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Chief Judge Fox was appointed as the Deputy Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court in 2010, and as the Chief Judge of the Court in 2023.

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On this page Speaking in court Using te reo Māori Legal representation Speaking in court Māori land matters are whānau matters. You can bring whānau with you to court to support you and your application.

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On that island I see te iwi Māori walking proudly within their own Māori world and over their own land. So, I suggest to you now, if your vision of an island is similar to mine, we must grasp an oar and get on board this waka we share so that we can row together towards that island.

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Māori Land Court Counter Relocation Te Waipounamu (Christchurch)

Documents/Misc/Reception-panui.pdf (355 kb)

Fee increase summary Detailed fee list Detailed fee list Rārangi Utu From 1 July 2024, Māori Land Court fees increase. Details of the increases are set out below.

Documents/Articles/Fee-Change-External-guide-with-full-fee-details.pdf (4 mb)

This is the narrative of a piece of land in Te Tau Ihu – Aorere. It sets out how Judge Reeves dealt with an application for accretion and for determination of ownership, where ownership records had not been maintained for over 100 years.

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Appointment of Māori Trustee as Agent for specified unadministered lands to assess damage from Cyclone Gabrielle.

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The Māori Land Court is a part of the Ministry of Justice, so any media enquiries must go through the Ministry's media centre.

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The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: Whenua: Section 9 Block XVI Waikawa Survey District DATE: Saturday 7 June 2025 TIME: 1.00PM VENUE: South Otago Creative Arts Centre 142 Clyde St Balclutha Kaupapa: • Election of new trustees to replace the existing trustees who have resigned or died

Documents/Landowner-notices/Waikawa-Hui-Panui.pdf (195 kb)

The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: Whenua:   Waikouaiti Blk XII Township Subdivision XXVI Section 28 Date: Thursday, 17 July 2025 Time: 6 PM Venue: 78 Carroll Street Fern Hill, Dunedin Kaupapa: ·        Establishing an ahu whenua trust or appointing an agent or agents to represent the owners in negotiations about minor boundary adjustments ·       ...

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