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20 July 2023
MEDIA STATEMENT
Chief Justice welcomes the appointment of
new Chief Māori Land Court Judge
The Chief Justice welcomes the announcement by Associate Minister of Māori
Development, the Hon Nanaia Mahuta, of Judge Caren Fox’s appointment as
Chief Judge of Te Kooti Whenua Māori | Māori Land Court.
Chief Judge Fox (Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, TeWhānau a Apanui) is the 17th
Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court, and the first wahine Māori to hold the rol...
Ko Kaiwhakawā Matua Fox (nō Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, TeWhānau ā Apanui),
te Kaiwhakawā Matua tekau mā whitu o Te Kooti Whenua Māori, ā, ko ia hoki te
wahine tuatahi ki te whiwhi i tēnei tūranga.
Whakarongo ake māua Ki te tangi a te manu nei a te tui Tūī, tūī, tūī tuia Tuia i runga Tuia i raro Tuia i waho Tuia i roto Tuia i te here tangata Ka rongo te pō Ka rongo te ao Tuia i te muka tangata I takea mai i Hawaiki nui I Hawaiki roa I Hawaiki pāmamao Te hono a wairua Ka puta mai ki te whai ao Ki te ao mārama Tihei mauri oraKi ngā mate huhua o te wā kei tēnā marae kei tēnā marae Ka tangi tonu mātou Haere atu ra kou...
She also acted as legal counsel for Treaty claimants and Māori land clients. 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".
Pou hihiri Pou rarama Tēnā te pou Te pou herenga tangata Te pou herenga whenua Te pou ka toko Te pou ka hiki Te pou ka eke tū tārewa ki ngā rangi tāwhaowhao Ūtaina atu ngā kōrero nei Mā te pūreirei tōngakengake ki te whakahaumanu i te pou o taku whare kōrero Tōtoro te pūhina o te ata hāpara o te ata kura o te ata tū Ki ngā taiwhenua ki ngā papa kāinga ki te one e karapinepine tonu i a tātou Kia wh...
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In addition, while it remains important that kanohi-ki-te-kanohi justice is conducted in our courthouses, which play an important role as the local face of justice for our communities, we should endeavour to use alternative measures such as telephone conferencing, zoom and or AVL if this is more suitable to Māori land owners and ultimately assists Māori land owners’ access to justice.
The new mediation provisions give the Court and Māori land owners a grand opportunity to define how we will resolve differences for the benefit of whānau, hapū and iwi. Mā te huruhuru ka rere te manu, (with feathers the bird will fly) Mauri ora
The new mediation provisions give the Court and Māori land owners a grand opportunity to
define how we will resolve differences for the benefit of whānau, hapū and iwi.
Mā te huruhuru ka rere te manu, (with feathers the bird will fly)
Mauri ora
