Judges Corner Article by Judge Aidan Warren on Dispute Resolution2
The new mediation provisions give the Court and Māori land owners a grand opportunity to define how we will resolve differences for the benefit of whānau, hapū and iwi.
The new mediation provisions give the Court and Māori land owners a grand opportunity to define how we will resolve differences for the benefit of whānau, hapū and iwi.
For example, a private mediation appointed by consent under the Act, cannot create an outcome whereby the parties have agreed to a change of status from Māori Land to General Land in their mediated agreement and expect that to be rubber stamped by the Court.
The purpose of this is to allow those government agencies to share information and hold consultation with potential owners to enable their informed decision making when it comes to SILNA land interests. This is separate from the Court’s own processes and is not to be confused with any hui or Court hearing lead by the Māori Land Court.
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington October 2023 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 9th of August 2023, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inquir...
Whatungarongaro te tangata toitū te whenua As people disappear from sight, the land remains Before settlers arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand, tangata whenua cared for whenua as kaitiaki, or guardians, as hapū and whānau collectives.
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz FORM 23 Rule 12.3 TICK THE APPROPRIATE CHECKBOX: The beneficiaries entitled to succeed have agreed to constitute a Whānau Trust and vest the interests of the deceased into the proposed trustees.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-23-Application-Whanau-Trust.pdf (149 kb)
While a number of the sessions were not directly relevant to our work in the Māori Land Court, all sessions were interesting and had aspects which made you think about the work we do and how we do our work.
In Utuhina, it is the beneficiaries who make that choice. The whānau trust AGMs follow the ahu whenua trust AGM i.e. they choose their representative away from the ahu whenua trust meeting, after hearing how it is being administered.
This may arise out of beneficial interests in a trust or incorporation, current commercial or business activities, financial investments (including shareholding in public or private companies), or membership or involvement with educational, charitable or other community organisations that may be interested in the litigation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)
Waikato-Maniapoto PĀNUI He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono ā muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai A Special Sitting At Hamilton Māori Land Court, BNZ Centre, Level 2 354 Victoria Street, Hamilton Wednesday 6 December 2023 Judge R P Mullins, Presiding PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: SDec9 10.30AM AP-20230000034367 214/93 Joanne Gabriel (Papi) Bara...