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In 2011 he was appointed as a High Court Judge in Niue, in 2016 as a Justice of the High Court of the Cook Islands, and in 2018, as the Chief Justice of Niue.
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and a vesting order made at 102
Rotorua MB 332-333 on 5 April 1956
- Application to the Chief Judge
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succession order made at 41 South
Island MB 9-10 on 24 February 1965
- Application to the Chief Judge
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No. 2B No. 1B Sec 2 - and a judgment
made at 277 Waiariki MB 35-62 on
16 June 2022 - Notice of Appeal
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This may include historical memorial schedules, court minutes and judgements, survey plans, and title orders.
Documents that are not included in the public record include:
will files (original wills with probate orders made by the Māori Land Court)
personal files (original grants of administration made by the Māori Land Court or files which deal with personal property in addition to Māori land)
adoption files (where an adoption was granted by the Māori Land Court)
any document or r...
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He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā t...
Although written for judges, its public release promotes transparency in the justice system, assists Māori landowners and their advisors, and supports educational purposes.
While the numbers of Māori women judges have increased in the Māori Land Court and District Court, Justice Lowell Goddard was the first, and so far the only Māori woman to become a Queen’s Counsel and judge of the High Court.
She is the fifth judge to be appointed as Chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal, following Chief Judge Kenneth Gillanders Scott, Tā Justice Taihakurei Durie, Tā Justice Joe Williams and Chief Judge Wilson Isaac.
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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Applying for succession
Succession application types
Succession and whāngai
Succession with no living descendants
Succession with a living husband, wife, or partner Māori freehold land can be owned by one owner or several owners and in some cases, there might be hundreds of owners in one block or title of land. The accurate documentation of succession to land is critical and enables landowners to work together to make decisions about its use for the benefit of all landowner...
