Justice Joe Williams himself was the Chief Judge of the Maori Land Court before his appointment to the higher courts, and indeed the Chief Judge before him, the Honourable Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie, is also an alumnus. And although the records on the earliest Judges of the Court are often incomplete, it appears that Judge Hugh Fraser Ayson was the first VUW graduate to be appointed as a Judge of this Court.
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MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS
This application must be lodged with the Chief Registrar of the Māori Land Court in Wellington
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF REGISTRAR
Māori Land Court
L7, Fujitsu Tower
141 The Terrace
WELLINGTON
DX Box SX11203
WELLINGTON
PH:(04)9143102
mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
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The deceased left children or their issue as next of kin and they are listed below; OR
The deceased had no children but left brothers and sisters or their issue as next of kin and they are listed below; OR
The deceased left no children or brothers and sisters as next of kin, but I/we* list below or attach a whakapapa record
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