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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.
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...
Information about whenua is generally held by the district office that is located closest to that land block. You can visit one of our offices to view:
current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori
minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions
current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses
orders made by the court or a Registrar – including:
title orders (creating Māori land)
trust orders (names of trustees and ter...
Te tono whakawehe
Te huarahi
Pānui mō ngā kaitono:
1 Whiringa ki waenga i te kaunihera ā-rohe.
Whakawehenga hapū: Tirohia mēnā he
kirimana hanga whare ka hiahiatia.
Kei
reira hoki ngā kōrero whenua ā-ipurangi, he
kaupapa e hoatu ana i ngā kōrero mō ngā
kaipupuri whenua, me nā taitara poraka 1 Māori.
Kei hea ngā wāhi whai pānui tono?
Tīkina he pānui tono mai i te tari Kooti
Whenua Māori, tōia mai rānei i te
paetukutuku www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz.
He tohutohu a te Kaiwhakawā
Direction of the judge
After further consultation, I reschedule the dates as follows:
From Masterton: 11:00 AM, Thursday 5 March 2026
To Masterton: 11:00 AM, Tuesday 17 March 2026
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 Kaiwhakawā Matua, the Kairēhita Matua, and the Kairēhita of the
Tākitimu District Registry of the court.
He tohutohu a te Kaiwhakawā
Direction of the judge
After further consultation, I reschedule dates as follows:
From Te Kaha: 10:00am, Wednesday 15 April 2026
To Te Kaha: 10:00am, Thursday 21 May 2026
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 Kaiwhakawā Matua, the Kairēhita Matua, and the Kairēhita of the
Waiariki District Registry of the court.
He tohutohu a te Kaiwhakawā
Direction of the judge
After further consultation, I reschedule dates as follows:
From Hastings: 10:00 AM, Tuesday 5 May 2026
To Hastings: 10:00 AM, Monday 4 May 2026
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 Kaiwhakawā Matua, the Kairēhita Matua, and the Kairēhita of the
Tākitimu District Registry of the court.
