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Since the passing of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, our role is to:
promote the retention of Māori land in the hands of its owners, whānau and hapū
facilitate the occupation, development and use of Māori land
ensure that decisions made about Māori land are fair and balanced taking into account the needs of all the owners and their beneficiaries.
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.
This speech will be about my role as a Judge of the Māori Land Court. However, because I became a Judge only a matter of weeks ago, I do not yet have many stories to share with you about my new job.
The legislation that enables us to perform this role is Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, which recognises the importance of Māori land as taonga-tuku-iho – of special significance to Māori passed down through generations.
Today, many Māori landowners continue to act as collective kaitiaki of their whenua, to honour and protect their land as taonga-tuku-iho. Our role as Te Kooti Whenua Māori is to facilitate and promote the retention and use of Māori land, and support whānau to occupy, develop and use their whenua.
Series types
Early minute book series dealt with land
investigations for a regional location.
As the role of the Department (Native and Māori
Affairs) evolved, the type of minute books also
evolved to include a wider range of activities.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
AP-20240000011712 231/93 Māori Trustee He arotakenga i te Ngatimanuhiakai 16B Ahu
Whenua Trust
Review of the Ngatimanuhiakai 16B Ahu Whenua
trust
AP-20240000011713 239/93 Māori Trustee He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō
Ngatimanuhiakai 16B Ahu Whenua trust
Replace Frances Webster, Frances Nuku and
Jenny Kershaw with Toni Robinson as responsible
trustees of the Ngatimanuhiakai 16B Ahu Whenua
trust
AP-20240000011715 24...
Prepare for court hearing
AP-20230000022807
A20200008433
10/09/2020 Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee Limited - application referred to the Court to hear and determine a dispute between Raukawa ki te Tonga Trust, Muaupoko
Tribal Authority and Te Ohu Tiaki o Rangitaane o Te Ika a Maui Trust under section 182(4) of the Maori Fisheries Act 2004 and section 26C of Te Ture
Whenua Maori Act 1993
26C/93 Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee Limited (Te Ohu Kaimoana) 5.
QUORUM
The total number of trustees is the number appointed by the
MLC. Note, though, that this total includes absent trustees,
deceased trustees and resigning trustees who have not
been replaced, or where the number of trustees has not
been reduced by the MLC.
