He was appointed as a Native Land Court Judge on 3 February 1919. He entered practice in 1905, only 8 years after Victoria University was established, so it seems a fair bet that he was our first judge to attend VUW.
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System.
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington Oketopa | October 2026 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 August 2026, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down...
Documents/Panui/Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar-October-2026.pdf (552 kb)
The South Island Landless Natives Act 1906 was repealed in 1909 without those 53 people having received their SILNA land.
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).
Documents/5-11-reports/5-11-Report-Published-2025-05-May.pdf (4 mb)
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 11:45 AM AP-20250000012141 29/93 113/93 455/1998 Huhuti Phillips Maora Kirkpatrick also known as Maora Te Nahu - Succession to Hāwea/Wānaka Substitute land (being Section 2 of 5, Block XIV, Lower Wānaka Survey District) - South Island Landless Natives (SILNA) Block WĀ TĪNA – 1:30 PM SP2 2:30 PM AP-20250000009740 21/1994 67/93 Jennifer Hodson Chanel Starkey Mangamaunu Māori Reserve Land Trust and Nga Uri o Mangam...
Documents/Panui/17.-Te-Waipounamu-6-November-2025.pdf (129 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP9 11:10 am AP-20240000005902 19/93 Taihiti Native Trust Section 1B No 2A Parish of Katikati – Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation Waikato-Maniapoto PĀNUI
Documents/Panui/23.-Special-Waikato-Maniapoto-19-December-2024.pdf (137 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP3 10:00 AM AP-20230000022187 A20200005543 29/93 113/93 455/1998 Deputy Registrar Toria Irihapeti or Irihapeti Toria or Irihapeti Korako - Succession to Hawea/Wanaka Substitute land (being Section 2 of 5, Block XIV, Lower Wanaka Survey District) - South Island Landless Natives (SILNA) Block
