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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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For example, an
application for succession will require a
death certificate, any grant of administration
(probate 2 or letters of administration 3) or the
original will, minutes of a whānau meeting if
a whānau trust is required and consents of
the proposed trustees.
Ngā Tono, he kohinga pukapuka ēnei nā
Te Kooti Whenua Māori hei āwhina i te iwi
Māori – me ētahi atu e ngākaunui anaki –
te whai māramatanga mō ngā take whenua
Māori o te wā.
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Te whai māramatanga
Ki te hia kōrero koe e pā ana ki tō tono, mā ngā
kaimahi o te Kooti koe e āwhina.
The status of the
land will continue to be Māori land unless
and until the Māori Land Court makes an
order changing the status of the land.
2 Literally, a “basket”. In the context of a
trust, it is the concept of several people,
collectively, filling a basket by contributing
communally with money and other assets.
3 A trustee/guardian – in this context, of a
minor or person unable for any reason to fully
manage his or her own affairs.
4 A subtribe or kin group that is l...
Ka tū tonu
te whenua hei whenua Māori kia tae rā anō
ki te wā ka whakaritea mai he tono e te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakarerekē i te tūnga
o taua whenua.
2 He kete tēnei. I raro i te tikanga kaitiaki ko te
whakaminenga tāngata e mahi kotahi ana, e
whakaki ana i ngā kete mā te tuku moni pūtea
me ētahi atu taonga hei painga mō te katoa.
3 He kaitiaki, he kaiwhakaruruhau – i raro i
tēnei tikanga he kaitiaki mō te huinga taiohi,
rangatahi, tamariki me te hunga hauā rānei
kāhore...
Ko te ritenga kaitiaki 2 ko ngā
kawenga mō ngā tāngata kaitiaki.
He tautuhinga ture
Ko te tautuhinga o te ritenga kaitiaki he
kawenga ōrite 3 e here ana i te tangata (te
tangata kaitiaki) ki te whakahaere i ngā
ritenga o te whenua kei raro nei i tōna mana
(te whenua kaitiaki) hei painga hoki mō
tētahi atu tangata (ngā tāngata whai pānga)
e āhei nei tētahi o rātou ki te whakatū atu i
te kawenga nā tō rātou whai pānga 4.
Contents
Mihi ii
Foreword iv
by the Minister for Māori Development, Hon Te Ururoa Flavell
Foreword v
by the Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court, Wilson Isaac
Foreword vi
by the Secretary for Justice, Andrew Bridgman
Acknowledgements vii
Section 1 10
Historical Foundations of the Court 1862-1890s
“Ōku waewae kāinga”
Section 2 46
The Evolution of the Court in the 20th Century
“Toitū te kupu, toitū te mana, toitū te whenua”
Section 3 84
Leadership of the Court 1980-2009...
HĀWEA/WĀNAKA SUBSTITUTE SILNA LAND
WORKING LIST OF POTENTIAL OWNERS AS AT 23 MAY 2025
The Māori Land Court has released an updated working list of potential owners entitled to
the Hāwea/Wānaka Substitute Land (Section 2 of 5 Block XIV Lower Wānaka Survey
District) under Section 15 of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement 1997.
