While the numbers of Māori women judges have increased in the Māori Land Court and District Court, Justice Lowell Goddard was the first, and so far the only Māori woman to become a Queen’s Counsel and judge of the High Court.
For example: if you are not sure of the spelling of someone’s name, if you search Henri Smith , it will bring back results for Henry Smith .
This will make it easier to build on Māori reservation land. OCCUPATION ORDER: An occupation order provides the right to build on a piece of land owned by multiple owners (but does not grant a title of ownership over that piece of land).
If an owner of Māori freehold land in multiple ownership has paid more than their share of water services changes, they can apply to the Māori Land Court under section 69A of the Act for a charging order to recover the excess amount paid.
The Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025 introduces new provisions that allow owners of Māori land and water service providers to appeal to the Māori Land Court over decisions about access to Māori land for water infrastructure.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: Whenua: Section 9 Block XVI Waikawa Survey District Date: Saturday, 7 June 2025 Time: 1 PM Venue: South Otago Creative Arts Centre 142 Clyde St Balclutha Kaupapa: Election of new trustees to replace the existing trustees who have resigned or died.
Regardless of who applies, we will carry out the necessary research to identify and confirm all of the rightful new owners of the land interests or incorporation shares.
TAKE NOTICE that Philip Seymour has made application to the Māori Land Court at Te Waipounamu for a meeting of assembled owners seeking a partition of the Otonga 3 block.
Documents/Landowner-notices/Otonga-3-hui-panui-update.pdf (215 kb)
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: Whenua: Lot 26 Reserve 873 (199 Tuahiwi Rd) Date: Thursday, 27 February Time: 10 am Venue: Māori Land Court 20 Lichfield Street Christchurch Kaupapa: Clean up notice from Waimakariri District Council Agree on next steps Vote on whether to form an ahu whenua trust, or alternative options for managing the whenua in future.
External link Māori Assembled Owners Regulations 1995 Sets out the rules on how a meeting of owners of Māori land must be held, how it is recorded and how the outcomes are reported.
