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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
Awanui Haparapar...
In attendance were iwi leaders, Her Worship the Mayor of Gisborne, Rehette Stoltz, Ministry of Justice and Te Puni Kōkiri officials, and former and current staff. The office is spread over three floors with reception and research facilities on the ground level, Te Rā Tau, mediation and meeting rooms and staff office space on Level 1, Te Rā Pae, and the courthouse and the judicial chambers on Level 2.
You can visit one of our offices to view:
current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori
minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions
current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses
orders made by the court or a Registrar – including:
title orders (creating Māori land)
trust orders (names of trustees and terms of trust)
succession orders (names of successors to an estate)
vesting orders (transfers of shares...
However, you will need to pay for travel to attend mediation and any independent legal advice you seek. Currently, Māori Land Court judges act as mediators.
You also need to update your records when a surviving
spouse passes away or remarries and income rights pass
to the successors, similar to the current process when life
interests end.
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https://www.m%C4%81orilandcourt.govt.nz/en/contact-us/draft-regional-map-page/
https://www.m%C4%81orilandcourt.govt.nz/en/our-application-process/come-in-apply-to-the-court/application-forms/
S L Dodd
Chief Registrar
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Description of reasons for outstanding
applications
The reasons listed below show the current stage of processing of the application through the court.
If the borrower defaults the lender is entitled to remove the house from the land. Currently Housing New Zealand provides financing along similar lines through the kāinga whenua scheme.
NEW JUDGE – NATHAN MILNER I am equally delighted to advise that Nathan Milner, of Ngāti Porou and Ngāi Tahu, has been appointed as a new Judge of the Māori Land Court. Judge Milner is currently a Solicitor, Senior Associate and Special Counsel at Kāhui Legal.
He has held a range of positions across the court and brings extensive knowledge and experience to his current position Pae Ārahi o Te Raki and Registrar in Whangārei.
