Conflict of interest arising out of legal practice Judges should recuse themselves if they served as a legal advisor when in practice on a matter in issue when in practice.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)
Before being appointed to the Māori Land Court, Judge Wara was a director of Tu Pono Legal which she co-founded in 2014. While in practice she specialised in resolving Māori legal issues, acting for clients across a range of issues in both general practice and litigation.
There is an obvious need for practical training. Māori training programmes are required to improve trustees’ understanding of land use and development issues and the governance role they are taking on.
This may include pōwhiri, whakatau, mihimihi, karakia, waiata, koha, kai, and other practices that you have. A pre-mediation hui will be held with all parties where you can decide on the practices that will take place at the mediation.
This may include pōwhiri, whakatau, mihimihi, karakia, waiata, koha, kai, and other practices that you have. A pre-mediation hui will be held with all parties where you can decide on the practices that will take place at the mediation.
Thank you also for all of the hard work and the support that you have shown in organising this event, and also for the support that you have shown to both me and my family during my time in practice and throughout our time living here in Rotorua.
To European eyes the practical effect of that is that where everybody owns everything, nobody owns anything.
We will need lawyers who can combine knowledge of te reo me ona tikanga, and the Treaty, with the practice of environmental law. After 15 or so years as a corporate lawyer, you can imagine my surprise to have the opportunity to join the Māori Land Court.
These changes make it easier to set up a Māori incorporation, support good practices by incorporations, and provide landowners with greater transparency of decisions made by committee members.
Whāngai is the traditional Māori practice where a child is raised by someone other than their birth parents.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Succession-for-whangai-web-version.pdf (172 kb)
