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An index of past and present judicial officers of
the Māori Land Court and Native Land Court
1 May 2018
Judicial officers of the Native Land Court from 1864 to 1947
Judge Date appointed
John Rogan 25 June 1864 (President)
9 January 1865 (Judge)
Wiremu Tipene 25 June 1864
Matikikuha 25 June 1864
Te Keene of Orakei 25 June 1864
Tamati Reweti 25 June 1864
George Clarke 25 October 1864 (President)
9 January 1865 (Judge)
Hone Mohi Tawhai 25 October 1864
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Apply for a fee waiver in Pātaka Whenua Download the fee waiver application form Application fees
Ngā tono me te kore utu
Applications without fees
Application for Dispute Resolution
Application to form a Whānau Trust (when filed together with succession)
An application under the Family Protection Act 1955
An application under the Law Reform (Testamentary Promises) Act 1949
Ngā tono $23
$23 applications
Changing your name in the Māori Land Court record
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Urupa Reservations Urupā reservations (Māori burial grounds) have a special status in legal terms as well as having family, spiritual, cultural and historical importance.
But if you can’t
attend, you can instruct a solicitor to attend, or arrange for a
member of your family to attend in your place. It’s important
the person who attends for you can give the Court the
evidence it will need.
Other acts and legislation
We hear applications relating to Māori freehold land under select Acts, or parts of them, including:
Property Law Act 2007
Family Protection Act 1955
Government Roading Powers Act 1989
Law Reform (Testamentary Promises) Act 1949
Local Government Act 1974.
One of the interesting sessions was on "Enhancing Public Trust in the Courts". The three presenters Hon Susan Kiefel AC (Chief Justice of Australia), Zhou Qiang (Chief Justice of the People’s Republic of China and President of the Supreme People’s Court) and Assoc.
This is the case for the largest
and most successful trusts and incorporations, such as the Tuaropaki Trust and
Mangatu Incorporation, right down to the smallest papakainga trusts.
