These years have not been without challenges – introducing Pātaka Whenua was a transformative yet difficult transition, par- ticularly for landowners, whānau, applicants, and other users of the Court’s services.
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But this was understood at the time to be temporary. The applicants said that they had ‘agreed to dispose of this land to the Pakehas’ and a few days later the block was reallocated by the Court to ten named owners.
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(full name), make application to constitute an Ahu Whenua Trust over the Māori land blocks listed above.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-37-Constitute-Ahu-Whenua-Trust.pdf (107 kb)
Waiariki PĀNUI He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai A Special Sitting At Ōpōtiki Ministry of Justice, District Court, 117 Church Street, Ōpōtiki Tuesday 5 September 2023 Judge T M Wara Presiding PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: SSep1/1 10:20 AM AP-20230000023532 158/93, 164/93 Anthony Selwyn Insley Aw...
Chief Judge Fox (Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Te Whānau a Apanui) is the 17th Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court, and the first wahine Māori to hold the role.
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Trustees may be held personally liable, jointly and severally, for any losses a trust may sustain and for other breaches of trust.
Disclosure does not constitute an acknowledgement that the circumstances give rise to a reasonable apprehension of bias.
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Chief Judge Fox is a descendent of Ngāti Porou and Rongowhakaata, with ties to Te Whānau a Apanui. She is the fifth judge to be appointed as Chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal, following Chief Judge Kenneth Gillanders Scott, Tā Justice Taihakurei Durie, Tā Justice Joe Williams and Chief Judge Wilson Isaac.
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP13 11:30AM AP-20260000001835 67/93 Janette Hamilton- Pearce, Allamein Ann Tangira, Manuelle Garrett (Christie), Elaine Tangira, Evelyn Pearl Tangira (Wright), Atareta Wirihana He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Motuaruhe 5E Ahu Whenua Trust Replace trustees with uri and shareholders from the six original owners as responsible trustees of the Motuaruhe 5E Ahu Whenua Trust – Judicia...
Trustee duties Ngā mōhiotanga Acquaintance As a trustee you need to know: what is being administered by the trust (any land or other assets of the trust) the terms of trust (your powers and responsibilities under the trust order) all the issues affecting the trust.
