Judges Corner Article by Judge Aidan Warren on Dispute Resolution2
For a period of time, it will only be Judges of the Māori Land Court who can be appointed to act as mediators under Part 3A of the Act.
For a period of time, it will only be Judges of the Māori Land Court who can be appointed to act as mediators under Part 3A of the Act.
For a period of time, it will only be Judges of the Māori Land Court who can be appointed to act as mediators under Part 3A of the Act.
If the will includes provisions for Māori land interests and who they should be left to, the administrators of the estate can complete a certificate by administrator.
In some special cases where the applicant is infirm the Court will arrange a home visit. Who can prosecute the application Generally the applicant should be at the Court hearing but if he or she is unable to be there he/she can instruct a solicitor to attend, or arrange for another family member to attend.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
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.
I had as normal an upbringing as you can expect with a father who kept on getting unusual jobs, and that’s a testament to my parents’ low key approach.
The main claimant for the block was the Hawke’s Bay rangatira Karaitiana Takamoana, who had earlier formed part of a group of chiefs who had leased the land to a consortium of Pākehā runholders led by Thomas Tanner.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
It’s important the person who attends for you can give the Court the evidence it will need.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)
The Court will notify you by pānui with the date, time, and venue. You can attend in person or by audio-visual link. Your Pae Tukutuku can help decide.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-apply-for-succession.pdf (508 kb)
What can be done, for example, for owners who wish to form governance structures so they can get a lease of their land to utilise it, but have difficulty notifying the owners to inform them of the proposals as required by section 215 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act?