Aotea
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mohiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i nga
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Whanganui
(via MS Teams)
Meeting ID:…
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP 9 10:00 AM AP-20250000009124 58/93 Peter Batten and
Christopher
Maxwell Batten
Appeal 2025/18 - Mangamuka West
No. 3 D D No. 2 block and a Chief
Judge’s decision made at 2025 Chief
Judge’s MB 1082-1125 on 11/6/2025 -
Notice of Appeal (Respondents: Kathy
Nio-Aporo and Stewart Otene)
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF REGISTRAR
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office Office of the Chief Registrar / Māori Appellate Court
Address Level 7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace, Wellington 6011
Mailing address DX Box SX11203, Wellington
Phone 04 914 3102
Email mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
Office hours Monday to Friday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
(Closed on Public Holidays)
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Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki,...
www.justice.govt.nz/maorilandcourt
29 Person who benefits from a trust or estate.
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Māori Land Court offices
Te Taitokerau district
Registry Office
2nd Floor, Manaia House, Rathbone Street
PO Box 1764, Whangārei 0140
T (09) 983 9940
F (09) 983 9941
E mlctaitokerau@justice.govt.nz
Auckland information offi ce
135 Kolmar Road
PO Box 23358, Papatoetoe 2155
T (09) 279 5850
F (09) 279 5852
E mlcpapatoetoe@justice.govt.nz
Waikato Maniapoto district
Registry Office
Level
For
information about granting confirmation
of an instrument of alienation 1 or about
transfers of whole blocks of Māori land,
please contact a Māori Land Court office
(see page 6 for your nearest office).
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Use of vesting orders
Except when Māori land 2 is vested 3 in a
Māori incorporation 4, Māori land shares can
only be transferred by a vesting order 5 made
by the Māori Land Court.
The status of the
land will continue to be Māori land unless
and until the Māori Land Court makes an
order changing the status of the land.
2 Literally, a “basket”. In the context of a
trust, it is the concept of several people,
collectively, filling a basket by contributing
communally with money and other assets.
3 A trustee/guardian – in this context, of a
minor or person unable for any reason to fully
manage his or her own affairs.
4 A subtribe or kin group that is l...
The principal purpose of this part of
the Act is to empower the Māori Land Court
to facilitate the use and occupation of land
by Māori landowners, enabling owners to
improve their land holdings through better title
configuration, and provide, add to or otherwise
enhance their access to the land.
2
Title1 reconstruction and
improvement
Section 288 of the act sets out the matters
to be considered by the Māori Land
court for partition 2, amalgamation 3, and
aggregation...
(If the application is not under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act give details as to the Act)
(State number of section(s) under which application is made)
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
Form 01
Rule 4.2 (2)
WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?
Applications that do not have a prescribed form in the rules must be completed using this form.
Use this form to indicate that you consent to be appointed as a trustee for any trust involving the jurisdiction of the
Māori Land Court.
Page 2 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 11/14 -B1
I have not previously been removed as a trustee of any trust by the High Court under the Trustee Act 1956 or
by the Māori Land Court under section 240 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993;
I consent to my appointment as a trustee for the (enter name of trust):
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