To make sure that the minute is accurate, court hearings are recorded. To help us accurately record the kōrero, please move to the front of the court room when speaking and speak as clearly as possible.
The unique relationship between Māori and whenua is
recognised by the MLC, and the records held by the Court
form an invaluable part of the whakapapa of all Māori people.
However, the reality was that some of our Māori Land Court staff were ill-equipped to do this due to both a lack of resources, and a lack of access to court records. While the Ministry of Justice tried to disseminate resources such as laptops and tablets, preference was given to the courts dealing with priority proceedings.
We used evidence from previous successions in the Court record to find as many successors as possible, and whānau have since come to succeed and we have updated the list accordingly.
The special bond between Māori people and the
land is recognised by the Māori Land Court, and the
records held by this Court form an invaluable part of the
whakapapa of all Māori.
The special bond between Māori people and the
land is recognised by the Māori Land Court, and the
records held by this Court form an invaluable part of the
whakapapa of all Māori.
The special bond between Māori people and the
land is recognised by the Māori Land Court, and the
records held by this Court form an invaluable part of the
whakapapa of all Māori.
For example: if you search for a document using the acronym TRW , the search will bring back results where documents are recorded as either TRW and Tairāwhiti .
Search fields - Must include, must not include
You can use the Must include , Must not include boxes to further refine your search before you get the results.
Justice Joe Williams himself was the Chief Judge of the Maori Land Court before his appointment to the higher courts, and indeed the Chief Judge before him, the Honourable Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie, is also an alumnus. And although the records on the earliest Judges of the Court are often incomplete, it appears that Judge Hugh Fraser Ayson was the first VUW graduate to be appointed as a Judge of this Court.
