The project was a joint one involving the Māori Land Court administration, LINZ and a sector sometimes forgotten in the literature on the project, the Māori Land Court judiciary.
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI / MĀORI LAND COURT Te wāhi: Rotorua Te hunga kooti i reira: T M Wara, Te Kaiwhakawā M Witoko, Te Karaka o Te Kooti Te rangi: 11 September 2024 Te nama o te pānui: Chambers Te nama o te tono: AP-20240000009966 Te kaupapa: RESCHEDULING OF WAIARIKI COURT SITTING DATE Te Ture: Rule 3.8(1)(b), Māori Land Court Rules 2011 The Court: I have considered the 2024 December Waiariki District court sitting date for Ōpōtik...
He tohutohu a te Kaiwhakawā Direction of the judge After further consultation, I reschedule dates as follows: From Wairoa Court: time 10.30am, 5 June 2025 Wairoa Court: time 10.30am, 14 July 2025 To Wairoa Court: time 10:30am, 17 July 2025 This direction is issued pursuant to rule 3.8(1)(b) Māori Land Court Rules 2011 and a copy is to be sent to the Kaiwhakawā Matua, the Kairēhita Matua, and the Kairēhita of the Te Tairāwhiti District Registry of the...
He tohutohu a te Kaiwhakawā Direction of the judge After further consultation, I reschedule dates as follows: From Wairoa Court: time 10.30am, 5 June 2025 Wairoa Court: time 10.30am, 14 July 2025 To Wairoa Court: time 10:30am, 17 July 2025 This direction is issued pursuant to rule 3.8(1)(b) Māori Land Court Rules 2011 and a copy is to be sent to the Kaiwhakawā Matua, the Kairēhita Matua, and the Kairēhita of the Te Tairāwhiti District Registry of the...
Documents/Panui/131-Tairawhiti-MB-250-dated-16-April-2025.pdf (111 kb)
The Chief Justice notes Chief Judge Fox’s long and exemplary service to the Court. Chief Judge Fox was appointed as Māori Land Court Judge in 2000, and as Deputy Chief Judge in 2010.
Documents/Articles/23-07-20-Media-Statement-Chief-Maori-Land-Court-Judge-appointment.pdf (400 kb)
It sets out how Judge Reeves dealt with an application for accretion and for determination of ownership, where ownership records had not been maintained for over 100 years.
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...
Currently Aotearoa New Zealand has 11 women judges of Māori ancestry who serve on the High Court, District Court and Māori Land Court. That figure represents about 4.8% of the judiciary.
This brought the Māori Land Court record into the computer age with details of Māori land blocks and their owners being accessible nationwide, without owners having to travel to the Māori Land Court where the land was located to get information.
The annual report reflects on what once again was very a busy year for the court, highlighting activity over the period, and giving insight into the collaborative efforts of the judiciary and the staff of the Māori Land Court to improve timeliness of outcomes for court users and to be a Māori Court that provides a shelter for the people, their land, and their kōrero.
