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Current practice notes include: Ngā whakahuatanga o ngā whakatau a te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Kooti Pīra Māori
Citation of decisions of the Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court
A guide to how decisions of the Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court should be cited.
MĀORI LAND COURT JUDGMENT DELIVERY
Judgment delivery expectations
All judges of the Māori Land Court aim to deliver decisions as promptly as possible. The
judges of the Māori Land Court expect that 90% of Court decisions will be delivered
within three months of the last day of hearing or receipt of the last submission in the
case in question.
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.
Disclosure of conflict of interest
Principles
Adequate disclosure protects the integrity of the judicial process and is also a defence
against later challenges to the decision.
Disclosure does not constitute an acknowledgement that the circumstances give rise to
a reasonable apprehension of bias.
A person wishing to be buried on private land would still need prior approval, but decisions would be made at a local authority level in accordance with the relevant district or regional plans, rather than by central government officials under the current “exceptional circumstances” criteria.
Local government is the branch of government that touches our everyday lives and environment, and as iwi become bigger players in regional economies, as here in Whanganui, local government must engage and share decision-making with Māori communities. I congratulate the New Plymouth City Council for their foresight and courage in making the recent decision to create a Māori ward.
Because Māori land can have so many owners, creating a trust can be an efficient way to make decisions about the whenua. The members of the trust or 'trustees' are appointed to make decisions that protect the whenua and benefit all landowners, also known as 'beneficiaries' of the trust.
This schedule does not include applications that have been set down for hearing, are before the
Court for determination, have been determined by the Court and/or are awaiting release of any
decision, determination or order of the Court.
For further information, please contact the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, quoting the
appropriate application number at:
Physical address: Postal address:
L7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace DX Box SX11203
WELLINGTON WELLIN...
The trustees are not required to give
reasons for their decision on an application
unless they have been required to do so by
an order of the Māori Land Court.
