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In 2011 he was appointed as a High Court Judge in Niue, in 2016 as a Justice of the High Court of the Cook Islands, and in 2018, as the Chief Justice of Niue.

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ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print) ISSN 2463-3763 (Online) www. mäorilandcourt. govt. nz www. mäorilandonline. govt.

Documents/Panui/0108423-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-March-2023-FINAL1.pdf (714 kb)

This application form has been modified specifically for use in determining the successors for South Island Landless Natives (SILNA) Lands in accordance with Part 15 of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement.

Documents/SILNA/S113-29-93-Appln-to-Determine-Successors-for-SILNA-Lands-Hawea-Wanaka.pdf (407 kb)

ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print) ISSN 2463-3763 (Online) www. mäorilandcourt. govt. nz www. mäorilandonline. govt.

Documents/Panui/1213222-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-February-2023-web2.pdf (752 kb)

This application form has been modified specifically for use in determining the successors for South Island Landless Natives (SILNA) lands in accordance with Part 15 of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement.

Documents/SILNA/MLC-Form-01-APPLICATION-TO-DETERMINE-SUCCESSORS-FOR-SOUTH-ISLAND-LANDLESS-NATIVES-SILNA-LANDS-TOITOI.pdf (263 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 10:45 AM AP-20250000014097 29/93 113/93 455/1998 Marguertta Speck Henrietta Stewart - Succession to Toitoi Block (Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey District) – South Island Landless Natives (SILNA) Block SP2 10:45 AM AP-20250000013182 29/93 113/93 455/1998 Lynda James Ellen Isabella Hamilton - Succession to Toitoi Block (Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey District) – South Island Landless Natives (SILNA)...

Documents/Panui/25.-Te-Waipounamu-5-March-2026.pdf (125 kb)

For more information about The South Island Landless Natives Act (SILNA) and the work of Te Kooti Whenua Māori and updating the lists of potential owners for the four remaining SILNA Blocks Hāwea-Wanaka, Whakapoai, Port Adventure and Toitoi, please see our SILNA page.

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  Taitokerau Kaitaia, Kaikohe, Whangārei, Auckland Venue Date Whangārei 17/02/2026 Kaikohe (Zoom) 18/02/2026 Auckland 26/02/2026 Kaitaia 11/03/2026 Kaikohe 12/03/2026 Auckland 17/03/2026 Whangārei 26/03/2026 Whangārei 27/03/2026 Auckland 9/04/2026 Kaikohe 16/04/2026 Whangārei 22/04/2026 Whangārei 23/04/2026 Auckland 7/05/2026 Kaitaia 21/05/2026 Kaikohe 22/05/2026 Whangārei 28/05/2026 Whangārei 29/05/2026 Auckland 11/06/2026 Kaikohe 19/06/2026 Whang...

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The problem we face is not quite as dramatic as I see in the Cook Islands and Niue where I also serve. As an example of the way things have shifted, the Māori Land Court staff at Rotorua have 31 members whose ages range from early 20s through to being close to retirement.

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My tipuna were part of the diaspora of Taranaki Māori in the 19th century, finally settling on Aropaoa Island in Queen Charlotte Sound. My grandmother Pirihira was bought up in Waikawa, part of the extended Watson or Tahuaroa whānau.

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