The problem we face is not quite as dramatic as I see in the Cook Islands and Niue where I also serve. As an example of the way things have shifted, the Māori Land Court staff at Rotorua have 31 members whose ages range from early 20s through to being close to retirement.
My tipuna were part of the diaspora of Taranaki Māori in the 19th century, finally settling on Aropaoa Island in Queen Charlotte Sound. My grandmother Pirihira was bought up in Waikawa, part of the extended Watson or Tahuaroa whānau.
Application being researched AP-20230000022665 A20160004868 22/08/2016 CJ 2016/27 - Titi Islands - Descendants of William Fisher and a succession order made at 20 South Island MB 160 on 11 December 1917 - Descendants of Teoti Mauhe and a succession order made at 19 South Island MB 204 on 17 December 1915 - Descendants of Irihapeti Pikoikoi and a succession order made at 18 South Island MB 213 on 12 December 1913 - Chief Judge Application 67/93 Zelda McIntyre,...
This working List is comprised of successors to the 181 original beneficiaries who were allocated land on Rakiura under the ‘SILNA’ scheme. The South Island Landless Native Act 1906 was repleaded in 1909 without these 181 original beneficiaries having received their land.
It takes its name from the place in the Bay of Islands where it was first signed, on 6 February 1840.
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Our Vision The Māori Land Court is jointly operated by administrative staff from the Ministry of Justice and judicial officers, working towards a shared vision: Māori Land Court business profile Kia tū hei Kooti Māori e tāwharau nei i te pae tangata, i te pae whenua, i te whare kōrero To be a Māori Court that provides a shelter for the people, their land and their kōrero He Aronga Matawhānui / Vision Hei Kooti Māori Hei tāwharau i te pae tangata Hei tāwharau i te pae whenua Hei tāwhara...
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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. She has gone on to lead a number of Tribunal inquiries, including the Porirua ki Manawatū and Te Rohe Pōtae district inquiries, the Constitutional kaupapa inquiry, and urgent inquiries into claims concerning aquaculture and marine farming, Te Arawa Treaty settlement and mandating...
There are various other Acts which we operate under, including: Māori Purposes Act 1983 The Māori Purposes Act 1983 enables the Court to determine entitlements to Tītī Islands interests. Māori Purposes Act 1991 The Māori Purposes Act 1991 has limited powers extended to the Court in relation to the Wi Pere Trust.
Judge Coxhead was appointed to the Māori Land Court in 2008 and is one of the resident judges in Waiariki, as well as a Presiding Officer in the Waitangi Tribunal, Chief Justice of the High Court of Niue and a Justice of the High Court of Cook Islands. Judge Coxhead’s 16 years of judicial service, and his extensive experience and knowledge of law and tikanga, will serve him well as he steps into his new position as Deputy Chief Judge.
This working list is comprised of successors to the 53 original beneficiaries who were allocated land between Lakes Hāwea and Wānaka (‘The Neck’) under the ‘SILNA’ scheme. The South Island Landless Natives Act 1906 was repealed in 1909 without those 53 people having received their SILNA land.
