The Court has a Chief Judge, a Deputy Chief Judge, seven permanent Judges, two temporary and one acting Judge distributed throughout the country across the Māori Land Court registries.
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Where general land is owned by more than one person, it is deemed to be held by them jointly unless the title states otherwise. JUDGE Means Judge or Deputy Chief Judge or Chief Judge of the Maori Land Court.
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While the Māori Land Court provides an essential service, the majority of its proceedings were not priority proceedings during Alert Level 4. On 23 March 2020, Chief Judge Isaac released a protocol advising that all scheduled Māori Land Court hearings and other events would be adjourned, to be rescheduled once we ceased to be at Level 4. 2 Any applications for urgent injunctive or other relief filed with the Court during this period were directed to the Chief Judge...
Prepare for Court hearing AP-20230000019686 A20190002253 19/02/2019 CJ 2019/4 - Mataimoana (Maori Customary Land) - and vesting orders made at 135 Whanganui MB 119-127 on 24 June 1971 - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 David Churton 2. Prepare for Court hearing AP-20230000019689 A20190003008 15/03/2019 CJ 2019/16 - Mary Holden or Mary Atkins or Mere Hiria or Mary Hiria - and orders made at 2012 Chief Judge's MB 44-50 on 18 January 2012 and at 3 AT (S) 1...
The inquirer’s identity will not be revealed to the judge. W W Isaac Chief Judge 8 January 2014 (Updated 17 June 2019)
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For further clarification please contact: Office: Level 7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace, Wellington, DX Box SX 11203, WELLINGTON PH: (04) 914 3102 Fax: (04) 914 3100 Office of the Chief Registrar PĀNUI He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā , ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai Chief Judge application To be heard at Hamilton Māori Land Court, Level 2, BNZ Centre 354 Victo...
The first, described in more detail later in this report, is the publication of Te Puna Manawa Whenua, the Māori Land Court Bench book, made possible by a judicial team led by Deputy Chief Judge Coxhead and Judge Stone with the assistance of our legal clerks.
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For further clarification please contact: Office: Level 7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace, Wellington, DX Box SX 11203, WELLINGTON PH: (04) 914 3102 Fax: (04) 914 3100 Office of the Chief Registrar PĀNUI He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā , ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai Chief Judge applications To be heard at Hamilton Māori Land Court, Level 2, BNZ Centre 354 Vict...
Justice Joe Williams himself was the Chief Judge of the Maori Land Court before his appointment to the higher courts, and indeed the Chief Judge before him, the Honourable Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie, is also an alumnus.
The Special Aid Fund is administered by the Chief Registrar, any complaints about the administration and operation of the Special Aid Fund should be made to the Chief Registrar of the Māori Land Court and copied to the Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court.
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