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The former Chief Judge continues to be presiding officer of the Waitangi Tribunal over those inquiries that have been already heard or part-heard by him.

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If you would like to speak to us kanohi ki te kanohi (face-to-face), please visit our district offices, where our kaimahi will do their very best to assist you with your enquiry.

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However, there are some records that are only available for viewing in hard copy at our offices, and some that are too fragile to be viewed at all.

The Māori Land Information System (MLIS), the Court’s previous system which held information about whenua Māori and the court record, was only accessible in the court’s district offices. In Pātaka Whenua, landowners can access this information online, from anywhere at any time.

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Chief Judge Fox was appointed as a Māori Land Court judge on 1 October 2000, and shortly thereafter was appointed as the Presiding Officer of the Waitangi Tribunal’s Central North Island district inquiry in 2001.

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We also hold hearings at various venues away from our office sites across the country.

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Judge Coxhead was appointed to the Māori Land Court in 2008 and is one of the resident judges in Waiariki, as well as a Presiding Officer in the Waitangi Tribunal, Chief Justice of the High Court of Niue and a Justice of the High Court of Cook Islands.

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Once completed, you can send us your application by email or post, or you can drop them off in person at one of our offices or paneke.  Note : some web browsers might not show macronised words or place names correctly when you're using the dropdown menus of the forms, from within your web browser.

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For more information about Māori land matters, please contact your nearest Māori Land Court office. Glossary of Terms ABSOLUTE Is used to describe ownership of land interests meaning that the interest(s) or share(s) are owned by the person.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)

The trustee can also be removed if they: repeatedly refuses or fail to act as trustee become an undischarged bankrupt are a corporate trustee that is subject to an insolvency event, or are no longer suitable to hold office as trustee because of their conduct or circumstances.

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