If the landowner does not take part or the review turns into a dispute, the water service provider can appeal to the Māori Land Court for a decision under section 166(4)(b) of the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025 .
The Minister of Māori Development has sought expressions of interest for the next Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court, and will in due course announce the appointment of the next Chief Judge and Chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal.
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.
Judge Milner is well-versed in the work of both the Māori Land Court and Waitangi Tribunal through his extensive work representing land owners and claimant groups in both jurisdictions, alongside his work in Treaty settlement negotiations and experience in resource management, intellectual property and Marine and Coastal Area cases.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP21 10:00 AM AP-20230000027276 67/93 Deputy Registrar, Matthew Tanui Fleet (c/- Hockly Legal) Part Kuaotunu 6C2B1 – Judicial conference SP22 10:00 AM AP-20230000034296 21/94 Deputy Registrar, Matthew Tanui Fleet (c/- Hockly Legal) Kuaotunu 6C2B2 Block (Wharekaho Urupa) - Inquiry into the administration of a Māori Reservation mailto:mlcwaikato@justice.govt.nz
Documents/Panui/42.-Waikato-Maniapoto-11-December-2025.pdf (125 kb)
Address the judge as ‘Your Honour’ or ‘Judge’ when speaking with them. Speak clearly into your phone or microphone and state your name before you speak.
. • Ahu whenua trust This is the most common Māori land trust.
Uploads/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
. • Ahu whenua trust This is the most common Māori land trust.
Uploads/MOJ0217-v2.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
. • Ahu whenua trust This is the most common Māori land trust.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
Other status types As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court: Crown Land Crown Land Reserved for Māori General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust) General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust); Ownership Only (own...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2014.pdf (572 kb)
