Aorere – Accretion, determination of status, and ownership of land
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Judge Terena Wara discusses how the Māori Land Court responded to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
We have embraced the shift to a digital platform as we become the first jurisdiction in Aotearoa to operate fully digitally.
The consent of the parties to a judge sitting is important but not determinative, as the subjective perceptions of the parties are not relevant to whether there is a reasonable apprehension of bias. 1.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)
Contact Phone Number(s): Home: Work: Mobile: Fax: Email Address: NOTE: (1) Where fax or email addresses are given these may be used as a means of notice and service; and (2) As well as filing this notice in the Court, you must also send a copy to the applicant.
In such cases form 13 should be completed. HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee and be filed with the Registrar in the District in which the provisional or preliminary determination of the Court was made; (ii) Please ensure that all information required on the form is completed; (iii) You must supply a list of Respondents and/or affected parties and their...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-14-Leave-to-appeal-prelim.pdf (67 kb)
(ii) When completing this form, laywers must ensure they are aware, and take into account, the Māori Land Court Special Aid Guidelines set out in the practise note issued under section 97 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 dated 31 May 2012.
Judge Te Kani Williams analyses how New Zealand's laws protect indigenous cultural heritage and customary rights, and poses the question - are they adequate?
To support these changes, the Ministry of Justice is updating its advice to those who are summoned for jury duty.
Documents/Articles/23-08-21-Media-Statement-Court-operating-protocols-withdrawn-jury-trial-guidelines-modified.pdf (330 kb)
Note: if you have requested more than one report, they will all be displayed here māorilandcourt.govt.nz 3.3 Take note of the “Status” column. It could say either “Initiated”, “PROCESSING”, or “Completed” – keep pressing the “Refresh” button until the “Status” says “Completed” 3.4 Now click onto the “Task ID” number Step 4 4.1 Now you’re taken to the download screen, and all that’s left to do is to download the...
Documents/Troubleshooting/Download-List-of-Current-Owners-Report-v1.pdf (650 kb)