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APPLICANT
SUBJECT
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45/93 Aza Sheree
Temahinerangi
Smith
CJ 2021/2 - Evelyn Potahi
Smith or Evlyn Smith and
Kima Joseph Smith - and
succession orders made at
307 Rotorua MB 23-28 on
6 March 2007 - Application
to the Chief Judge
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45/93 Michel Manning
CJ 2016/5 - Kukuwhero
also known as Maraea
Waaka or Tarawhata -
Succession order made on
25 June 1969 (45 Sou...
Through his parents, Ringahuri of Ngāti Tama/Te Ātiawa and Roka of Ngāti Rārua,
Tāmati Pirimona Marino was related to all three of the mana whenua iwi of Mohua
(Golden Bay) after the Tainui Taranaki conquest (1828-1830).4 Koekoeā describes him
thus: “Leader, humanitarian, trader, entrepreneur, mariner, and politician, Tāmati
Pirimona Marino lived in a time of great change in Aotearoa.
Waikato-Maniapoto
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office Waikato-Maniapoto District
Address Level 2 BNZ Building, 348-354 Victoria Street, Hamilton
Mailing address DX Box GX10101, Hamilton
Phone 07 957 7780
Email mlcwaikato@justie.govt.nz
Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
(Closed on Public Holidays)
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai...
WAIARIKI
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office Waiariki Māori Land Court
Address 1143 Haupapa Street, Rotorua 3010
Mailing address DX Box JX10529, Rotorua
Phone Office: 07 921 7402
Email Office: mlcwaiariki@justice.govt.nz
Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
(Closed on Public Holidays)
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Special Court S...
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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 (Judge)
Hone Mohi Tawhai 25 October 1864
P...
A primary function of succession for Māori is to maintain whakapapa connections
to their whenua (land), whānau(family), tupuna (ancestors) and atua (gods).
51 Joseph Williams “Lex Aotearoa: An Heroic Attempt to Map the Māori Dimension in Modern New Zealand Law” (2013)
21 Waikato L Rev 1 at 4.
52 Joseph Williams “Lex Aotearoa: An Heroic Attempt to Map the Māori Dimension in Modern New Zealand Law” (2013)
21 Waikato L Rev 1 at 4.
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MANA
As identified earli...
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