MLC 150 years of the Maori Land Court
...land tenure, that its empowering legislation was in breach of the Treaty of Waitangi, that the Court lacked a robust sense of judicial independence, and that at least some of the judges in the 19th century, particularly Chief Judge Fenton, had agendas of their own. This survey, however, is written primarily to explain how the Court operated, focusing on the role of its judges and assessors, the types of cases that it heard, and some of its principal decisions.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)