Judge Carrie Wainwright

Judge Carrie Wainwright was appointed in 2000 as kaiwhakawā of the Māori Land Court.  She is the judge for the whole of Te Wai Pounamu, and the lower North Island. Judge Wainwright is also deputy chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal. She is based in Wellington.

Judge Wainwright was formerly a partner of the law firm Buddle Findlay, where she practiced as a litigation lawyer for 13 years.  During this time she also worked on secondment to the Treasury and to the Crown Congress Joint Working Party.  She specialised in judicial review and law relating to the Treaty of Waitangi, acting extensively for Māori parties.