Unlocking finance is an important part of facilitating the occupation, development, and utilisation of whenua Māori for the benefit of owners, their whānau, and their hapū and this practice note is another step on the road to realising this vision.
Graeme Vercoe’s farewell (from left
to right), DCJ Coxhead, former Judge
of the Māori Land Court Judge P J
Savage – Graeme’s daughter Annmarie,
Graeme, his wife Margaret, Judge Wara,
and Chief Judge Fox
24 Māori Land Court / Māori Appellate Court Annual Report • Matariki 2024 – Matariki 2025
Applications
created
Applications
completed
Applications
on hand
Hearings
completed
661 495 1,041 526
[Tairawhiti]
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previous year
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previous year
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previou...
Pānui (ngā marama tekau mā rua ō mua)
Pānui (previous 12 months)
Pānui
Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington
Court sittings that have been rescheduled
December 2026 Special Pānui Taitokerau 4 December 2026
November 2026
October 2026 Special Pānui Taitokerau 1 October 2026 Special Pānui Taitokerau 1 October 2026 2
National Pānui September 2026 Special Pānui Ta...
If you are interested in or affected by an application and wish to make representations on the
application, you must notify the Court in writing by 4 pm on Tuesday, 21 March 2023 and specify brief details
of your concerns.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP1 10.00AM AP-20240000007397 45/93 Christine Jane
Reed
CJ2024/57 - Arapera Isobella Heta
or Arapera Isobella Ransfield or
Arapera Heta or Arapera Isobel Heta
and succession orders made at 232
Rotorua MB 248-251 dated
4/11/1992 - Application to the Chief
Judge
SP2 10.15AM AP-20230000027469
A20200008286
44(1)/93,
47(4)/93
Suzanne
Elizabeth
Savage
CJ 2020/32 - William Savage or
William Shuki Savage or Willie
Savage - and succes...
While the Māori Land Court is processing applications that were adjourned during Alert Level 4, the bench is also cognisant of the many outstanding applications that have not yet been set down.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP 4 11:00 AM AP-20230000030996 45/93 Suzanne Roberts CJ2023/46 - Julie Ann Matire Edwards
or Matire Edwards or Matire Huia
Edwards and succession orders made
at 13 AT(S) 249-250 on 20/02/2006
and 221 Taitokerau MB 264-267 on
29/10/2020 – Application to the Chief
Judge
SP 5 11:20 AM AP-20230000027427 45/93
47(4)/93
44(1)/93
Hirini Pakia
Manihera (Jnr)
CJ 2010/85 - Motatau 3P, Motatau 5X
and Ngati Hine H2B blocks - against
the N...
A20160006045 45/93 Tyson Charles Schmidt CJ 2016/47 - Te Keepa Tamitere or
Peneti - and orders made at 117
WP 96 (2 June 1949) - Application to
the Chief Judge
7
A20160006047 45/93 Tyson Charles Schmidt CJ 2016/37 - Tamati Tuhiwai - and
succession orders made at 159 GIS
286-287 (26 November 2004) and
112 Rotorua MB 142 (22 March
1960) - Application to the Chief
Judge
A20170001457 45/93 Katherine Kataraina Tonihi CJ 2017/4 - Parekarangi A12 B2 -
Kahuroro Gus Tonihi an...
