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Before you submit an application to the Court, make sure you have had a kōrero with your whānau. Kaitiaki whenua (land guardianship) is about the collective and the wellbeing of whenua, whānau and whakapapa.
Ko ētahi atu whakaaro hei āwhina i a koe kia takatū ai mō te uiui ko te whakaharatau kia mārama tō whakautu me te āta tirotiro i te paetukutuku a Te Tāhū o te Ture.
• Rapua mā te ingoa tuatahi me te ingoa whānau o te kaipupuri mēnā e mōhiotia ana.
• E tūtohu ana mātou kia pato koe i te tohu % i waenga i te ingoa tuatahi me te ingoa
whānau mēnā he ingoa waenga tō te tangata, i te wā tuatahi e rapu ana rānei, hei tauira
Tāne%Wahine me te tauira i raro.
Since the passing of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, our role is to:
promote the retention of Māori land in the hands of its owners, whānau and hapū
facilitate the occupation, development and use of Māori land
ensure that decisions made about Māori land are fair and balanced taking into account the needs of all the owners and their beneficiaries.
She holds a LLM from Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, and in 2023 received her PhD at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi for her thesis "Ko te mana te utu: Narratives of sovereignty, law, and tribal citizenship in the Pōtikirua ki te Toka-a-Taiau District".
20 July 2023
MEDIA STATEMENT
E harikoa ana Te Tumu Whakawā i te kopounga o Te
Kaiwhakawā Matua hou o Te Kooti Whenua Māori
E harikoa ana Te Tumu Whakawā i te putanga mai o te pānui a te Minita Kairīwhi o
Te Puni Kōkiri, a te Hōnore Nanaia Mahuta, mō te kopounga o Kaiwhakawā Caren
Fox hei Kaiwhakawā Matua mō Te Kooti Whenua Māori.
Ko Kaiwhakawā Matua Fox (nō Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Te Whānau ā Apanui),
te Kaiwhakawā Matua tekau mā whitu o Te Kooti Whe...
Our key purpose is to promote the retention of Māori land in Māori hands, and to support landowners to use, occupy and develop their whenua for the benefit of all landowners, and their whānau and hapū. As a court of record, we are responsible for the accurate documentation of the succession and management of Māori land.