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)
The changes also support good practices, and stronger accountability by trusts by enabling greater transparency for beneficiaries.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)
An investigation of this nature is rare, but can occur if the management committee doesn't follow good business practices. Examples of poor business practice include: counting and auditing practises that depart from standard requirements.
This new initiative provides a visual tool to Māori land owners and users of Māori land to access information to assist in the utilisation and development of their land. In practice what does this mean? It simply means that GIS will bring the written data about the land to life in picture form.
Dispute resolution 7.1 If disputes or disagreements arise about: 7.1.1 Conflicts of interest; 7.1.2 Allegations about trustee misconduct; 7.1.3 The performance of a trustees or trustees; 7.1.4 The practice of tikanga and/or kawa at the marae; or 7.1.5 Interpretation of this charter; they shall be communicated in writing to the secretary. 7.2 The secretary shall acknowledge receipt of the communication within 7 days and shall refer the communication to the trustees at their next...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/05-08-2025-Marae-Charter-Template.pdf (632 kb)
The benefits of an incorporation include: the ability to establish and run commercial operations for maximum financial benefit to the shareholders the application of a corporate model to the management of Māori land autonomy from the normal Māori Land Court practices that apply to trusts, and voting and resolutions by shareholders are based on the number of shares held, rather than the number of votes received.
We bring a whakaaro Māori to these values to acknowledge the differences in te ao Māori to the application and practice of these values: Whakamana - respect Toka tū moana - integrity Ākina - ...
Apply online Download the application form Succession and whāngai Whāngai is a Māori custom where a child is raised by someone other than their birth parents – in many cases, by a blood relative. Traditionally, the practice of whāngai was to strengthen whānau, hapū and iwi ties and relationships and to honour the responsibility that whānau had to each other.
