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Local government is the branch of government that touches our everyday lives and environment, and as iwi become bigger players in regional economies, as here in Whanganui, local government must engage and share decision-making with Māori communities. I congratulate the New Plymouth City Council for their foresight and courage in making the recent decision to create a Māori ward.
For further information, please contact the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, quoting the
appropriate application number at:
Physical address: Postal address:
L7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace DX Box SX11203
WELLINGTON WELLINGTON
Phone: 04 914 3102
Fax: 04 914 3100
Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
STEVEN DODD
Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court
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For further information, please contact the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, quoting the
appropriate application number at:
Physical address: Postal address:
L7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace DX Box SX11203
WELLINGTON WELLINGTON
Phone: 04 914 3102
Fax: 04 914 3100
Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
STEVEN DODD
Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court
2
APPLICATION NO:
SECTION:
APPLICA...
For further information, please contact the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, quoting the
appropriate application number at:
Physical address: Postal address:
L7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace DX Box SX11203
WELLINGTON WELLINGTON
Phone: 04 914 3102
Fax: 04 914 3100
Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
STEVEN DODD
Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court
2
APPLICATION NO:
SECTION:
APPLICA...
Judge Williams’ then attended Auckland Institute of Technology (as it was known then) for two years studying Chartered Accountancy, before transferring to Auckland University to study conjoint Law and Arts degrees and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Māori in 1994 and a Bachelor of Laws in 1995.
Manaaki whenua, manaaki tangata, haere whakamua
Care for the land, care for the people, go forward Like the marae, Tū Atu is when manuhiri and hau kainga share kai (food). This action takes manuhiri from the state of sacredness to ordinary and is an expression of the hospitality and generosity of the hau kainga.
The lease to be
drawn on the Māori Trustee’s standard form of lease suitably amended or extended as
the lessee and the agent/trustee(s) shall agree on.
The lease to be drawn
on the Māori Trustee’s standard form of lease suitably amended or extended as the
lessee and the agent/trustee(s) shall agree on.
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