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He rauemi reo Māori mō ngā kupu e whakamahia ana i te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi
A te reo Māori resource for words used in the Māori Land Court and the Waitangi Tribunal
Māori words for the Māori Land Court and the Waitangi Tribunal prepared by Judge Alana Thomas.
I cast my memory back to a hui of the Māori Law Society that was held not far from here, in Waitangi in 2015, when Sir Justice Joe Williams posed the question to the Society, Can you see the island?
The Minister of Māori Development has sought expressions of interest for the next Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court, and will in due course announce the appointment of the next Chief Judge and Chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal. The former Chief Judge continues to be presiding officer of the Waitangi Tribunal over those inquiries that have been already heard or part-heard by him.
Legislative changes affecting incorporations
Effective from Waitangi Day, 6 February 2021
Register of interest and annual declaration
Māori incorporations must establish and maintain an interests
register for the Māori land held by the incorporation.
Confirmation
9.1 This charter was brought into effect at an Annual General Meeting of [NAME OF MARAE] Marae held on [DATE}
upon a majority vote of the trustees and beneficiaries in attendance.
Legislative changes affecting trusts
Effective from Waitangi Day, 6 February 2021
Updated provisions for removing a trustee
The Act now allows for the Māori Land Court to remove a
trustee if it is satisfied that they have lost the capacity to
perform their functions as a trustee, or that their removal is
desirable for the proper execution of the trust (for example
because they repeatedly refuse or fail to act as a trustee, they
become an undischarged bankrupt, or they are no longer...
