Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025 Factsheet copy
On appeal, the Court may confirm, change, or cancel the reviewer’s decision.
On appeal, the Court may confirm, change, or cancel the reviewer’s decision.
The Act also allows for appeals to the Māori Appellate Court in relation to decisions of the Māori Land Court around access to Māori land for water infrastructure. What has changed? The Local Government (Water Services) Act (the Act) has made the following changes to the Māori Land Court’s jurisdiction.
A20220018103 45/93 Kamaukiterangi Faulkner CJ 2023/5 - Oriwa Te Moananui also known as Muriel Olive Ranga - and vesting orders made at 8 Hauraki 107 on 19 August 1968 - Application to the Chief Judge 25 A20220018772 45/93 Cherie Violet Green (Dunn) CJ 2022/50 Estate of Walter Eugene Seigle - and orders made at 61 SI 331 on 24 August 1982 - Application to the Chief Judge A20220018982 58/93 Timutetai Hoariri Paerata Appeal 2022/10 - Tuaropaki A (Mokai Marae) - and a determi...
Ngā kaiwhaipānga Beneficiaries Beneficiaries are the people who benefit from any development(s) from a trust or block of land. Ngā tukunga Vest/vested Vest/vested is when a legal change of ownership from one person to another is made.
Judge Aidan Warren discusses the legislative changes that came into effect February 2022.
In August 2020, the Government passed targeted changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify the legal processes for owning, occupying and using Māori land.
What has changed? Historically, disputes over Māori land often had to be resolved through public court sittings before a judge.
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Norma Hetaraka, Hirini Tau, Dale Van Engelen and Norma Rameka Te Runanga-A -Iwi-O-Ngapuhi - application referred to the Court pursuant to sections 26C and 237 of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 to determine a dispute concerning the interpretation and intent of clause 4.7(b)(i) of Te Runanga-A-Iwi O- Ngapuhi Trust Deed (the Trust Deed) and whether the decision making process was consistent with clauses 26-30 of the Trust Deed. 18 A20210008483 58/93 Rache...
The mediation process available is a simplified version of the process that was provided for in the proposed changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 developed by the previous National Government.
Over the years, Piri has worked in service of her people in Whanganui including Awa FM, Te Oranganui Iwi Health Authority, Te Puna Matauranga o Whanganui and the Whanganui River Māori Trust Board. In the last 10 years, Piri has worked at the Māori Land Court in Whanganui and has recently been added to the MLC Leadership Team.