◆ Also holds a warrant as a Judge
of the High Court of Niue and of
the Cook Island High Court (Land
Division)
Judge Carrie Wainwright
◆ Appointed 17 November 2000
(103rd Māori Land Court Judge)
◆ Resident Judge, Tairāwhiti
◆ Waitangi Tribunal Presiding Officer:
Te Rau o te Tika: The Justice System
Inquiry (Wai 3060), Remedies phase
of the Renewed Muriwhenua Land
Inquiry (Wai 45), Wairarapa ki
Tararua Inquiry (Wai 863)
Judge Stephanie Milroy
Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Whakaue
◆ Appoin...
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Tawhai, Phillip
Tawhai, Jason
Tawhai, Zivana
Tawhai
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Whenua Trust
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advisory trustee of the Waiokura D
Ahu Whenua Trust
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tarahitī mō Te Rua O Te Moko 1B
Trust
Replace Gary James Ngatai and
Zack Sullivan with Belinda Kimiora
Katene as advisory trustees of the
Te Rua O Te Mo...
He Pou Herenga Tangata
He Pou Herenga Whenua
He Pou Whare Kōrero
150 years
of the Māori Land Court
He Pou Herenga Tangata
He Pou Herenga Whenua
He Pou Whare Kōrero
150 years
of the Māori Land Court
Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Ministry of Justice | Te Tāhū o te Ture
W …
Te whakaoatitanga o Kaiwhakawā
Matua Fox i Te Pā, i Te Whare
Wānanga o Waikato
◆ Kei te mau wārati anō hei
Kaiwhakawā Kē o Te Kooti Taiao
Kaiwhakawā Te Kani Williams
Tūhoe, Whakatōhea, Ngāi Tai
ki Torere, Ngāti Manawa, Ngāti
Maniapoto, Tainui, Te Aupouri
◆ I kopoua i te 9 o Hakihea 2021
(te Kaiwhakawā 117 o Te Kooti
Whenua Māori)
◆ Kaiwhakawā Tūturu, Te Taitokerau
◆ Āpiha Whakawā o Te Rōpū
Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi:
Te Ruku Tātari Ohotata mō Te
Reo Māori ki te Rāngai Tū...
There are at least two classes of land rights – the right of the community
associated with the land, and the use rights of individuals or families.1
Where have we come from:
On the 17th of October 1877, Chief Justice Sir James Prendergast’s statements when delivering
judgment in the case of Wi Parata v The Bishop of Wellington ruled that the courts lacked the ability
to consider claims based on aboriginal or native title.
Our Vision
The Māori Land Court is jointly operated by
administrative staff from the Ministry of Justice
and judicial officers, working towards a shared
vision:
Māori Land Court business profile
Kia tū hei Kooti Māori e tāwharau nei i te pae tangata, i te pae whenua, i te whare kōrero
To be a Māori Court that provides a shelter for the people, their land and their kōrero
He Aronga Matawhānui / Vision
Hei Kooti Māori
Hei tāwharau i te pae tangata
Hei tāwharau i te pae whenua
Hei tāwhara...
W
hakaahua nā Laurissa Beckham
Te tōnga o te rā o Matariki
Kaiwhakawā Aidan Warren
Rangitāne, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāi
Tahu, Pākeha, Cherokee Nation
◆ I kopounga i te 27 Whiringa-ā-
nuku 2021 (Ko te Kaiwhakawā
tua116 o Te Kooti Whenua Māori)
◆ Te Kaiwhakawā Takiwā, Aotea
◆ Kei te pupuri wārati hoki ia hei
Kaiwhakawā Hohoko o Te Kooti
Taiao o Aotearoa
Kaiwhakawā Te Kani Williams
Tūhoe, Whakatōhea, Ngāi Tai
ki Torere, Ngāti Manawa, Ngāti
Maniapoto, Tainui, Te Aupouri
◆ I kopounga i t...
