HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE COURT 1862–1890s
The Native Lands Acts of
1865 and 1873
In October 1865 the House of Representatives
enacted a new Native Lands Act.
Hearing scheduled
AP-20230000028354
A20200004823
5/05/2020 CJ 2020/16 - Wahapo Tipene - and a succession order made at 5 Kaikohe Succession MB 197-201 on 31 October 2005 - Application to the Chief
Judge
45/93 Anna Anderson 5.
Our current judges
Chief Judge Caren Fox
Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata
Chief Judge Caren Fox was appointed to the Māori Land Court on 1 October 2000 and was later appointed as Deputy Chief Judge on 20 February 2010.
Hearing scheduled
AP-20230000028354
A20200004823
5/05/2020 CJ 2020/16 - Wahapo Tipene - and a succession order made at 5 Kaikohe Succession MB 197-201 on 31 October 2005 - Application to the Chief
Judge
45/93 Anna Anderson 2.
Hearing scheduled
AP-20230000028354
A20200004823
5/05/2020 CJ 2020/16 - Wahapo Tipene - and a succession order made at 5 Kaikohe Succession MB 197-201 on 31 October 2005 - Application to the Chief
Judge
45/93 Anna Anderson 5.
Acknowledgements to Te Puni Kōkiri for
the use of their whare
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI - INFORMATION SEMINARS
Venue: Te Puni Kōkiri, 9 Ronwood Avenue, Manukau
Wednesday 29 July and 30 September 2026
9.30 AM – 11.30 AM
❖ Ownership, Succession and Whānau Trusts
Pātaka Whenua: Searching the Record
Wednesday 26 August and 28 October 2026
9.30 AM – 11.30 AM
❖ Ahu Whenua Trust Set Up and Trust Applications
Pātaka Whenua: Searching the Record
The object...
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.
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
October 2025
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 13th of August 2025, are hereby
notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being
outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down f...
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
February 2026
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 10th of December 2025, are hereby
notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being
outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for in...
1
Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
December 2025
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 8th of October 2025, are hereby
notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being
outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down...