I am currently the judge for Te Waipounamu in the Māori Land Court. I am also presiding over a number of urgent inquiries in the Waitangi Tribunal, which has never been busier.
1 An index of past and present judicial officers of the Māori Land Court and Native Land Court 1 May 2018 Judicial officers of the Native Land Court from 1864 to 1947 Judge Date appointed John Rogan 25 June 1864 (President) 9 January 1865 (Judge) Wiremu Tipene 25 June 1864 Matikikuha 25 June 1864 Te Keene of Orakei 25 June 1864 Tamati Reweti 25 June 1864 George Clarke 25 October 1864 (President) 9 January 1865 (Jud...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2018-05-01-FS-Past-and-present-judges.pdf (356 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP11 2:00 PM AP-20250000009419 239/93 338(7)/93 240/93 Arleen McLaren He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Te Aroha Block IX Sec 31C 4A and Te Aroha Block IX Section 31D3A reservation (Tui Pā Marae) Replace Ta'ako Piaso with Tania McCaskill, Allen Wickliffe and Michael Wickliffe as trustees of Te Aroha Block IX Sec 31C 4A and Te Aroha Block IX Section 31D3A reservation (Tui Pā Marae), Removal of Shelley Turner...
Documents/Panui/27.-Waikato-Manoiapoto-23-March-2026.pdf (128 kb)
Māori Land Court user survey | Te uiuinga kiritaki o Te Kooti Whenua Māori Recently we completed the �rst Māori Land Court User Survey.
Documents/Misc/MLC-User-Survey-2025-Infographic-V5-Te-Reo-Headings.pdf (372 kb)
Appealing Māori Land Court decisions about access • A person may appeal to the Māori Appellate Court on aquestion of law in relation to a decision of the Māori Land Court made under section 170(1).
Former Chief Māori Land Court Judge, who then became a Justice of the High Court, ET Durie provided the following analyses of the nature of Māori rights to land; Maori see themselves not as masters of the environment but as members of it.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
If you require assistance, please contact your local Māori Land Court office. MĀORI LAND COURT STANDARD [AHU WHENUA OR WHENUA TOOPŪ] TRUST ORDER CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 PART A - NAME AND PURPOSES 1.
Any final terms of trust are subject to confirmation by the Māori Land Court in accordance with sections 214 or 244 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. 5.
Tairāwhiti PĀNUI He pānuitanga tēnei kia mohiotia ai ka tu Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o nga tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai Special Hearing Māori Land Court, Te Whare o te Ra, Nga Wai e Rua Building 60 Reads Quay, Gisborne Wednesday 7 February 2024 Chief Judge C L Fox presiding PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: SP1 1:00PM AP-20230000036102 18(1)(c)/...
(state full name), apply to the Court to constitute a whānau trust in respect of: tick as appropriate all my/our land interests the land interests listed in the schedule hereto Details of proposed whānau trust: 1.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-36-Application-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust-202104.pdf (112 kb)
