Legislative changes supporting housing initiatives Effective from Waitangi Day, 6 February 2021 Why make this change? The changes in the Act respond to demand to build papakāinga housing on Māori land for the purposes of supporting Māori into housing and whānau to return to their whenua.
Simple and uncontested succession applications Effective from Waitangi Day, 6 February 2021 Why make this change? The time and travel costs associated with attending a court sitting are removed when an application can be decided by a registrar.
Succession for whāngai Effective from Waitangi Day, 6 February 2021 What do I need to do? The process for applying for succession has not changed.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Succession-for-whangai-web-version.pdf (172 kb)
The following details should be included in an inquiry: 1. The name of the proceedings and the case number. 2.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Judgment-Delivery.pdf (128 kb)
Some of the matters the judge should consider are: 1. A judge should apply the above principles firmly and fairly and not accede too readily to suggestions of bias. 2.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)
Section 18 of the Adoption Act 1955 explicitly stated that adoption orders under the Act applied to Māori and sections 19(1) and (2) of the Act effectively provided that customary Māori adoption (whāngai) carried out since the commencement of the Native Lands Act was not legally binding.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
PAGE 9 of 12 Ngatitamainu NGT Orakei OWM Otorohanga OT Otorohanga OTR Presidents Appellate APPR Royal Commission RC Registrars (Section 81/67) ADWM Registrars (Section 81A/67) RGWM Succession Order Book SOB Tauranga T Tauranga Alienations ALTA Tauranga Claim – Descriptions of Block Boundaries BBTC Title Improvement TIWM Tokerau Appellate APTOK Waiheke WHKE Waikato W Waikato Alienations ALWH Waikato-Maniapoto WM Waikato-Maniapoto Alienations ALWM Waikato-Maniapoto Title N...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
1 An index of past and present judicial officers of the Māori Land Court and Native Land Court 1 May 2018 Judicial officers of the Native Land Court from 1864 to 1947 Judge Date appointed John Rogan 25 June 1864 (President) 9 January 1865 (Judge) Wiremu Tipene 25 June 1864 Matikikuha 25 June 1864 Te Keene of Orakei 25 June 1864 Tamati Reweti 25 June 1864 George Clarke 25 October 1864 (President) 9 January 1865 (Judge) Hone Mohi Tawhai 25 Oc...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2018-05-01-FS-Past-and-present-judges.pdf (356 kb)
At the end of the hearing the Judge may do one of several things: • make the order you were seeking • adjourn the hearing to another date, and possibly another venue, if more information or evidence is needed • “reserve” the decision (ie put the matter aside to be considered further by the Judge and for a written decision to be issued at a later date) • dismiss the application if the Judge is not prepared to make the order you were seeking. 1 A claim or liability attache...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
Ā te mutunga o te keehi, koia nei ngā āhuatanga e āhei ana te kaiwhakawā: • ka whakaae ia ki te tuku tono mai i te Kooti ki tāu e hiahiatia nei • te hiki i te keehi mō tōna wā, kia rangona anō i tētahi atu wā, ki tētahi wāhi rānei, mēnā e hiahiatia ana ētahi kōrero whakamārama, kōrero tautoko rānei • te whakatārewa i te whakatau (arā te waiho i te take ki te taha kia whakaarohia anōtia e te kaiwhakawā, me te tuku ā tuhi i te whakatau i muri iho) 1 He kerēme, he herenga ki te w...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-tereo.pdf (326 kb)
