Judge Isaac and Judge Coxhead attended the 17th Conference of Chief Justices of Asia and the Pacific. Judge Isaac attended representing the Chief Justice of Niue and Judge Coxhead attended representing the Chief Justice of the Cook Islands.
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington April 2026 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 11th of February 2026, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down fo...
Yes/No* PREFERRED PLACE OF HEARING: SIGNATURE(S) OF APPLICANT(S): Print name:______________________________________________________________________________ Signature:____________________________________________ Date:__________________ Print name:______________________________________________________________________________ Signature:____________________________________________ Date:__________________ CONTACT DETAILS [address to which documents or correspondence in connection with the a...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (919 kb)
Te Tāhū o te Ture Ministry of Justice The Māori Land Court is a business unit within the Ministry of Justice.
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington July 2026 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the pānui closing date of 13th of May 2026, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inqu...
Documents/Panui/July-2026-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar.pdf (547 kb)
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington February 2024 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 8th of November 2023, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down...
Documents/Panui/February-2024-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar.pdf (465 kb)
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington March 2024 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 10th of January 2024, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for...
Based in Wellington, he is one of three resident judges in the Aotea District of the Māori Land Court hearing cases in Palmerston North, Tūrangi, and Taumarunui.
Te Kooti Whenua Māori Māori Land Court Te wāhi: Wellington Te hunga kooti i reira: Present A M Thomas, Te Kaiwhakawā T Baker, Te Karaka o te Kooti Te rangi: 17 Hepetema 2025 Te nama o te tono: Application number AP-20240000013150 Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o Aotea Rescheduling of Aotea court sitting date Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011: 3.8(1)(b) Ngā kōrerorero: Discussion I have...
Documents/Panui/1.-512-Aotea-MB-256-dated-17-September-2025.pdf (96 kb)
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.
