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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...
Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Māori Land Court
Te wāhi: Rotorua
Te hunga kooti i reira:
Present
C T Coxhead, Te Kaiwhakawā Matua Tuarua
D Witoko, Te Karaka o te Kooti
Te rangi: 16 Hūrae 2025
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga o te
Kaiwhakawā Matua
Rescheduling of Chief Judge 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 considered the Tuesday 9 September 2025...
Current practice notes include: Ngā whakahuatanga o ngā whakatau a te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Kooti Pīra Māori
Citation of decisions of the Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court
A guide to how decisions of the Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court should be cited.
DEPUTY CHIEF JUDGE – CRAIG COXHEAD I am delighted to advise that Judge Craig Coxhead has been appointed as the new Deputy Chief Judge of our Court. 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.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP19 10:00 AM AP-20230000024740 67/93 Paki Nikora Te Uru Taumata Trust - Seek
Directions of the Courts as to a Trust
– Judicial conference
SP20 10:00 AM AP-20230000024346 67/93 Te Kohinga me
Te Kaunihera
Kaumatua o
Tuhoe
Tūhoe - Te Uru Taumata - Seek
Directions of the Court as to a Trust
Enforcement of obligations of trust –
Judicial conference
SP21 10:00 AM AP-20230000023866 67/93 Paki Nikora Te Uru Taumata Trust – Injunction –
Judicial c...
Nominations:
▪ Must be received on the official Māori
Land Court nomination form
▪ Forms can be obtained by either
contacting the Māori Land Court or by
way of the link, details for both are below
▪ Must be received by the Māori Land
Court on or before 4pm Friday, 21 July
2023
▪ Nominations must clearly identify the
block to which the person is being
nominated to.
Appeals to Māori Appellate Court - in relation to a decision of the Māori Land Court
Under section 171 of the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025, parties may appeal to the Māori Appellate Court on a question of law only in relation to a decision of the Māori Land Court around access to Māori land for water infrastructure.
Where the relevant tikanga does not recognise a relationship
that entitles whāngai to succeed, the Māori Land Court may
issue a court order giving whāngai a lifetime right to receive
income or grants from the land or the right to occupy the
family home on the land, or both.
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The Māori Land Court of New Zealand / The Māori Appellate Court of New Zealand
(Please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which the application was lodged)
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Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu
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