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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP2 1:00 PM AP-20250000004259 238/93 Douglas Karangaroa Te Mihi Kore Karangaroa & Paora Tamoe Haronga Whānau Trust – Enforcement of obligations of trust

Documents/Panui/40.-Takitimu-22-May-2026.pdf (117 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 1:40 PM AP-20250000011865 239/93 Ma-Te-Wai Whakataka Brightwell He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Te Aranga Marae (see also Flaxmere Urban Marae) – Replace Teresa Heke, Caroline Kire and Shona West with Ma-Te-Wai Brightwell, Tuahine Haggerty, Jack Pritchard, Brad Rapira and Richard Ali as responsible trustees of the Te Aranga Marae (see also Flaxmere Urban Marae)

Documents/Panui/39.-Takitimu-4-May-2026.pdf (118 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP19 10:10 AM AP-20260000008343 19/93 Joey Te Ao Tutahanga Wetea Faulkner Jnr Matapihi 1A3C2A2 Ahu Whenua Trust – Judicial Conference (Injunction (Respondents: Leighton John Faulkner and the Matapihi 1A3C2A2 Ahu Whenua Trust)) SP20 10:10 AM AP-20260000008370 18(1)(a)/93 Joey Te Ao Tutahanga Wetea Faulkner Jnr He whakataunga a te kooti mō tētahi kerēme e whakatauhia ana nō wai te whare ki runga i a Matapihi 1A3C2A2 Judicial Co...

Documents/Panui/23.-Waikato-Maniapoto-16-July-2026.pdf (133 kb)

Two types of Māori land are defined - Māori freehold land and Māori customary land.

Located in:  Māori land

The Act now clarifies that Māori Land Court judges will follow the tikanga of the hapū or iwi associated with the land being succeeded to when deciding whether whāngai can succeed to a land interest.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Succession-for-whangai-web-version.pdf (172 kb)

Some people become landowners when a whānau member transfers land to them by gift or sale. The Maori Land Court will ‘vest’ the land interest by way of a vesting order.

Located in:  Māori land Becoming a landowner

That Court then ordered the Māori Land Court to conduct a hearing to appoint replacement trustees.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

That provides a great deal of protection because the land cannot be sold or gifted away. Nor can the land be taken by way of an agreement under the Public Works Act 1981.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

Chief Judge Fox was appointed as Māori Land Court Judge in 2000, and as Deputy Chief Judge in 2010.

Documents/Articles/23-07-20-Media-Statement-Chief-Maori-Land-Court-Judge-appointment.pdf (400 kb)

  External link 150 Years of the Māori Land Court  (PDF 11 mb)

Located in:  Who we are