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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Our Courts
The Māori Land Court operates over seven dis-
tricts across Aotearoa, with district offices located
from Whangārei in the north to Ōtautahi in the
south.
HĀWEA/WĀNAKA SUBSTITUTE SILNA LAND
WORKING LIST OF POTENTIAL OWNERS AS AT 23 MAY 2025
The Māori Land Court has released an updated working list of potential owners entitled to
the Hāwea/Wānaka Substitute Land (Section 2 of 5 Block XIV Lower Wānaka Survey
District) under Section 15 of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement 1997.
SECTION
APPLICANT
SUBJECT
SP 12 10:30 AM AP-20240000009048 239/93
338(7)/93
Te Runanga o Ngāti
Kea Ngāti Tuara
He whakarerekētanga ki
ngā tarahitī mō Horohoro
40 Māorireservation –
Replace Hepora Young,
Albert Hapi, Eru George,
Kuia Ihe and Vincent Eru
with Anthony Leonard
Peni, Hone Philip Waudby,
Alana Ngawai Collins, Ema
Maria Bargh, Kataraina
Ake Nanua George,
Danielle Latai Michelle
Marks, Ngahuia Mary
Corbett and Brook
Tahaumaraeariki George...
SECTION
APPLICANT
SUBJECT
SP 12 10:30 AM AP-20240000009048 239/93
338(7)/93
Te Runanga o Ngāti
Kea Ngāti Tuara
He whakarerekētanga ki
ngā tarahitī mō Horohoro
40 Māorireservation -
Replace Hepora Young,
Albert Hapi, Eru George,
Kuia Ihe and Vincent Eru
with Anthony Leonard
Peni, Hone Philip Waudby,
Alana Ngawai Collins, Ema
Maria Bargh, Kataraina
Ake Nanua George,
Danielle Latai Michelle
Marks, Ngahuia Mary
Corbett and Brook
Tahaumaraeariki George
a...
As a result, from time to time the Māori Land Court receives applications to extend existing urupā, or to set aside Māori freehold land, or sometimes General land owned by Māori, as new urupā reservations.
One of the great advantages of establishing a marae, papakāinga, meeting place, recreational or sports ground, or wāhi tapu as a Māorireservation is that while the land is a Māorireservation it cannot be alienated.
