Chief Judge Fox (Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Te Whānau a Apanui) is the 17th Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court, and the first wahine Māori to hold the role.
Documents/Articles/23-07-20-Media-Statement-Chief-Maori-Land-Court-Judge-appointment.pdf (400 kb)
Other information which may assist the Court in finding land interests owned by deceased/owner: .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. ..............................................................
For detailed steps on using the Search menu to find an ownership, please refer to the Search for an ownership guide available in the same guidance area as above.
How-do-I-user-guides/Download-an-ownership-details-report-v1-3.pdf (964 kb)
When you submit an application, you’ll need to include information about the trust and trustees. The Court will review: day-to-day management of the trust financial management of the trust documentation of the trust, and the terms of the trust.
There are many ways Māori connect with and utilise whenua, depending on the economic, social, and cultural aspirations of the whānau for the whenua. The Māori Land Court, alongside our partner agencies, are here to support you and your whānau throughout your whenua journey.
Today, many Māori landowners continue to act as collective kaitiaki of their whenua, to honour and protect their land as taonga-tuku-iho. Our role as Te Kooti Whenua Māori is to facilitate and promote the retention and use of Māori land, and support whānau to occupy, develop and use their whenua.
Once you have had a discussion with your whānau about your aspirations for your whenua and you have come up with a plan, our Pae Manawa are here to support you with your next steps.
At this point in te pā whenua, it is time for you to attend court or mediation. Our kaimahi are here to guide you and your whānau through this experience.
It is tūrangawaewae – the place where we come from, the place we belong to, the place we stand. Our key purpose is to promote the retention of Māori land in Māori hands, and to support landowners to use, occupy and develop their whenua for the benefit of all landowners, and their whānau and hapū.
As a newly appointed Judge of the Māori Land Court it is highly appropriate that my contribution to the Judges’ Corner relates to one of the new tools added to our kete by the legislative changes that came into effect in February this year.
