A te reo Māori resource for words
used in the Māori Land Court and
the Waitangi Tribunal
Ngā Kupu Māori mō te
Kooti Whenua Māori me
te Rōpū Whakamana i te
Tiriti o Waitangi
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acting prudently mahi i runga i te āta tūpato
acting reasonably mahi i runga i te āta whakaaro
acting competently mahi i runga i te matatau ki ngā mahi
acting in good conscience mahi i runga i te whakaaro pai
acting impartially...
Chief Judge Fox has been the presiding officer for the Waitangi Tribunal on the Aquaculture claims, the Te Arawa Mandate and Settlement claims, Central North Island Stage 1 claims, the Te Kohanga Reo claims and the Te Rohe Potae claims.
Papahoro ana ngā pari tahataha o taku whenua kura
Tērā te pōkeao ka riakina.
Ko te pou herenga tangata, ko te pou herenga whenua, ko te pou whare
kōrero – ka tūwhera Te Kooti!
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TeTureWhenua Māori Act 1993
Other acts and legislation
Our practice notes TeTureWhenua Māori Act 1993
TeTureWhenua Māori Act 1993 (the Act) sets out the full authority, power and limitations of the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court.
Nō reira, i toko ake te whakaaro kia
whakaritea tētahi kuputaka mō aua kupu hou rā e
hāngai pū nei ki te ao o teture, ka mutu, ki te ao
o te Kooti Whenua Māori.
[full name(s)],
apply pursuant to section 113 of TeTureWhenua Māori Act 1993 (as provided for in Clause 15.6.2 of the Ngāi Tahu
Deed of Settlement and in accordance with the Court’s inquiry under section 29 of TeTureWhenua Māori Act 1993),
for determination of the successors to the deceased.
In 2023, successors to the Hāwea-Wānaka block voted for interim representation, through a process facilitated by Te Arawhiti (Te Tari Whakatau) and Te Puni Kōkiri.