Fenton was active in Auckland’s theatrical and musical scene, and was on one occasion seen doing a haka in public along with a number of Rotorua Māori chiefs following the successful auction of Māori land leases at Rotorua in 1880.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
In the issues paper produced in April 2021 by the Law Commission entitled “Review of Succession: Rights to a person’s property on death” the paper identifies a number of tikanga that I consider to be relevant and reproduce here.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
If an owner with Māori Land interests is deceased, and a succession has not previously been dealt with by the Court or a Registrar, you can use this form to seek a determination from the Court as to those persons entitled to a deceased’s Māori Land interests and an order transferring the interests to those entitled.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (512 kb)
Once again, given my role as a Judge of the Court I am not at liberty to comment on how well the Court performs its function in dealing with successions.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
This speech will be about my role as a Judge of the Māori Land Court. However, because I became a Judge only a matter of weeks ago, I do not yet have many stories to share with you about my new job.
The court gives the trustees control of the property that is vested in the trust so that they can deal with it for the benefit of the beneficial owners. This trust order sets out the rules for how the trustees do that.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
The challenge is for all of us to be doing the same. To my Māori language, I thank you.
My parent / grandparent / whanaunga are on the list but have passed away, what do I do?
If this is not done, the Court may direct that formal notice be given to the beneficiaries. 5 Wills Wills do not apply to these successions to SILNA Lands under the Court’s inquiry under section 29 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
A copy of the draft trust order is attached to this application; or 7. I/we wish to adopt the standard draft trust order used by the Court.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-36-Application-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust-202104.pdf (285 kb)
