Māori Land Court judges have discretion to use these standard documents and templates, with or without amendment.
When was the bench book last updated?
The �nal question asked court users to describe a positive experience with the court:
46% praised sta� and judges for being friendly and professional.
9% reported no positive experiences - either because they had not yet attended a hearing or
had none to share.
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Neither unhelpful
nor helpful
58, 27%
Very helpful
61, 28%
Helpful
47, 21%
Unhelpful
21, 10%
Very
unhelpful
24, 11%
Refuse to answer
2, 1%Don’t know
4, 2%
Don’t know
92, 42%
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Norma Hetaraka,
Hirini Tau, Dale Van Engelen
and Norma Rameka
Te Runanga-A -Iwi-O-Ngapuhi -
application referred to the Court
pursuant to sections 26C and 237 of
Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 to
determine a dispute concerning the
interpretation and intent of clause
4.7(b)(i) of Te Runanga-A-Iwi O-
Ngapuhi TrustDeed (the TrustDeed)
and whether the decision making
process was consistent with clauses
26-30 of the TrustDeed.
Whenua tōpū trusts, again a land management trust, which provide for iwi or hapū based
trusts designed to facilitate the use and administration of the land on behalf of a wider class
of owner, normally a whānau, hapū or iwi grouping.
Norma Hetaraka,
Hirini Tau, Dale Van Engelen
and Norma Rameka
Te Runanga-A -Iwi-O-Ngapuhi -
application referred to the Court
pursuant to sections 26C and 237 of
Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 to
determine a dispute concerning the
interpretation and intent of clause
4.7(b)(i) of Te Runanga-A-Iwi O-
Ngapuhi TrustDeed (the TrustDeed)
and whether the decision making
process was consistent with clauses
26-30 of the TrustDeed.
Norma Hetaraka,
Hirini Tau, Dale Van Engelen
and Norma Rameka
Te Runanga-A -Iwi-O-Ngapuhi -
application referred to the Court
pursuant to sections 26C and 237 of
Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 to
determine a dispute concerning the
interpretation and intent of clause
4.7(b)(i) of Te Runanga-A-Iwi O-
Ngapuhi TrustDeed (the TrustDeed)
and whether the decision making
process was consistent with clauses
26-30 of the TrustDeed.
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However, judges retain discretion over how they use its standard documents and templates and tailor them to the specific facts and legal issues of each case.
For all types,
you only need to make one application for succession to include all whānau. Individual whānau
members do not need to file separate applications.
