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DEPUTY CHIEF JUDGE – CRAIG COXHEAD I am delighted to advise that Judge Craig Coxhead has been appointed as the new Deputy Chief Judge of our Court. Judge Coxhead was appointed to the Māori Land Court in 2008 and is one of the resident judges in Waiariki, as well as a Presiding Officer in the Waitangi Tribunal, Chief Justice of the High Court of Niue and a Justice of the High Court of Cook Islands.
SECTION
APPLICANT
SUBJECT
SP 1 11:00 AM AP-2025000000438 67/93 Darren Hinaki Whāngārā A7B ahu
whenua trust -
Enforcement of obligations
SP 2 12: 00 PM AP-20240000014214 19/93 Kim Ona West
Joanne Leigh
Maraki
Waipiro A41A (Taharora
Marae) - Injunction against
any person in respect of
any actual threatened
trespass or other injury to
any Māori land or Māori
Reservation (Respondents:
Trustees of Taharora
Marae)
SP 3 1:00 PM AP-20240000004540 18(1)...
SECTION
APPLICANT
SUBJECT
SP1
10:00AM A20210004508 /
AP-20230000025805
241/93 Carol Pakia
Minhinnick
Kauamo and Bronco
Minhinnick Whānau Trust -
Partial Termination of Trust
in respect of the interests
of Carol Minhinnick,
Patukawa Minhinnick,
Rover Minhinnick, Nigel
Minhinnick, and Royden
Tupaea
SP2 10:00AM A20210004507 /
AP-20230000025804
214/93
219/93
220/93
222/93
Carol Pakia
Minhinnick
Te Akau B16 C1 and
others - Con...
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI / MĀORI LAND COURT
Place: Whanganui
Present: A H C Warren, Judge
T Baker, Court Taker
Date: 2 December 2024
Application No: AP-20240000013150
Subject: Rescheduling of Aotea court sitting dates
Legislation: Rule 3.8, Māori Land Court Rules 2011
Details of the applicant is as follows:
Applicant Address
Deputy Registrar C/- Māori Land Court, 74 Ingestre Street, Whanganui
The Court: I have considered the 2025 February Aot...
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI / MĀORI LAND COURT
Place: Whanganui
Present: A H C Warren, Judge
T Baker, Court Taker
Date: 2 December 2024
Application No: AP-20240000013150
Subject: Rescheduling of Aotea court sitting dates
Legislation: Rule 3.8, Māori Land Court Rules 2011
Details of the applicant is as follows:
Applicant Address
Deputy Registrar C/- Māori Land Court, 74 Ingestre Street, Whanganui
The Court: I have considered the 2025 February Aot...
Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Māori Land Court
Te wāhi: Tairāwhiti
Te hunga kooti i reira:
Present
W W Isaac, Te Kaiwhakawā
H Ward, Te Karaka o te Kooti
Te rangi: 16 Āperira 2025
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o
Te Tairāwhiti
Rescheduling of Te Tairāwhiti court sitting dates
Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011:
3.8(1)(b)
Ngā kōrerorero:
Discussion
I have considered the June and July 2025 court sitting dates for Wair...
Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Māori Land Court
Te wāhi: Tairāwhiti
Te hunga kooti i reira:
Present
N R Milner, Te Kaiwhakawā
H Ward, Te Karaka o te Kooti
Te rangi: 7 Mei 2025
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o
Te Tairāwhiti
Rescheduling of Te Tairāwhiti court sitting dates
Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011:
3.8(1)(b)
Ngā kōrerorero:
Discussion
I have considered the June 2025 court sitting date for Gisb...
Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Māori Land Court
Te wāhi: Tairāwhiti
Te hunga kooti i reira:
Present
W W Isaac, Te Kaiwhakawā
H Ward, Te Karaka o te Kooti
Te rangi: 16 Āperira 2025
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o
Te Tairāwhiti
Rescheduling of Te Tairāwhiti court sitting dates
Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011:
3.8(1)(b)
Ngā kōrerorero:
Discussion
I have considered the June and July 2025 court sitting dates for Wair...