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A20120010704 45/93 Sharisa Marsh CJ 2012/19 - Maude Malcomson also
known as Mandie Malcomson and a
succession order made at 62
Whakatane MB 16-19 on 2
September 1975 - Application to the
Chief Judge
A20120012775 45/93 Leslie Wepiha-Puna CJ 2012/28 - Wepiha Puna - and
further succession orders made at
100 Wairoa MB 259-260 on
05/05/1999 - Application to the
Chief Judge
A20120014944 45/93 Deputy Registrar CJ 2012/32 - Heta Paipeta also
known as Heketa Paipeta or Heketa
Eriaha - and...
(c) Third, where tikanga values comprise a source of the New Zealand common law.44 or
have been integrated into law by statutory reference45
41 Tautari v Mahanga – Mohinui 3B2B (2011) 18 Taitokerau MB 6 (18 TTK 6) at [33].
42 Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
43 See Ani Mikaere “The Treaty of Waitangi and Recognition of Tikanga Māori” in Michael Belgrave, Merata Kawharu and
David V Williams (eds) Waitangi Revisited: Perspectives on the Treaty of Waitangi (2nd ed, Oxford Univers...
Full biographies of the judges can be found on the Māori Land Court website, the following is a snapshot of the
bench.
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Te Kooti Whenua Māori/ Te Kooti Pīra Māori Pūrongo-Ā-Tau Matariki 2022 – Matariki 2023
Judge Sarah Reeves
Te Ātiawa
ӹ Appointed 10 December
2010 (110th Māori Land
Court Judge)
ӹ Appointed Deputy
Chairperson, Waitangi
Tribunal 24 November 2021
ӹ Acting Chairperson, Waitangi Tribunal from 1 May
to 22 August 2023
ӹ Resident Judge, Te Waipounamu
ӹ Waitangi Tri...
Full biographies of the judges can be found on the Māori Land Court website, the following is a snapshot of the
bench.
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Te Kooti Whenua Māori/ Te Kooti Pīra Māori Pūrongo-Ā-Tau Matariki 2022 – Matariki 2023
Kaiwhakawā Sarah Reeves
Te Ātiawa
ӹ I kopoua i te rā 10 o Tihema
2010 (110th Kaiwhakawā o te
Kooti Whenua Māori)
ӹ I kopoua hei Heamana Tuarua o
te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o
Waitangi i te rā 24 o Noema 2021
ӹ Heamana Whakakapi o te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o
Waitangi ma...
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The Māori Land Court is jointly operated by
administrative staff from the Ministry of Justice
and judicial officers, working towards a shared
vision:
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Kia tū hei Kooti Māori e tāwharau nei i te pae tangata, i te pae whenua, i te whare kōrero
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Hei tāwhara...
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Kua whakahaeretia ngātahitia Te Kooti Whenua
Māori e ngā kaimahi whakahaere nō Te Tāhū o te
Ture me ngā āpiha ā-kaiwhakawā, e kōkiri ngātahi
ana i ngā mahi kia tutuki ai te wawata kotahi:
Kia tū hei Kooti Māori e tāwharau nei i te pae
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