section
33B2 Ahu Whenua Trust
Add Shirmain Reid and Te Riu
Reweti as advisory trustees of the
Reu Reu 1 Section 33B2 Ahu
Whenua Trust
SP32 12:05 PM AP-20250000010158 239/93 Māori Trustee He whakarerekētanga ki ngā
tarahitī mō Reu Reu 2G4 Ahu
Whenua Trust
Add Hanah Kapua as a responsible
trustee of t...