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Application Checklist For Acceptance
All applications MUST:
Have all relevant sections of the form completed
Be dated
Be signed by the applicant(s) and/or Counsel
Have applicant(s) full contact details:
Contact address;
Phone details: Home:
Mobile:
Email:
Other:
Where applicable have a statement of preferred place of hearing as opposed to
District
Where appropriate and applicable, have proper witnessing
Appropriate fee or fe...
There are at least two classes of land rights – the right of the community
associated with the land, and the use rights of individuals or families.1
Where have we come from:
On the 17th of October 1877, Chief Justice Sir James Prendergast’s statements when delivering
judgment in the case of Wi Parata v The Bishop of Wellington ruled that the courts lacked the ability
to consider claims based on aboriginal or native title. The Treaty of Waitangi was ‘worthless’ because it
had...
If death has been established at a previous hearing, a further death
certificate may not be required.
2 Whakapapa
The information provided in question 6 helps the Court staff in their research to prepare the application for a Court hearing —
any additional whakapapa could also help the Court in its search.
3 Next of kin
Next of kin for the purposes of this succession are children of the deceased.
The judiciary and the staff of the seven Māori Land Court registries have been working hard to move through the backlog of cases before the Court, there have been new judicial appointments and a host of activity has been undertaken to improve the service provided to Māori landowners.
ROHE O TĀKITIMU
NATIONAL PĀNUI | TE PĀNUI Ā-MOTU
August | Ākuhata
2025
Contents
Applications for hearing in August | Ākuhata 2025
2 - 6 Descriptions of Application types by Section
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Alongside these changes, we face an increase in applications, COVID-19 impacts, and higher-than-normal staff turnover, which has slowed down our response times to enquiries and the processing of your applications.
The Court agreed to a request by the applicants to appear, correspond, and be heard on the matter in te reo Māori. Court staff mobilised the necessary expertise to meet the needs of applicants and respondents.
