Judge David Ambler

Judge David Ambler graduated from the University of Auckland in 1989 with a bachelor of arts in Māori studies and an LLB (Hons). Upon admission to the Bar in 1990, Judge Ambler began practice as a staff solicitor with Kensington Swan in Auckland. In 1992, he moved to Rotorua, where he practised as a staff solicitor with East Brewster, becoming a partner in 1997. He was appointed to the bench of the Māori Land Court in June 2006.

Judge Ambler advised and represented clients in relation to a range of Māori land issues and acted for a number of Māori trust boards, Māori land trusts, and incorporations. He also represented clients in a number of Waitangi Tribunal inquiries, including those concerning Hauraki, Urewera, Wairarapa ki Tararua, and the central North Island.

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