As a result of the project, registration of 97% of the 27,411 Māori land titles was completed. It has required hundreds of hours of human resource time, with a large percentage of that time derived from the Maori Land Court judges.
Where the relevant tikanga does not recognise a relationship that entitles whāngai to succeed, the Māori Land Court may issue a court order giving whāngai a lifetime right to receive income or grants from the land or the right to occupy the family home on the land, or both.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Succession-for-whangai-web-version.pdf (172 kb)
He tohutohu a te Kaiwhakawā Direction of the judge After further consultation, I reschedule dates as follows: From Waitahanui Community Centre: 10:00am, Wednesday, 19 March 2025 To Waitahanui Community Centre: 10:00am, Friday, 21 March 2025 From Waitahanui Community Centre: 10:00am, Wednesday, 20 August 2025 To Waitahanui Community Centre: 10:00am, Thursday, 21 August 2025 From Waitahanui Community Centre: 10:00am, Wednesday, 17 September 2025 To Waitahanui C...
Documents/Panui/328-Waiariki-MB-1_dated-18-December-2024.pdf (99 kb)
He tohutohu a te Kaiwhakawā Direction of the judge After further consultation, I reschedule dates as follows: From Waitahanui Community Centre: 10:00am, Wednesday, 19 March 2025 To Waitahanui Community Centre: 10:00am, Friday, 21 March 2025 From Waitahanui Community Centre: 10:00am, Wednesday, 20 August 2025 To Waitahanui Community Centre: 10:00am, Thursday, 21 August 2025 From Waitahanui Community Centre: 10:00am, Wednesday, 17 September 2025 To Waitahanui C...
Documents/Panui/328-Waiariki-MB-1_dated-18-December-2024-v2.pdf (99 kb)
I am the 114th Judge of the Maori Land Court. But, of course, I am not the first graduate from this university to be appointed to the Maori Land Court bench.
She is a member of the Waitangi Tribunal, serving as the Deputy Chairperson from 2010 to 2015. Kaiwhakawā Sarah Reeves Te Ātiawa Judge Sarah Reeves was appointed to the Māori Land Court on 10 December 2010.
In August 2020, the Government passed targeted changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify the legal processes for owning, occupying and using Māori land. What has changed? Succession is the legal transfer of interests or shares in Māori land from a person who has passed away to the people who are legally entitled to own those interests.
(state your full name), apply for an Occu- pation Order over the Māori freehold land or General Land owned by Māori named above as the site for a house.
PĀNUI NO: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: 26 A20230002589 29/93, 113/93 Deputy Registrar Marjorie Hazel Clarabel Greenwood - Succession to Toitoi Block (Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey District) - South Island Landless Natives (SILNA) Block 27 A20220018775 86/93 Deputy Registrar Toitoi (SILNA) Block - Amendment of Court Record at 76 TWP 248-311 regarding the successors of Kataraina (Karo) Ropata 4 28 A20230001588 29/93, 113/93 Deputy...
Documents/Panui/Special-Panui-Te-Waipounamu-April-2023.pdf (209 kb)
Please note: This syntax differs from the Legal style guide for referencing a decision of the Māori Land Court or Māori Appellate Court.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
