When the High Court appoints an administrator, the Court
issues a grant of letters of administration.
4. A grant of administration from the High Court is generally required to enable
the assets of a deceased person to be transferred to those entitled to the assets.
PHONE NUMBER(S):
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SCHEDULE 1: MATTERS THAT MAY BE DEALT WITH BY ASSEMBLED OWNERS
Section 172, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993:
The assembled owners of any land may consider, and, where appropriate, pass resolutions concerning, any 1 or more of the following matters:
(a) a proposal that the owners of the land or any part of it shall, either by themsleves or together with owners of any other land, become incor...
A judge is not required to recuse him or herself merely because the issues
involved in a case are in some indirect way related to the judge’s personal
experience or that the judge has previously dealt with the case.
4. The making of a complaint to the Judicial Conduct Commissioner against a judge
does not of itself serve to disqualify the judge from hearing cases involving the
complainant.
5.
• If a someone is not on the accredited media list, they need to supply an identification
card or letter from an organisation subject to a code of ethics and the complaints
procedure of the Broadcasting Standards Authority or the Media Council, and a form
of personal identification such as a drivers’ licence or passport to sit on the press bench
and be treated as media.
4
• Anyone claiming to be media but unable to meet these requirements requires a presiding
judge’s or o...
https://www.m%C4%81orilandcourt.govt.nz
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PREFERRED PLACE OF HEARING:
SIGNATURE(S) OF APPLICANT(S):
Print name:_________________________________________________________________________________
Signature:_________________________________________________Date:_________________
Print name:_________________________________________________________________________________
Signature:______________________________...
This Court
was the Native Land Court. Section 4 of the 1862
Act allowed the Governor to establish a Court or
Courts which had the function of investigating
‘who according to Native custom are the
proprietors of any Native Lands and the estate
or interest held by them therein’.
First Name Surname Shares
1 Lewis Charles Ablett-Kerr 0.7095
2 Faye Acker 0.05207
3 Huia Rahera Acker 0.05208
4 Steven Acker 0.05207
5 Christopher Robin Adair 0.097
6 Darlene Rosalie Adair 0.097
7 Derek Anthony Adair 0.097
8 Patrick Sydney Adair 0.097
9 Rino Carl Adair 0.097
10 Shane Hillary Adair 0.097
11 Leah Adam 0.006
12 Rachel Melanie Adams 0.1545
13 Tammy Theresa Adams 0.1545
14 Eileen Te Ataakura Aiono 0.0306
15 Joy Alexandre' 0.055
16 Marie Anne Ale...
Graeme Vercoe’s farewell (from left
to right), DCJ Coxhead, former Judge
of the Māori Land Court Judge P J
Savage – Graeme’s daughter Annmarie,
Graeme, his wife Margaret, Judge Wara,
and Chief Judge Fox
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created
Applications
completed
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on hand
Hearings
completed
661 495 1,041 526
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Mihi
Ngā Ihirangi
Te Kupu Whakataki 3
Te tāhuhu pakihi o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 4
Ngā Kaiwhakawā o te Kooti 6
Te kōrero whakahou a te Kaiwhakawā Matua 8
Te kōrero whakahou a te Pae Matua mō te mahi whakahaere 9
Te whakatutukinga mahi ā-motu 10
Te whakamahere mahi ā-tau 11
Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua 13
Te rautaki Ao Māori 15
Te urupare ki te Arotake Muri Whakatinanatanga 16
Ngā Whakatau ā-Kaiwhakawā Tuihono 16
Te Puna Manawa Whenua – kua wātea ināianei ki te iwi whānui 17
Ngā whakahoutanga...