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The judiciary and the staff of the seven Māori Land Court registries have been working hard to move through the backlog of cases before the Court, there have been new judicial appointments and a host of activity has been undertaken to improve the service provided to Māori landowners.

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This new report is intended to reflect on the previous year and look forward to the next, providing detailed and transparent information on our work and judicial decision-making. The period covered has been one of change for the Court, with the introduction of the new Pātaka Whenua system to support Court kaimahi, judges and landowners.

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In this scenario, we will send you a letter advising you of the judicial directions.  If you submitted the dispute resolution application without direction from a judge / registrar, your application will be closed.

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Judge Coxhead’s 16 years of judicial service, and his extensive experience and knowledge of law and tikanga, will serve him well as he steps into his new position as Deputy Chief Judge.

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In making an application under the Special Aid Fund, an applicant must: 7.1 Submit a Special Aid Fund application form addressing the matters above;6 7.2 Submit an estimate signed by the lawyer to be appointed that should include: (a) The applicable hourly rate; (b) An estimate of hours covering the following steps (as applicable): (i) Receiving initial instructions and reviewing client/Court documentation; (ii) Initial legal assessment and advice; (iii) Preparing and advising on...

Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)

  Index of past and present judges Download the index of past and present judicial officers of the Māori Land Court and Native Land Court.

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