The beneficiaries are called the
beneficial owners.
7 A legal entity such as a company,
incorporation, or Māori trust board.
8 In its legal use, this means physical or
mental disablement that, in the opinion of
the Court, results in a person lacking, wholly
or partly, the competence to manage his/her
affairs in relation to his/her property.
9 A person who has not yet reached the age of
20 and has not legally married.
10 Person(s) who benefit from a trust.
Our current judges
Chief Judge Caren Fox
Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata
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. She was in Gisborne as one of the resident Judges for the Tairāwhiti District of the Māori Land Court, prior to her appointment as Chief Judge.
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.
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.
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