Any person appearing in the Māori Land Court, or in any court in New Zealand, can speak or file written documents in te reo Māori as a right under the Māori Language Act 2016. To support the use of te reo Māori in court, Judge Alana Thomas has created a kuputaka of legal terms in te reo Māori.
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The Treaty provides that in exchange for the grant of kawanatanga (governance) to the British Crown, Māori people (the indigenous people of New Zealand) were guaranteed rangatiratanga (autonomy) in relation to their land and other precious resources, as well as the rights of British citizens. Unfortunately, the process of colonisation by the British Crown and settlers in New Zealand followed a similar pattern to that in other colonised countries, and in the 19th and 20th centuries Māori b...
Step 1
In your web browser, visit the Māori Land Court website www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz and click
the green tab in the top right area labelled“Pātaka Whenua – our online portal”.
This
visit provided an opportunity to reciprocate the
hospitality extended to Judge Armstrong dur-
ing his attendance at the Legal Aid Foundation
conference on the rights of indigenous peoples
in Taiwan.
The students were given a guided tour of the
Māori Land Court in Whangarei, followed by an
insightful presentation from Judge Armstrong on
the history and significance of the Māori Land
Court.
Awaiting Hearing or Outcome
A20170006414 31/10/2017 CJ 2017/35 - Parihaka Papakainga and a trustee order made at 72 Taranaki MB 86 on 25 January 1962 - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 Rangaiti Mathews 1.
Awaiting Hearing or Outcome
A20170006414 31/10/2017 CJ 2017/35 - Parihaka Papakainga and a trustee order made at 72 Taranaki MB 86 on 25 January 1962 - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 Rangaiti Mathews 1.
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Step 1
On the ownership information page, in the top right area, click “Actions” and then select
“Reports” from the drop-down menu.
In
the future, the service will be supported by a pool of non-
judicial mediators identified to have the right skills to support
disputes over Māori land.
