Changes also strengthen the protections for Māoriland. For example, when whenua is
changed from Māori customary land to Māori freehold land, the interests of the owners
will not be individualised.
Judges acting as mediators
Kaiwhakawā Wilson Isaac
Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Kahungunu
Judge Wilson Isaac was appointed to the MāoriLand Court in March 1994. He was appointed as Deputy Chief Judge of the MāoriLand Court in 1999 and the Chief Judge of the MāoriLand Court, and Chair of the Waitangi Tribunal in August 2009.
Former Chief MāoriLand 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.
You will also need to be clear what the plan is for building on
the land, including who the housing is for.
Contact a MāoriLand Court offices for further information
about building on Māoriland.
She was sworn in as the Chief Judge of the MāoriLand Court in August 2023. Her appointment to this role marks the first time since 1865 that a woman has led the MāoriLand Court bench.
The new Mediation regime establishes a dispute resolution process based on tikanga Māori
to assist owners of MāoriLand to resolve disagreements and conflict about their land.
Why make this change?
Succession to Māoriland interests can be complex for whānau
and for whāngai, and Māoriland is often owned by members
of different whānau (with different views on whāngai
succession).
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Hone Wiremu
Haare, Suzanne
Amelia Haare
He tauatanga ki a Pane Himiona
Succeed to the Māoriland interests
of Pane Himiona also known as
Pane Heta or Haare(Fanny) or Pane
Haare or Fanny Himiona or Fanny
Heta or Fanny Haare
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Lana Sharon
Reti
He tauatanga ki a James Wilcox
Reti
Succeed to the Māoriland interests
of James W...