Chief Judge Fox announces the appointment of a Deputy Chief Judge and a new Judge to our Court, as confirmed by Minister for Māori Development Tama Potaka.
Aotea
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mohiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i nga
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Whanganui
Māori Land Court
Ingestre Chambers
74 Ingestre Street
Whanganui
Tuesday 12 December 2023
Judge A H C Warren
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SDec6/1 2:40PM AP-20230000035271
183/93 Deputy
Registrar
Te Tuhi 4C1D1, Te Tuhi 4...
Prepare for court hearing
AP-20230000035622 22/12/2023 CJ 2024/15 – Edward Mokopuna Brown WhānauTrust and the whānautrust order made at 292 Rotorua MB 144-146 on 5/9/2005 – Application to the
Chief Judge
45/93 Lilyan Flora Brown 5.
People on this list have been determined to be entitled successors to the original
beneficiaries of the land. If you or your whānau are on this list, please update your
contact details with us to receive communications regarding the block.
People on this list have been determined to be entitled successors to the original beneficiaries of
the land. If you or your whānau are on this list, please update your contact details with us to
receive communications regarding the block.
In April 2025, Claire Stirling-Hawkins (Te
Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kauwhata,
Ngāti Raukawa ki Te Tonga, Ngāi Tahu me Kāti
Mamoe), supported by her whānau, friends, and
kaimahi from Te Rāwhiti, stepped into the Pae
Ārahi o Te Rito role, bringing her leadership
strengths and a shared purpose and vision for Te
Rito to the District.
People on this list have been determined to be entitled successors to the original
beneficiaries of the land. If you or your whānau are on this list, please update your
contact details with us to receive communications regarding the block.
Support was given for the formation of a whānautrust. An application to constitute a whānautrust was filed in 2004 and eventually heard in February of 2005.
The respective whānautrusts are coordinated through an ahu whenua trust for the management of the whole block and in dealings with third parties such as the Rotorua District Council.