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A20160006045 45/93 Tyson Charles Schmidt CJ 2016/47 - Te Keepa Tamitere or
Peneti - and orders made at 117
WP 96 (2 June 1949) - Application to
the Chief Judge
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A20160006047 45/93 Tyson Charles Schmidt CJ 2016/37 - Tamati Tuhiwai - and
succession orders made at 159 GIS
286-287 (26 November 2004) and
112 Rotorua MB 142 (22 March
1960) - Application to the Chief
Judge
A20170001457 45/93 Katherine Kataraina Tonihi CJ 2017/4 - Parekarangi A12 B2 -
Kahuroro Gus Tonihi an...
A20160006045 45/93 Tyson Charles Schmidt CJ 2016/47 - Te Keepa Tamitere or
Peneti - and orders made at 117
WP 96 (2 June 1949) - Application to
the Chief Judge
A20160006047 45/93 Tyson Charles Schmidt CJ 2016/37 - Tamati Tuhiwai - and
succession orders made at 159 GIS
286-287 (26 November 2004) and
112 Rotorua MB 142 (22 March
1960) - Application to the Chief
Judge
A20170001457 45/93 Katherine Kataraina Tonihi CJ 2017/4 - Parekarangi A12 B2 -
Kahuroro Gus Tonihi and a Vesti...
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WELLINGTON WELLINGTON
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Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court
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A20120010704 45/93 Sharisa Marsh CJ 2012/19 - Maude Malcomson also
known as Mandie Malcomson and a
succession order made at 62
Whakatane MB 16-19 on 2
September 1975 - Application to the
Chief Judge
A20120012775 45/93 Leslie Wepiha-Puna CJ 2012/28 - Wepiha Puna - and
further succession orders made at
100 Wairoa MB 259-260 on
05/05/1999 - Application to the
Chief Judge
A20120014944 45/93 Deputy Registrar CJ 2012/32 - Heta Paipeta also
known as Heketa Paipeta or Heketa
Eriaha - and...
A primary function of succession for Māori is to maintain whakapapa connections
to their whenua (land), whānau(family), tupuna (ancestors) and atua (gods).
51 Joseph Williams “Lex Aotearoa: An Heroic Attempt to Map the Māori Dimension in Modern New Zealand Law” (2013)
21 Waikato L Rev 1 at 4.
52 Joseph Williams “Lex Aotearoa: An Heroic Attempt to Map the Māori Dimension in Modern New Zealand Law” (2013)
21 Waikato L Rev 1 at 4.
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MANA
As identified earli...
To acknowledge their contributions and share our
work over the past year, we are excited to document our
progress in the pages that follow.
Chief Judge Dr Caren Fox and Pae Matua Steve Gunson
Māori Land Court / Māori Appellate Court Annual Report • Matariki 2024 – Matariki 20254
Connecting to whānau and
whenua
The Māori Land Court is New Zealand’s oldest and
longest-established specialist court, distinguished
as the world’s only indigenous land court.
I kōrero te Tumu Whakawā mō te ratonga roa, tiketike hoki o Kaiwhakawā Matua
Fox ki taua Kooti. I kopoua a Kaiwhakawā Matua Fox hei Kaiwhakawā o te Kooti
Whenua Māori i te tau 2000, ā, hei Kaiwhakawā Matua Tuarua hoki i te tau 2010.
