Dr C L Fox CHIEF JUDGE D H Stone JUDGE A H C Warren JUDGE Schedule of Waitangi Tribunal Costs Level of Experience Proceedings category Level 1 ($/hr) Level 2 ($/hr) Level 3 ($/hr) FC3 (High Court, Māori Appellate Court, Waitangi Tribunal, Employment Court) $134 $150 $167 Level 1 – A person with up to 4 complete years of litigation experience.
Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)
Father and son, Phil (left) and Jayden Hokianga, standing on their ancestral whenua managed by Matuaokore Ahu Whenua Trust on Kaitī Hill, near Gisborne.
Judge Coxhead was appointed to the Māori Land Court in 2008 and is one of the resident judges in Waiariki, as well as a Presiding Officer in the Waitangi Tribunal, Chief Justice of the High Court of Niue and a Justice of the High Court of Cook Islands. Judge Coxhead’s 16 years of judicial service, and his extensive experience and knowledge of law and tikanga, will serve him well as he steps into his new position as Deputy Chief Judge.
Court It does Greg Shaw The other thing | wanted to note your Honour although we have indicated the costs would not fall on the owners of these lands | would like to make it clear that at this point in time the Maon Trustee hasnt recewved confirmation of funding by the Crown for this work nevertheless we are proceeding \We dont believe we can just delay any further to begin this work but | want to make it clear to the Court that at this stage the funding hasnt been secured for that additional w...
Documents/Landowner-notices/04145271_05549463_0060_0080_MIN.pdf (2.4 mb)
He tohutohu a te Kaiwhakawā Direction of the judge After further consultation, I reschedule dates as follows: From Ministry of Justice District Court, Waitangi-Tuku Road, Chatham Islands, 10:00am, Wednesday 21 October 2026 To Ministry of Justice District Court, Waitangi-Tuku Road, Chatham Islands, 10:00am, Thursday 8 October 2026 This direction is issued pursuant to rule 3.8(1)(b) Māori Land Court Rules 2011 and a copy is to be sent to the Kaiwhakawā Ma...
Documents/Panui/1.-105-Te-Waipounamu-MB-114-dated-19-May-2026.pdf (96 kb)
Most of the Māori freehold land in New Zealand is therefore concentrated in the centre and the east coast of the North Island. There are 27,137 Māori freehold land titles and approximately 2.3 million ownership interests in those titles.
TRANSFERRING SHARES TO FACILITATE PARTITION If owners of Māori land shares agree or arrange to allot shares on a partition, the MLC may make a vesting order to give effect to the agreement.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
Ko te whakaaetanga mō te kape i ngā kupu kōrero o te tangata kē atu me whai anō i te mana tārua o taua ake tangata, rōpū rānei. Kia mōhio ai: Ko ngā pukapuka pānui o te Tāhū o te Ture, ko aua pukapuka anō e tukua nei e te Tāhū o te Ture i roto anō i āna ake mahi.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-land-trusts-tereo.pdf (754 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)
Transferring shares to facilitate partition If owners of Māori land shares agree or arrange to allot shares on a partition, the Māori Land Court may make a vesting order to give effect to the agreement.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
