Abridged Speech for the Māori Graduation Ceremony at Te Herenga Waka Marae
16 Aug 2019 | NewsHe is the first Maori to be appointed to our highest court.
He is the first Maori to be appointed to our highest court.
It would be interesting to see the response if our Māori Land Court required the parties’ written submissions in upcoming cases to be uploaded to the Māori land Court website prior to hearings.
WAIARIKI PĀNUI Contact Details Office Waiariki Māori Land Court Address 1143 Haupapa Street, Rotorua 3010 Mailing address DX Box JX10529, Rotorua Phone Office 07 921 7402 Email Office mlcwaiariki@justice.govt.nz Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Closed on Public Holidays) He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai Spe...
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.
While the numbers of Māori women judges have increased in the Māori Land Court and District Court, Justice Lowell Goddard was the first, and so far the only Māori woman to become a Queen’s Counsel and judge of the High Court.
The aim is to make the law easier to understand.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)
In addition to his Māori Land Court role, in 2018, Judge Armstrong was appointed as a Judge of the High Court of Niue.
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP18 11:00 AM AP-20240000013097 135/93 Deputy Registrar Hauhungaroa B – Change from General land to Māori freehold land
As an example of the way things have shifted, the Māori Land Court staff at Rotorua have 31 members whose ages range from early 20s through to being close to retirement.
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 5 11:00AM AP-20230000020406 A20220017565 45/93 Edward Joseph Scandlyn CJ 2022/47 - Mereana Tauke or Mary Anne Scandlyn or Mary Ann Douglas or Mereana or Mary Ann Haenga - and vesting orders made at 12 Registrar MB 240 on 8 August 1986 - Application to the Chief Judge SP 6 11:15AM AP-20240000001573 45/93 Britt-Amber Barris CJ 2024/17 - Rora Fowler also known as Wiki Toa or...