She was sworn in as the Chief Judge of the MāoriLandCourt in August 2023. Her appointment to this role marks the first time since 1865 that a woman has led the MāoriLandCourt bench.
In 1993, the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act was introduced with the purpose of preventing the loss of any more Māoriland – which currently makes up approximately 6% of all land in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Manaaki whenua, manaaki tangata, haere whakamua
Care for the land, care for the people, go forward Like the marae, Tū Atu is when manuhiri and hau kainga share kai (food).
In your application you’ll need to provide:
written consents of the trustees
written consents of the beneficiaries
evidence of a properly notified meeting(s) held to terminate the trust, and
a schedule of land to be removed from the trust and to who those shares will be transferred
If you apply to terminate a trust which was set up under section 132(6) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act (Māori customary land being managed by another Māoriland trust...
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Quarterly Schedule of Outstanding Applications aged over 6 months old held by MāoriLandCourt or Māori Appellate Court as at 31 May 2022
Produced pursuant to rul 5.11 of the MāoriLandCourt Rules 2011
A20170006414 31/10/2017 CJ 2017/35 - Parihaka Papakainga and a trustee order made at 72 Taranaki MB 86 on 25 January 1962 - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 Rihitia Totorewa 1.
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
June 2025
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 9th of April 2025, are hereby
notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the MāoriLandCourt Rules 2011, as being
outstanding and have yet to be determined or se...
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
June 2024
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 12th of April 2024, are hereby
notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the MāoriLandCourt Rules 2011, as being
outstanding and have yet to be determined or s...
1
Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
July 2024
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 8th of May 2024, are hereby notified,
pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the MāoriLandCourt Rules 2011, as being outstanding and
have yet to be determined or set...
