Reflections after nearly 20 years as a Māori Land Court
01 Nov 2013 | NewsOnly roughly five percent of Aotearoa is now Māori land. Most Māori land is rural and much of it is remote.
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MLC 2014 Jun Judges Corner Ambler J
The drafters of the Act clearly understood the dynamics of Māori land and Māori land owners. Accordingly, under the Act the engaged owners presently make decisions about their land through the legal structures of trusts and incorporations.
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Discussion on the appointment of trustees to Māori land trusts
01 Feb 2012 | NewsTrustees are appointed by the Māori Land Court under the jurisdiction set out in s 222 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
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They will also be able to vote on whether they want to receive the land back as Māori or General land, and how that land will be held.
JWI ACPECT Presentation 2022
Former Chief Māori Land Court Judge, who then became a Justice of the High Court, ET Durie provided the following analyses of the nature of Māori rights to land; Maori see themselves not as masters of the environment but as members of it.
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I puta te whakataunga tuatahi reo rua o te Kooti Whenua Māori
First bilingual Māori Land Court judgment published
14 Dec 2022
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This judgment is a significant milestone in the Māori Land Court and for Māori landowners. As the first fully bilingual judgment issued in its history, it signals the enhancement of te reo Māori in the Court.
Ngā putanga o tētahi kōtitanga
Outcomes of a court hearing
Ā mātou ture Our rules and legislation Read about the rules and legislation the Māori Land Court operates under.
MLC 2017 Minute Book Abbreviations
Māori Land Court A GUIDE TO OUR MINUTE BOOK ABBREVIATIONS MLC-FS1- Māori Land Court Minute Book Guide – 10/05/2017.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
MLC 2023 Glossary of terms
GENERAL LAND OWNED BY MĀORI General land is a land which is owned by a Māori or by a group of people majority of whom are Māori.
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Maori Land Court Annual Report Matariki 2022 Matariki 2023
Thus, we have opened a new chapter in the history of the Māori Land Court. As a consequence, we are in a transition phase between the old approach and new.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)