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, Te Whānau a Apanui) is the 17th
Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court, and the first wahine Māori to hold the role....
Page 1 MLC 04/26 - 11
The Māori Land Court of New Zealand / Māori Appellate Court of New Zealand
(Please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which some or all of the lands or the subject matter of the application is located)
Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato-Maniapoto Waiariki
Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu
TO:
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In August 2020, the Government passed targeted
changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify
the legal processes for owning, occupying and using
Māori land.
Her children were William
Damon, John Henry Damon or Hone Tuhata, Inia (Iria) Tuhata II, Matoha Tuhata, Rangihanu Tuhata,
Ngaropi Tuhata, Pahi Pomare, Maui Pomare, Te Hia Pomare and Piritaka Pomare. She lived at Urenui
but died on the Chatham Islands.
In August 2020, the Government passed targeted
changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify
the legal processes for owning, occupying and using
Māori land.
• Tikanga-informed - an agreed process guided by
the values, beliefs, and practices of your whānau
and hapū.
Ko wai te kaitakawaenga? | Who mediates?
You can choose your preferred mediator from a list on
our website.
However, “alienation” is broadly defined in Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. For instance, an alienation includes the making or grant of any lease, licence, easement, mortgage or charge or any kind of encumbrance or trust in respect of the land in the reservation.
This is the narrative of a piece of land in Te Tau Ihu – Aorere. It sets out how Judge Reeves dealt with an application for accretion and for determination of ownership, where ownership records had not been maintained for over 100 years.
