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CHIEF JUDGE OF THE MĀORI LAND COURT TE KAIWHAKAWĀ MATUA O TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI Te Tari o te Kaiwhakawā Matua Chief Judge’s Chambers DX SX 10153, Te Whanganui a Tara 6145, Aotearoa DX SX 10153 Wāea Kōrero: (04) 914 3021 Wellington 6145, New Zealand Phone: (04) 914 3021 17 October 2023 MĀORI LAND COURT SPECIAL AID PRACTICE NOTE Aio ki te nuku aio ki te rangi ko te kawa ora ko te kawa ora tihei...

Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)

Since that time, the Māori Land Court in Te Waipounamu has continued the work of identifying successors.

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Aligning trust procedures to changes in the Act You should update your procedures as necessary to reflect the changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. For example, you will need to be able to record that a surviving spouse is entitled to income from a land interest that they do not own, and that some owners are not entitled to the income from their land interest.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)

Trustees are appointed by the Māori Land Court under the jurisdiction set out in s 222 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. In making appointments two crucial criteria must be considered.

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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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In addition, while it remains important that kanohi-ki-te-kanohi justice is conducted in our courthouses, which play an important role as the local face of justice for our communities, we should endeavour to use alternative measures such as telephone conferencing, zoom and or AVL if this is more suitable to Māori land owners and ultimately assists Māori land owners’ access to justice.

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Auē te mamae me te ngaukino nei. Haere, whetūrangitia ki te Waka o Rangi ki a Taramainuku.

Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)

He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai A Special Sitting At Whangārei Friday, 13 December 2024 Judge M P Armstrong presiding Join Via Zoom Meeting ID: https://zoom.us/j/99314293400 PĀNUI NO.

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He is also the current Commissioner of Te Taha Māori ō Te Haahi Weteriana ō Aotearoa.

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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP3 10:30 AM AP-20250000001570 241/93 242/93 Aroha French He tauwehenga i ētahi pānga whenua atu i te Lake Taupō Forest Trust Removal of land interests (Tauranga Taupō 2B 1B) from Lake Taupō Forest Trust and payment of funds held in trust from Lake Taupō Forest Trust

Documents/Panui/16.-Aotea-10-11-July-2025.pdf (147 kb)