The annual report reflects on what once again was very a busy year for the court, highlighting activity over the period, and giving insight into the collaborative efforts of the judiciary and the staff of the Māori Land Court to improve timeliness of outcomes for court users and to be a Māori Court that provides a shelter for the people, their land, and their kōrero.
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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...
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.
AOTEA
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office
Address
Mailing address
Phone
Email
Office hours
Aotea Māori Land Court, Ingestre Chambers
74 Ingestre Street
DX Box PX10207, Whanganui
06-3490770
mlcaotea@justice.govt.nz
Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
(Closed on Public Holidays)
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
Special Court Sit...
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.
To access the Māori Land Court User Survey, please click the following link:
Māori Land Court User Survey 2025
If you have any questions, please contact us by email at te.tiratu@justice.govt.nz
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...
Further information about the application may be obtained from the Taitokerau Māori Land Court – mlctaitokerau@justice.govt.nz (please quote reference AP-20250000009606 )
Don Cameron Registrar Taitokerau Māori Land Court AX10086 WHANGĀREI Phone 09-983-9940
View the notice here .
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.
