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Chief Judge Fox was appointed as a Māori Land Court judge on 1 October 2000, and shortly thereafter was appointed as the Presiding Officer of the Waitangi Tribunal’s Central North Island district inquiry in 2001.
Our Courts
The Māori Land Court operates over seven dis-
tricts across Aotearoa, with district offices located
from Whangārei in the north to Ōtautahi in the
south.
Our friends such as Te Kohanga Reo, Te Kura Kaupapa Māori, Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori, Te Whare Wānanga, Māori Television, the Māori iwi radio stations and the many more initiatives that seek to revitalize the Māori language are waiting for you.
HĀWEA/WĀNAKA SUBSTITUTE SILNA LAND
WORKING LIST OF POTENTIAL OWNERS AS AT 23 MAY 2025
The Māori Land Court has released an updated working list of potential owners entitled to
the Hāwea/Wānaka Substitute Land (Section 2 of 5 Block XIV Lower Wānaka Survey
District) under Section 15 of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement 1997.
As a result, from time to time the Māori Land Court receives applications to extend existing urupā, or to set aside Māori freehold land, or sometimes General land owned by Māori, as new urupā reservations.
One of the great advantages of establishing a marae, papakāinga, meeting place, recreational or sports ground, or wāhi tapu as a Māorireservation is that while the land is a Māorireservation it cannot be alienated.
Following an urgent Māori Land Court hearing held on Wednesday, 2 August 2023, the Court has directed that the five separate hui scheduled on Saturday, 5 August 2023 for the following MāoriReservations is CANCELLED:
Whakapoungakau No.7A MāoriReservation;
Whakapoungakau No.7B 2 MāoriReservation;
Whakapoungakau No.7C MāoriReservation;
Whakapoungakau No.7F MāoriReservation; and
Whakapoungakau No.7G Māori
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP13 10:00 AM AP-20240000009686 239/93 Garry Watson,
Rachel Mio,
Heke Collier
and Lawrence
Williams
Reduce the trustees of Torere
Reserves Trust by removing Ripeka
(Rebecca) Mihaere, Jackie Mihaere
and Kimberley Tui Tuiawekare
Enoke
SP14 10:00 AM AP-20240000009688 338(8)/93 Deputy
Registrar
Torere Pa Reserve, Torere Reserve
No.2 (Beach, River and Stores
Depot), Torere Reserve No.4 (Torere
and Manakiao) and Torere Urupas...
