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...
AOTEA
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office Aotea Māori Land Court, Ingestre Chambers
Address 74 Ingestre Street
Mailing address DX Box PX10207, Whanganui
Phone 06-3490770
Email mlcaotea@justice.govt.nz
Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
(Closed on Public Holidays)
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Special Cou...
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
Ki te hiahia koe ki te tuku pātai , te whakahoki kōrero rānei, me whakapā atu ki tētahi oō mātou tari kātahi ka wawe tonu tā mātou whakahoki kōrero ki a koe:
Ō mātou tari
Tā mātou Tūtohinga Kiritaki
He wāhanga Te Kooti Whenua Māori oTe Tāhū oTe Ture (Te Tāhu).
If this is not done, the Court may direct that formal notice
be given to the beneficiaries.
5 Wills
Wills do not apply to these successions to SILNA Lands under the Court’s inquiry under section 29 of Te Ture Whenua Māori
Act 1993. Successors are determined upon intestacy as set out in section 109 Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
6 Checklist of documents required:
7 Sharing of contact details
Contact information of potential owners for the SILNA blocks under the Ngāi Tah...
Apply online
Download the application form
Te whakarerekē i ngā ture o tō tarahiti (utu tāpae $68)
Vary the terms of your trust (filing fee $68)
Trustees must manage any land or interests as set out in the terms of the trust order.