Proceedings on foot or not As noted above, one of the benefits of the proposed mediation process is that mediation is not only available where there are proceedings on foot, but also where there are no formal proceedings or applications before the Court. A simple application by the Registrar and the consent of the parties to the dispute is all that is required.
Our key purpose is to promote the retention of Māori land in Māori hands, and to support landowners to use, occupy and develop their whenua for the benefit of all landowners, and their whānau and hapū. As a court of record, we are responsible for the accurate documentation of the succession and management of Māori land.
Chief Judge Fox (Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Te Whānau a Apanui) is the 17th
Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court, and the first wahine Māori to hold the role.
Chief Judge Fox is a descendent of Ngāti Porou and Rongowhakaata, with ties to Te Whānau a Apanui. She is the fifth judge to be appointed as Chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal, following Chief Judge Kenneth Gillanders Scott, Tā Justice Taihakurei Durie, Tā Justice Joe Williams and Chief Judge Wilson Isaac.
Ko Kaiwhakawā Matua Fox (nō Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Te Whānau ā Apanui),
te Kaiwhakawā Matua tekau mā whitu o Te Kooti Whenua Māori, ā, ko ia hoki te
wahine tuatahi ki te whiwhi i tēnei tūranga.
Since the passing of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, our role is to:
promote the retention of Māori land in the hands of its owners, whānau and hapū
facilitate the occupation, development and use of Māori land
ensure that decisions made about Māori land are fair and balanced taking into account the needs of all the owners and their beneficiaries.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP39 10:10 AM AP-20260000007828 19/93 Debbie Morehu Lot 73 Deposited Plan South
Auckland 12698 – Injunction against
any person in respect of any actual
threatened trespass or other injury to
any Māori land or Māori Reservation
Respondents: (The Trustees of the
Morehu Whānau Homestead
Hatepe)
Ehara i te mea
kāore he wero o ēnei tau – ko te whakatakina o te
Pātaka Whenua he mea panoni whakaaro, engari
anō, he tauwhiro taumaha tonu, ina koa mō te
wāhi ki ngā kaipupuri whenua, ngā whānau, ngā
kaitono, me ētahi atu o ngā kaiwhakamahi o ngā
ratonga o te Kooti.
