Tairāwhiti
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mohiotia ai ka tu Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o nga tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Special Hearing
Māori Land Court, Te Whare o te Ra, Nga Wai e Rua Building
60 Reads Quay, Gisborne
Wednesday 7 February 2024
Chief Judge C L Fox presiding
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SP1 1:00PM AP-20230000036102 18(1)(c)/93
18(1)(d)/93
19(1)(a)/93...
In making an application under the Special Aid Fund, an applicant must:
7.1 Submit a Special Aid Fund application form addressing the matters above;6
7.2 Submit an estimate signed by the lawyer to be appointed that should include:
(a) The applicable hourly rate;
(b) An estimate of hours covering the following steps (as applicable):
(i) Receiving initial instructions and reviewing client/Court
documentation;
(ii) Initial legal assessment and advice;
(iii) Preparing and advising on...
Te Puna Manawa Whenua outlines what they may need to know, understand, and do when hearing applications in the Māori Land Court. The name Te Puna Manawa Whenua can be translated to mean ‘the spring from deep underground.’
The Court may, on considering your notification, arrange for the application to be set down for a formal hearing if the
application has yet to be determined or for a rehearing if the application has already been determined.
Where a copy
is produced, the Court may still require production of the original.
5 Notice of hearing
While an applicant is not required to give formal notice of hearing to other beneficiaries, he or she is expected to
consult with them and advise them of the application and when it is to be heard.
After 18 months of hearings in Rotorua, 15 applications concerning the administration and utilisation of Utuhina No.3H No’s 2 & 3 Subdivision F will shortly be completed.
Sixth The issue of locating owners was also highlighted by the project and basics such as requirements as to notice cannot be complied with because Court staff cannot access proper addresses for owners. Judges are forever hearing the criticism Deputy Chief Judge C L Fox from owners that they were not notified of a hearing or meeting affecting their land or their interests.