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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.

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Rule 5.11(2)(b) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 states that a report must be produced and made available to the public of all applications filed in the Māori Land Court that are six months or older and where a final decision has not yet been made on that application.

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“While we know that many landowners prefer to connect with us face-to-face or over the phone, we also know that younger generations are becoming increasingly digitally savvy and will prefer the self-sufficiency that Pātaka Whenua offers,” says Steve Gunson.

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In this context, tikanga-based means that the process is guided by your values, beliefs and practices as a whānau or hapū. Tikanga can influence who’s involved, where the dispute can be settled, and how mediation is conducted.

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Ko te nuinga o ngā tāpaetanga moni ka whakatauhia kia mutu mēnā ka moe anō te pouaru. 19 Te whakapapa, kāwai heke, e hono ai taua tangata ki te whānau, tipuna rānei. 20 He kaitiaki – trustee or guardian. 21 He tamaiti whāngai Māori, ānō nei he tamaiti whānau tonu, engari kāore i whakamanahia te whāngai i rō kooti. 22 Ko ngā kaiwhiwhi rawa mai i te trust. 5 6 Hei whakarāpopoto, ko ngā whenua Māori me ngā hea kaporeihana Māori, ka āhei anake te waiho ki: • Ngā tamariki...

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Ngā Pānui Mai i Te Whakamāene – Special Applications The earlier part of the reporting year saw a team focus on progressing new applications to Court in a timely fashion in conjunction with progressing our oldest on hand applications (being those applications on the team filed in 2013 or earlier). This produced some pleasing results in both spaces with an increase in new applications to Court in the earlier part of the reporting year and the closure of some of our older application...

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To become a Māori Land Court judge, an individual must meet the following requirements: they have knowledge and experience of te reo Māori, tikanga Māori and the Treaty of Waitangi they have held a practising certificate as a barrister or solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand for at least 7 years, and they are not older than 70.

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