Training for trustees Training for trustees is a significant issue for the Court. In many instances the Court must choose between appointing inexperienced trustees to manage land or making no appointments at all.
The Court may, if it cannot otherwise address those concerns, order that the application be reheard.
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-November-2025.pdf (2.5 mb)
Prepare your application Before you file your application, make sure it meets the requirements of the MLC, the Act and the Māori Land Court Rules 2011.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
He was appointed as a Native Land Court Judge on 3 February 1919.
Kaiwhakawā Michael Doogan Judge Michael Doogan was appointed to the Māori Land Court in January 2013.
The Court may, if it cannot otherwise address those concerns, order that the application be reheard.
For many years Māori women were unrepresented in the professions, including the legal profession, and it has not been until the last couple of decades that Māori women lawyers have been appointed to the bench. Currently Aotearoa New Zealand has 11 women judges of Māori ancestry who serve on the High Court, District Court and Māori Land Court.
Judge Isaac was appointed as a Judge of the Court on 20 December 1993, and subsequently appointed as the Deputy Chief Judge of the Court on 8 September 1999.
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Until such an application is made there is no guarantee as to how the Court would view the matter and the success of any such application would depend on its own facts.
