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OFFICE OF THE CHIEF REGISTRAR
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office Office of the Chief Registrar / Māori Appellate Court
Address Level 7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace, Wellington 6011
Mailing address DX Box SX11203, Wellington
Phone 04 914 3102
Email mlc.chief-registrars.office@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 Pīra
Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā t...
He tohutohu a te Kaiwhakawā
Direction of the judge
After further consultation, I reschedule dates as follows:
From Whaitara: 10:00am, Tuesday 17 February 2026
Te Hāwera; 10.00am, Wednesday 18 February 2026
Whanganui 10.00am, Thursday 19 February 2026
Whanganui 10.00am, Friday 20 February 2026
To Whaitara: 10:00am, Tuesday 24 February 2026
Te Hāwera; 10.00am, Wednesday 25 February 2026
Whanganui 10.00am, Thursday 26 February 2026
Whanganui 10.00am,...
Me kōrero atu hoki ngā kaipupuri whenua
ki te kooti, i tae te pānui ki ngā tāngata
whai pānga 20 ki te whenua, arā, kei te
whekarerekētia ngā āhuatanga o te tiaki
whenua, ā, kei a rātou te wā hei kōrerorero
i tēnei take.
Our current judges Chief Judge Caren Fox
Ngāti Porou Chief Judge Caren Fox was appointed to the Māori Land Court on 1 October 2000 and was later appointed as Deputy Chief Judge on 20 February 2010. On 5 July 2023 Judge Fox was appointed Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court.
Ko ngā
kaiwhiwhi hua ka karangatia he kaipupuri
whai hua.
7 He rōpū whai mana pēnei i te kamupene,
kaporeihana iti, he poari Māori rānei.
8 I raro i te ture, mēnā he hauā, he mate
hinengaro, e ai ki te Kooti e kore e taea e te
tangata te whakahaere i āna ake kaupapa e
pā ana ki ōna whenua, ōna rawa hoki.
9 He tangata kāhore anō kia eke ki te 20 tau, ā,
kāre anō kia mārena.
10 He tangata, tāngata rānei ka whai hua mai i
te trust.
Honouring two decades of dedication – A
farewell to Graeme Vercoe
In March 2025, we held a special court sitting
to celebrate Graeme Vercoe QSM, Pae Ārahi of
Te Rito, marking his 20 years of service with Te
Kooti Whenua Māori and the Ministry of Justice.
Further estimates, appeals and rehearings
20. If it becomes evident that actual costs will exceed the grant of Special Aid, the lawyer
must as soon as reasonably practicable file a further estimate together with reasons for
the increase in costs.
