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Māori Land Court offices
Taitokerau District
Registry Office
L2, Manaia House, Rathbone Street
WHANGĀREI 0110
DX Box AX10086, WHANGĀREI
T (09) 983 9940
F (09) 983 9941
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Auckland Information Office
65B Main Highway, Ellerslie
AUCKLAND 1051
DX Box EX10912, AUCKLAND
T (09) 279 5850
F (09) 279 5852
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Waikato-Maniapoto District
Registry Office
L2, BNZ Centre, 354 Victoria Street
HAM...
Before becoming a Judge, Chief Judge Fox was a Lecturer in law at Victoria University and a Senior Lecturer in law and Director of Graduate Studies at the University of Waikato.
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Māori Land Court offices
Te Taitokerau district
Registry Office
2nd Floor, Manaia House, Rathbone Street
PO Box 1764, Whangārei 0140
T (09) 983 9940
F (09) 983 9941
E mlctaitokerau@justice.govt.nz
Auckland information offi ce
135 Kolmar Road
PO Box 23358, Papatoetoe 2155
T (09) 279 5850
F (09) 279 5852
E mlcpapatoetoe@justice.govt.nz
Waikato Maniapoto district
Registry Office
Level 2, BNZ Centre, 3...
www.justice.govt.nz/maorilandcourt
29 Person who benefits from a trust or estate.
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10
Māori Land Court offices
Te Taitokerau district
Registry Office
2nd Floor, Manaia House, Rathbone Street
PO Box 1764, Whangārei 0140
T (09) 983 9940
F (09) 983 9941
E mlctaitokerau@justice.govt.nz
Auckland information offi ce
135 Kolmar Road
PO Box 23358, Papatoetoe 2155
T (09) 279 5850
F (09) 279 5852
E mlcpapatoetoe@justice.govt.nz
Waikato Maniapoto district
Registry Office
Level 2, BNZ Centre, 3...
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HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE COURT 1862–1890s
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SECTION 1
Historical
Foundations
of the Court
1862-1890s
“Ōku waewae kāinga”
HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE COURT 1862–1890s
Historical
Foundations
of the Court
1862-1890s
Written by R P Boast QC
Professor, Faculty of Law,
Victoria University of Wellington.
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Origins of the Court
The Native Land Court, today the Māori Land
Court, is New Zealand’s oldest and longest-
establishe...
