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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He Aratohu mō Pātaka Whenua
Rā whakaputa: 25 o Hūrae 2024
I whakahoungia: 25 o Hūrae 2024
I te tomokanga o Pātaka Whenua, ka taea te tuku tono ki te Kooti Whenua Māori ahakoa he
kaiwhakamahi rēhita koe, he kaiwhakamahi taupua rānei.
The Right Honourable Dame Helen Winkelmann, Chief Justice of New Zealand, assured the public that courts were an essential service, and that New Zealand courts would continue to uphold the rule of law and to ensure that fair trial rights, the right to natural justice and rights under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act were upheld. 1 Priority was given to proceedings that affected the liberty of the individual or their personal safety and wellbeing, or that resolution was time-critical wh...
This direction is issued pursuant to rule 3.8(1)(b) Māori Land Court Rules 2011 and a
copy is to be sent to the Chief Judge, the Chief Registrar, and the Registrar of the
Waikato Maniapoto District Registry of the Court.
E wātea ana ngā mema o te
Kōmiti Whakahaere wā poto ki te tū mō te
Kōmiti Whakahaere hou.
1 Ko te whenua whai pānga ka whakatūria nei
e te Kooti Whenua Māori mā te tono kore
here (arā, kua whakaritea he taitara e te
kooti mō te whenua me te whakaatu i ngā
tāngata whai pānga ki aua whenua).
Ngā Karere
News
31 July 2026 | News
Te Ratonga Whakatau Wenerau o Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Māori Land Court Dispute Resolution Service
Our expanded dispute resolution service is now live and accepting applications.
16 July 2026 | News
Fast-Track Trustee Appointment and Replacement Process
The Aotea Māori Land Court has been trialling a Fast-Track Process for appointing and replacing trustees of Māori land trusts.
24 June 2026 | News
Ngā rerekētanga ki ā mātou utu mō Te Kooti Whenua...
Fee increase summary
Detailed fee list
Detailed fee list
Rārangi Utu
From 1 July 2024, Māori Land
Court fees increase. Details of the
increases are set out below.
