Judge Te Kani Williams analyses how New Zealand's laws protect indigenous cultural heritage and customary rights, and poses the question - are they adequate?
Comment on how you manage different relationship dynamics and use tikanga to support and guide a mediation process.
Documents/Articles/MLC-DRS-expression-of-interest-application-form.pdf (2 mb)
If you are interested in, or affected by, one of these applications and wish to make representations concerning the application, you must notify the Court in writing by 4pm on the 1st day of December 2023 providing your name, address, telephone number and email address (if any) and setting out your connection with the application and brief details of your concerns.
Documents/Panui/1105523-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-December-2023-web.pdf (985 kb)
Because the bench book is updated so frequently we recommend extracts from the bench book are only printed when required, to avoid reliance on outdated material. Watch the How-to video for easy instructions on how to how to print extracts from the bench book, as well as other useful navigational tips.
Until such an application is made there is no guarantee as to how the Court would view the matter and the success of any such application would depend on its own facts.
All applications were migrated to Pātaka Whenua and given a new application reference number. Accordingly, some applications appear with both the Pātaka Whenua application reference and the MLIS reference number.
Ko te amorangi ki mua ko te hāpai ō ki muri Understanding how we can help you to have a positive experience Just like the marae and how we organise ourselves to carry out the relevant rituals, nau mai is where information gathering and preparation takes place before you file an application.
How is a mortgage registered against whenua Māori?
This is the narrative of a piece of land in Te Tau Ihu – Aorere. It sets out how Judge Reeves dealt with an application for accretion and for determination of ownership, where ownership records had not been maintained for over 100 years.
Applications are grouped by District and include the application reference number, the date on which the application was received by the Court, the subject of the application, the authority under which the application is made and the applicant(s).
