20 July 2023
MEDIA STATEMENT
E harikoa ana Te Tumu Whakawā i te kopounga o Te
Kaiwhakawā Matua hou o Te Kooti Whenua Māori
E harikoa ana Te Tumu Whakawā i te putanga mai o te pānui a te Minita Kairīwhi o
TePuni Kōkiri, a te Hōnore Nanaia Mahuta, mō te kopounga o Kaiwhakawā Caren
Fox hei Kaiwhakawā Matua mō Te Kooti Whenua Māori.
Toitū Te Whenua
Land Information New Zealand
Toitū te Whenua hold information about historical transfers, surveying titles, or land that has been converted to general land.
Hearing scheduled
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21/11/2017 CJ 2017/31 - Te Huka Whatu or Te Hiika Whatu or Te Hika Whatu or Darkie Whatu or Te Hiika Whatu Te Tua and succession orders made at 226
Rotorua MB 182-184 on 27 February 1990 and 13 Waiariki MB 138-140 on 6 August 2010 - Application to the Chief Judge
45/93, 47(4)/93 Nganehu Whatu 6.
We were also joined
by those who work on Māori land issues from TePuni Kōkiri.
The newly appointed Deputy
Chief Judge Craig Coxhead
(seated left) celebrating with
district kaimahi from the Māori
Land Court, Te Tumu Paeroa
and TePuni Kōkiri
Mānawa maiea te putanga o Matariki
Mānawa maiea te ariki o te rangi
Mānawa maiea te Mātahi o te Tau
Whano, whano
Haramai te toki ata huakirangi
Haumi e
Hui e
Tāiki e!...
1 Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Māori Agribusiness in New Zealand: A study of the Māori Freehold Land Resource, March 2011; and TePuni Kokiri, Ko ngā Tūmanako o ngā Tāngata Whai Whenua Māori – Owner Aspirations Regarding the Utilisation of Māori Land, April 2011.
She thinks this needs to be prioritised, and resources placed into facilitating engagement of successors in the various hui.Recent progress In 2018 Te Arawhiti, TePuni Kōkiri, and the Māori Land Court formed an officials working group to expedite the Crown’s progress on its outstanding obligations with respect to s 15 of the Ngāi Tahu Settlement Act.