CHIEF JUDGE OF THE MĀORI LAND COURT
TE KAIWHAKAWĀ MATUA O TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI
Te Tari o te Kaiwhakawā Matua Chief Judge’s Chambers
DX SX 10153, Te Whanganui a Tara 6145, Aotearoa DX SX 10153
Wāea Kōrero: (04) 914 3021 Wellington 6145, New Zealand
Phone: (04) 914 3021
17 October 2023
MĀORI LAND COURT SPECIAL AID PRACTICE NOTE
Aio ki te nuku aio ki te rangi ko te kawa ora ko te kawa ora tihei mauri ora. Kei ngā maunga
whakahī kei ngā wai t...
Kei te kete kiriata:
Te Whakapā Kaipupuri
Ngā Matatika
Ngā Pūrongo Pūtea
Te Hautū
Ngā Rīhi
Te Haumaru Whakararu
Ngā Mahi Kaitiaki
Te Rautaki
Ngā Tikanga Tiaki
Tirohia ki konei.
Hirini Moko Mead in his book Tikanga Māori 59 outlines a distinction between
tikanga and kawa and notes that while tikanga can include mātauranga Māori (the knowledge base and
ideas associated with tikanga), and the protocols associated with the correct practice of a tikanga, that
57 McCully Matiu and Margaret Mutu Te Whānau Moana, Ngā Kaupapa me ngā Tikanga: Customs and Protocols (Reed,
Auckland, 2003), p167
58 McCully Matiu and Margaret Mutu Te Whānau Moana, Ngā
Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Māori Land Court
Te wāhi: Tairāwhiti
Te hunga kooti i reira:
Present
N R Milner, Te Kaiwhakawā
H Ward, Te Karaka o te Kooti
Te rangi: 7 Mei 2025
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o
Te Tairāwhiti
Rescheduling of Te Tairāwhiti court sitting dates
Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011:
3.8(1)(b)
Ngā kōrerorero:
Discussion
I have considered the June 2025 court sitting...
Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Māori Land Court
Te wāhi: Rotorua
Te hunga kooti i reira:
Present
C T Coxhead, Te Kaiwhakawā Matua Tuarua
D Witoko, Te Karaka o te Kooti
Te rangi: 16 Hūrae 2025
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga o te
Kaiwhakawā Matua
Rescheduling of Chief Judge court sitting date
Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011:
3.8(1)(b)
Ngā kōrerorero:
Discussion
I have considered the Tuesday 9 Septembe...
Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Māori Land Court
Te wāhi: Tairāwhiti
Te hunga kooti i reira:
Present
W W Isaac, Te Kaiwhakawā
H Ward, Te Karaka o te Kooti
Te rangi: 16 Āperira 2025
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o
Te Tairāwhiti
Rescheduling of Te Tairāwhiti court sitting dates
Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011:
3.8(1)(b)
Ngā kōrerorero:
Discussion
I have considered the June and July 2025 court sitting...