Judges-Corner-Article-by-Judge-Aidan-Warren-on-Dispute-Resolution .pdf [pdf, 154 KB]
...framework, so that those owners of Māori Land who seek genuine resolution can use this service and avoid determinations that result in a winner and loser. To conclude, I quote from the learned Sir Ivor Richardson [former President of the Court of Appeal] who noted that “It is not the absence of disputes that define a society or community but rather the processes developed to resolve those disputes that does”. The new mediation provisions give the Court and Māori land owners...