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Chief Judge Caren Fox and Pae Matua Steve Gunson are very happy to release the first Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court Annual Report, covering the period from Matariki 2022 – Matariki 2023.

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In February 2016 the coram for a sitting of the Māori Appellate Court was, for the first time, made up of Māori women judges, and women registry staff.

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The Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court operate under the authority of the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.

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1 An index of past and present judicial officers of the Māori Land Court and Native Land Court 1 May 2018 Judicial officers of the Native Land Court from 1864 to 1947 Judge Date appointed John Rogan 25 June 1864 (President) 9 January 1865 (Judge) Wiremu Tipene 25 June 1864 Matikikuha 25 June 1864 Te Keene of Orakei 25 June 1864 Tamati Reweti 25 June 1864 George Clarke 25 October 1864 (President) 9 January 1865 (Judge) Hone Mohi Tawha...

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2018-05-01-FS-Past-and-present-judges.pdf (356 kb)

Appeals about landlocked land will also be heard by the Māori Appellate Court rather than the High Court. To support how the Māori Land Court functions, judges will be able to appoint experts in tikanga Māori and whakapapa as additional members of the Court, and they can hold judicial settlement conferences to assist parties to a dispute to settle a claim or issue.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Amendments-to-Te-Ture-Whenua-Maori-Act-1993-December-2020.pdf (891 kb)

During the Māori Freehold Land Registration Project, the Court came across a number of instances of this kind.

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Page 6 For more information visit www.justice.govt.nz/courts/maori-land-court MLC - 01 No: No: No: No: No: No: No: No: No: Full name Gender Age Postal address Full name Gender Age Postal address Full name Gender Age Postal address No: No: No: Page 7 For more information visit www.justice.govt.nz/courts/maori-land-court MLC - 01 10 DID THE DECEASED LEGALLY ADOPT ANY CHILDREN INTO THEIR FAMILY OR WERE ANY CHILDREN ADOPTED OUT...

Documents/SILNA/MLC-Form-01-APPLICATION-TO-DETERMINE-SUCCESSORS-FOR-SOUTH-ISLAND-LANDLESS-NATIVES-SILNA-LANDS-TOITOI.pdf (263 kb)

Names of present owners, their postal addresses (where these are known to the applicant) and their relative shares: Sex and, if minor, age Share Name Postal Address Name Postal Address Name Postal Address Name Postal Address Name Postal Address Page 7 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 07/25 - 39 Name Postal Address Name Postal Address Name Postal Address Name Postal Address Name...

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-39-Application-for-a-partition.pdf (322 kb)

Full Name Age Postal Address Email 8. Full Name Age Postal Address Email 9.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (512 kb)

Full Name Age Postal Address Email 4. Full Name Age Postal Address Email 5.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (510 kb)