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Chief Judge Fox was appointed as a Māori Land Court judge on 1 October 2000, and shortly thereafter was appointed as the Presiding Officer of the Waitangi Tribunal’s Central North Island district inquiry in 2001. She has gone on to lead a number of Tribunal inquiries, including the Porirua ki Manawatū and Te Rohe Pōtae district inquiries, the Constitutional kaupapa inquiry, and urgent inquiries into claims concerning aquaculture and marine farming, Te Arawa Treaty settlement...
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Māori Land Court offices
Te Taitokerau District
registry office
2nd Floor, Manaia house, rathbone Street
aX10086, Whangārei 0140
T (09) 983 9940
F (09) 983 9941
E mlctaitokerau@justice.govt.nz
Auckland Information Offi ce
135 Kolmar road
eX10912, Papatoetoe 2155
T (09) 279 5850
F (09) 279 5852
E mlcpapatoetoe@justice.govt.nz
Waikato Maniapoto District
registry office
Level 2, BnZ c...
Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Māori Land Court
Te wāhi: Wellington
Te hunga kooti i reira:
Present
Judge D H Stone, Te Kaiwhakawā
J Barlow, Te Karaka o te Kooti
K Mataruarua, Te Kaiāwhina o te Kooti
Te rangi: 29 Hānuere 2026
Te nama o te tono:
Application number
AP-20250000004639
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o
Tākitimu
Rescheduling of Tākitimu court sitting date
Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011:
3.8(1)...
Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Māori Land Court
Te wāhi: Omarumutu
Te hunga kooti i reira:
Present
C M Wainwright, Te Kaiwhakawā
D Witoko, Te Karaka o te Kooti
N R Emery, Te Kairēhita
Te rangi: 23 Pēpuere 2026
Te nama o te tono:
Application number
AP-20240000014114
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o
Waiariki
Rescheduling of Waiariki court sitting date
Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011:
3.8(1)(b)
Ngā kōre...
Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Māori Land Court
Te wāhi: Whanganui
Te hunga kooti i reira:
Present
A H C Warren, Te Kaiwhakawā
C Mears, Te Karaka o te Kooti
Te rangi: 17 Tīhema 2025
Te nama o te tono:
Application number
AP-20240000013150
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o
Aotea
Rescheduling of Aotea 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 con...
The bench book is a guide only and is one of many resources that judges may choose to refer to.
Te Puna Manawa Whenua refers to various standard documents and templates.
On 9 November 2015, the Court approved a list of 1071 persons for the Hāwea-Wānaka substitute block.11 An updated list was referred to the Court on 5 October 2017, which included a list of 1146 interim beneficiaries for the block.
While it is not a comprehensive statement of the law and does not bind judges, Te Puna Manawa Whenua serves as a guide and reference for judges to refer to. However, judges retain discretion over how they use its standard documents and templates and tailor them to the specific facts and legal issues of each case.
