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He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Pīra Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga
o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Māori Appellate Court Sitting
At Rotorua
Māori Land Court, Hauora House, 1143 Haupapa Street, Rotorua
Thursday, 15 May 2025
Māori Appellate Court Coram
Judge W W Isaac (Presiding)
Judge Te K Te A R Williams
Judge A M Thomas
PĀNUI
NO.
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Pīra Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga
o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Māori Appellate Court Sitting
At Rotorua
Māori Land Court, Hauora House, 1143 Haupapa Street, Rotorua
Thursday, 15 May 2025
Māori Appellate Court Coram
Judge W W Isaac (Presiding)
Judge Te K Te A R Williams
Judge A M Thomas
PĀNUI
NO.
The Trustees have been entrusted with the task of managing and making use of the Trust Land
and Trust Property for the benefit of the Beneficial Owners.
2.
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THE ADEQUACY OF LAWS FOR THE PROTECTION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES CULTURAL
HERITAGE AND CUSTOMARY RIGHTS IN NEW ZEALAND
Ka kuhu ahau ki te ture, hei matua mo te pani
I seek refuge in the law, for it is a parent of the oppressed (Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki)
Judge Te Kani Williams
An important starting point for this paper is setting out the fundamental basis upon which Māori connect
with their environment and their lands.
An obvious corollary to that proposition is, subject to the available resources and infrastructure of the trust to cater for such procedures. For example, one ahu whenua trust has over 8,000 beneficial owners for an area of land less than 200 hectares with income of less than $10,000.00 per annum.
TRUSTEES' ROLE AND DUTIES
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court
For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the
New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori
land.