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◆ Also holds a warrant as a Judge
of the High Court of Niue and of
the Cook Island High Court (Land
Division)
Judge Carrie Wainwright
◆ Appointed 17 November 2000
(103rd Māori Land Court Judge)
◆ Resident Judge, Tairāwhiti
◆ Waitangi Tribunal Presiding Officer:
Te Rau o te Tika: The Justice System
Inquiry (Wai 3060), Remedies phase
of the Renewed Muriwhenua Land
Inquiry (Wai 45), Wairarapa ki
Tararua Inquiry (Wai 863)
Judge Stephanie Milroy
Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Whakaue
◆ Appoin...
Te whakaoatitanga o Kaiwhakawā
Matua Fox i Te Pā, i Te Whare
Wānanga o Waikato
◆ Kei te mau wārati anō hei
Kaiwhakawā Kē o Te Kooti Taiao
Kaiwhakawā Te Kani Williams
Tūhoe, Whakatōhea, Ngāi Tai
ki Torere, Ngāti Manawa, Ngāti
Maniapoto, Tainui, Te Aupouri
◆ I kopoua i te 9 o Hakihea 2021
(te Kaiwhakawā 117 o Te Kooti
Whenua Māori)
◆ Kaiwhakawā Tūturu, Te Taitokerau
◆ Āpiha Whakawā o Te Rōpū
Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi:
Te Ruku Tātari Ohotata mō Te
Reo Māori ki te Rāngai Tū...
He Pou Herenga Tangata
He Pou Herenga Whenua
He Pou Whare Kōrero
150 years
of the Māori Land Court
He Pou Herenga Tangata
He Pou Herenga Whenua
He Pou Whare Kōrero
150 years
of the Māori Land Court
Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Ministry of Justice | Te Tāhū o te Ture
W …
There are at least two classes of land rights – the right of the community
associated with the land, and the use rights of individuals or families.1
Where have we come from:
On the 17th of October 1877, Chief Justice Sir James Prendergast’s statements when delivering
judgment in the case of Wi Parata v The Bishop of Wellington ruled that the courts lacked the ability
to consider claims based on aboriginal or native title.