The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui:
WHENUA: Lot 26 Reserve 873 (199 Tuahiwi Rd)
DATE: Thursday 27 February
TIME: 10 am
VENUE: Māori Land Court
20 Lichfield Street
Christchurch
Kaupapa:
• Clean up notice from Waimakariri District Council
• Agree on next steps
• Vote on whether to form an ahu whenua trust, or alternative options for managing the whenua
in future....
The Act now clarifies that Māori Land Court judges will follow
the tikanga of the hapū or iwi associated with the land being
succeeded to when deciding whether whāngai can succeed to
a land interest.
Previously, leases and occupation licenses could only be
issued up to 14 years, a timeframe that made it difficult to
get finance to build on Māori reservation land.
In February 2016 the coram for a sitting of the Māori Appellate Court was, for the first time, made up of Māori women judges, and women registry staff.
However, if the trustee or other administrator does not hold up-to-date contact details, all or some of their
services may not be able to be received.
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The former Chief Judge, Judge Isaac, retired from his role on 30 April, and accordingly Deputy Chief Judge Fox and Deputy Chairperson Judge Reeves have taken up the roles of Acting Chief Judge and Acting Chairperson respectively.
No record of these conversations will be publicly available on the Māori Land Court record.
If an agreement is reached through mediation, the mediator will record the terms of the agreement and provide this to the Māori Land Court.
Issues Options that may be possible at mediation
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What are the decisions you have made in the events leading up to now? For example, agreeing to attend
a mediation hui.
