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News
31 July 2026 | News
Te Ratonga Whakatau Wenerau o Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Māori Land Court Dispute Resolution Service
Our expanded dispute resolution service is now live and accepting applications.
16 July 2026 | News
Fast-Track Trustee Appointment and Replacement Process
The Aotea Māori Land Court has been trialling a Fast-Track Process for appointing and replacing trustees of Māori land trusts.
24 June 2026 | News
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Conflict of interest generally
Judges should recuse themselves wherever they have personal knowledge of disputed
facts in proceedings, or wherever they have a personal view concerning a party or
witness of disputed fact in the litigation.
One of the interesting sessions was on alternative dispute resolution. The thread of discussions from presenters and conference attendees is that arbitration is the preferred form of dispute resolution in many overseas jurisdictions.
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Notification of applications that have not
been finally determined
(over 6 months old)
30 November 2024
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule
5.
He has specialised in
Māori legal issues including
Māori land law, Treaty settle-
ments, post-settlement gov-
ernance advice for iwi groups,
Waitangi Tribunal, and general
public law disputes and legis-
lative developments.
Judge Milner is well-
versed in the work of both
the Māori Land Court and
Waitangi Tribunal through
his extensive work represent-
ing landowners and claimant
groups in both jurisdictions,
alongside his work in Treaty
settlement negotiations and
experience i...
1
Notification of applications that have not
been finally determined
(over 6 months old)
31 May 2024
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule
5.
Where a transfer of land is primarily a small
adjustment of boundaries, the Māori Land
Court has the power to confirm a transfer
without the above points being satisfied.
Where a transfer of land is primarily a small
adjustment of boundaries, the Māori Land
Court has the power to confirm a transfer
without the above points being satisfied.
