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Currently Aotearoa New Zealand has 11 women judges of Māori ancestry who serve on the High Court, District Court and Māori Land Court. That figure represents about 4.8% of the judiciary.
This form should not be used if the decision or determination of the Māori Land Court is an interim or preliminary
decision in which there remain outstanding matters for the Court to address.
Judge Milner is well-versed in the work of both the Māori Land Court and Waitangi Tribunal through his extensive work representing land owners and claimant groups in both jurisdictions, alongside his work in Treaty settlement negotiations and experience in resource management, intellectual property and Marine and Coastal Area cases.
Mā tātou te whenua e ora, mā te whenua tātou e ora
We will care for the land, the land will care for us Whenua is part of the identity of tangata whenua.
If there is no
quorum, the meeting may not proceed.
Māori Land Court
3.21 The trustees must advise the Māori Land Court of the names of the trustees elected at any general meeting.
3.22 The election of trustees is subject to confirmation by the Māori Land Court.
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Kapohia ki te tuhirau, ki te reehuiringa
Preservation of the integrity of the record, the record will prevail As a court of record, our key purpose is to accurately document the succession and management of Māori land. That information makes up the Māori Land Court record, which is the legal and official documentation of land ownership of whenua Māori.
I am currently the judge for Te Waipounamu in the Māori Land Court. I am also presiding over a number of urgent inquiries in the Waitangi Tribunal, which has never been busier.