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[NAME OF MARAE] Marae Charter
1 Name and location
1.1 The name of the marae is [ ] Marae.
1.2 It is located at [ ].
1.3 The land on which the marae sits is a Māori Reservation set aside for the purpose of [STATE PURPOSE
EXPRESSED WHEN THE RESERVATION WAS MADE].
2 Purpose
2.1 This charter is made under the Māori Reservation Regulations 1994 to set out clearly the purpose of the marae
and the role of the marae trustees in managing and running it.
2.2 The function an...
20 July 2023
MEDIA STATEMENT
Chief Justice welcomes the appointment of
new Chief Māori Land Court Judge
The Chief Justice welcomes the announcement by Associate Minister of Māori
Development, the Hon Nanaia Mahuta, of Judge Caren Fox’s appointment as
Chief Judge of Te Kooti Whenua Māori | Māori Land Court.
Chief Judge Fox (Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, TeWhānau a Apanui) is the 17th
Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court, and the first wahine Māori to hold the rol...
Māori Land Court | Judge’s Corner
Judge D J Ambler
Review of Te Ture Whenua Act 1993
Introduction
At the beginning of April this year the Associate Minister of Māori Affairs released the
Review Panel’s report into Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
MĀORI RESERVATIONS
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.
Ki te hiahia koe ki te tuku pātai , te whakahoki kōrero rānei, me whakapā atu ki tētahi oō mātou tari kātahi ka wawe tonu tā mātou whakahoki kōrero ki a koe:
Ō mātou tari
Tā mātou Tūtohinga Kiritaki
He wāhanga Te Kooti Whenua Māori oTe Tāhū oTe Ture (Te Tāhu).
In addition, while it remains important that kanohi-ki-te-kanohi justice is conducted in our courthouses, which play an important role as the local face of justice for our communities, we should endeavour to use alternative measures such as telephone conferencing, zoom and or AVL if this is more suitable to Māori land owners and ultimately assists Māori land owners’ access to justice.
Page 1 MLC 07/24 - 38
APPLICATION
TO ADD, REDUCE, REPLACE OR REMOVE TRUSTEES
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Section 239 (Add, Reduce or Replace trustees)
Section 240 (Remove Trustees); or
Section 239 and 338(7) (Add Reduce or Replace Māori Reservation Trustees);
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
Form 38
Rule 12.8
WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?
