Sitting Date
10 March 2026
18 March 2026
9 June 2026
11 June 2026
7 September 2026
17 September 2026
8 December 2026
10 December 2026
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Sitting of the Chief Judge 11 June 2026
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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 Oc...
Refuse to Answer
2, 1%
Refuse to answer, 3, 1%
Don’t Know, 1, 0% Refuse to answer, 2, 1%Refuse to Answer, 3, 2%
Very Poor, 5, 2%
Poor, 7, 3%
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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP16 2.30PM AP-20240000006004 45/93 Craig Brown,
Moana Brown,
Jane Brown
CJ 2024/43 - Te Raupo Block -
Transfer of shares, by way of gift,
from William Brown to Jane
Lenaghan at 16 Kaikohe MB 195 on
02/06/1988 and the transfer of
shares, by way of gift, from William
Brown to Moses Brown at 19
Kaikohe MB 49 on 12/08/1991 -
Application to the Chief Judge
SP17 2.45PM AP-20240000009113 45/93,
44(1)/93,
47(4)/93
Waata John...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP18 9.00AM AP-20230000027427
A20100011859
45/93,
47(4)/93,
44(1)/93
Hirini Pakia
Manihera (Jnr)
CJ 2010/85 - Motatau 3P, Motatau
5X and Ngati Hine H2B blocks -
against the Ngatihine Amalgamation
Orders made at 50 Whangarei MB
268-294 on 23 December 1974 and
the Motatau 3P2 Partition Orders
made at 57 Whangarei MB 80-81 on
13 October 1980 - Application to the
Chief Judge
SP19 9.30AM AP-20230000026837
A20190007625...
SECTION
APPLICANT
SUBJECT
SP 29 1:45PM AP-20230000027460
A20200003564
45/93 Winifred Arohanui
Tai Biddle
CJ 2020/10 - Taima Ranui
- and a succession order
made at 86 Whakatane MB
107 on 8 June 1993 and at
86 Whakatane MB 135 on
22 July 1993 - Application
to the Chief Judge
SP 30 2:00PM AP-20230000019630
A20150003124
45/93 Ranea Nuri, Niwa
Nuri
CJ 2015/29 - Piri Tuari and
an order made on 9 June
1915 (4 TKA 273-274) -
Application to the Chief
Judge...
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Matariki to Matariki.
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Māori Land Court / Māori Appellate Court Annual Report Matariki 2022 – Matariki 2023
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