The problem we face is not quite as dramatic as I see in the Cook Islands and Niue where I also serve. As an example of the way things have shifted, the Māori Land Court staff at Rotorua have 31 members whose ages range from early 20s through to being close to retirement.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 5 11:00AM AP-20230000020406 A20220017565 45/93 Edward Joseph Scandlyn CJ 2022/47 - Mereana Tauke or Mary Anne Scandlyn or Mary Ann Douglas or Mereana or Mary Ann Haenga - and vesting orders made at 12 Registrar MB 240 on 8 August 1986 - Application to the Chief Judge SP 6 11:15AM AP-20240000001573 45/93 Britt-Amber Barris CJ 2024/17 - Rora Fowler also known as Wiki Toa or Rora Wikitoa and succession orders made at 56 Taranaki MB 444...
My tipuna were part of the diaspora of Taranaki Māori in the 19th century, finally settling on Aropaoa Island in Queen Charlotte Sound. My grandmother Pirihira was bought up in Waikawa, part of the extended Watson or Tahuaroa whānau.
Fee increase summary Current rate New rate $22 $23 $66 $68 $220 $228 $385 $399 Detailed fee list Māori Land Court Current rate (inc GST) New rate (inc GST) Filing an application in respect of the following: (a) hearing and determining any claim to recover damages from trespass or any other injury to Māori freehold land (b) hearing and determining any proceeding founded on contract or tort where debt, demand, or damage relates to Māori freehold land (c) any other de...
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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP7 2:00 PM AP-20260000002971 58/93 Keremeta Ainsley, Vanessa Mercer, Edward Ainsley, Sally Ainsley Appeal 2026/10 - Tuhua Trust (Mayor Island) against a dismissal of an Injunction application against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation heard at 293 Waikato Maniapoto MB 55-64 on 26 February 2026 – Notice of Appeal
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There are various other Acts which we operate under, including: Māori Purposes Act 1983 The Māori Purposes Act 1983 enables the Court to determine entitlements to Tītī Islands interests. Māori Purposes Act 1991 The Māori Purposes Act 1991 has limited powers extended to the Court in relation to the Wi Pere Trust.
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. Judge Coxhead’s 16 years of judicial service, and his extensive experience and knowledge of law and tikanga, will serve him well as he steps into his new position as Deputy Chief Judge.
This working list is comprised of successors to the 53 original beneficiaries who were allocated land between Lakes Hāwea and Wānaka (‘The Neck’) under the ‘SILNA’ scheme. The South Island Landless Natives Act 1906 was repealed in 1909 without those 53 people having received their SILNA land.
Te Kooti Whenua Māori/ Te Kooti Pira Māori Pūrongo-A-Tau - Matariki 2024 - 2025 5 Tō Mātou Wawata Kua whakahaeretia ngātahitia Te Kooti Whenua Māori e ngā kaimahi whakahaere nō Te Tāhū o te Ture me ngā āpiha ā-kaiwhakawā, e kōkiri ngātahi ana i ngā mahi kia tutuki ai te wawata kotahi: Kia tū hei Kooti Māori e tāwharau nei i te pae tangata, i te pae whenua, i te whare kōrero Ō Mātou Ratonga Ko tā Te Kooti Whenua Māori he whakarato i ngā ratonga motuhake ki ngā kaipupuri whenua Māori, ki t...
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