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An index of past and present judicial officers of
the Māori Land Court and Native Land Court
1 May 2018
Judicial officers of the Native Land Court from 1864 to 1947
Judge Date appointed
John Rogan 25 June 1864 (President)
9 January 1865 (Judge)
Wiremu Tipene 25 June 1864
Matikikuha 25 June 1864
Te Keene of Orakei 25 June 1864
Tamati Reweti 25 June 1864
George Clarke 25 October 1864 (President)
9 January 1865 (Judge)
Hone Mohi Tawhai 25 October 1864
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Māori Land Court offices
Taitokerau District
Registry Office
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Waikato-Maniapoto District
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Māori incorporation land
Gifting or selling
The Māori incorporation can transfer any Māori
freehold land vested 7 in it provided that:
• a special resolution passed by the
shareholders has agreed to it
• shareholders owning at least 75 percent
of the shares agree
5 An agreement between two parties that is
intended to be enforceable at law.
I te nuinga o te
wā e tuhia ana ki te kirimana, engari e whai
mana tonu ana te oati ā waha.
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te ture, kia kaua e tuku moni nama ki ngā
mema o te kōmiti.
Kaitiaki whenua tōpū
He ritenga kaitiaki ā-iwi 5 ā-hapū 6 rānei.
I whakatūria tēnei hei whakarite hei
whakahaere i ngā tikanga o te whenua hei
painga mō te iwi, mō te hapū hoki.
The 1865
Act was much more detailed than its 1862
predecessor. Section 5 of the 1865 Act provided
for the establishment of a judicial body having
the status of a Court of record, consisting of ‘one
Judge … who shall be called the Chief Judge’, as
well as ‘other Judges’ who were to hold office
‘during good behaviour’ (i.e. the formula used
for the superior Courts of record).
HĀWEA/WĀNAKA SUBSTITUTE SILNA LAND
WORKING LIST OF POTENTIAL OWNERS AS AT 23 MAY 2025
The Māori Land Court has released an updated working list of potential owners entitled to
the Hāwea/Wānaka Substitute Land (Section 2 of 5 Block XIV Lower Wānaka Survey
District) under Section 15 of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement 1997.
