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Explanatory Notes Where undivided interests or shares in Māori land are to be exchanged the Court has no power to make an order unless the person receiving the shares in a block is either - (i) a child or remoter issue of the owner in that block of the shares to be exchanged, or (ii) a descendant of any former owner who is or was a member of the hapū associated with the land, or (iii) an owner in that land who is a member of the hapū associated with the land, or (iv) a trustee of any...

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-35-Exchange-order.pdf (138 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 28 1:35 PM AP-20240000008720 239/93 Marama Ellis He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Meriana & Huihui Rihia Whānau Trust Replace Te Pura Cedric Chadwick and Komiiria Rihia-Tamaki with De- Arne Komiiria Tamaki, Joseph Tiaki Tamaki, Matthew Good and Sophia Good as responsible trustees of the Meriana & Huihui Rihia Whānau Trust 29 1:45 PM AP-20240000012148 239/93 Fraser Watene He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Mona Tokio Rangi...

Documents/Panui/Panui-National-January-2026.pdf (2.2 mb)

Protected Objects Act 1975 The Protected Objects Act 1975 has the power to determine ownership of any taonga tūturu found anywhere in Aotearoa New Zealand or within the territorial waters of New Zealand.

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The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).

Documents/5-11-reports/2025-02-28-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC.pdf (6.7 mb)

The new descriptions focus on the current stage of processing of the application through the court.

Documents/5-11-reports/2024-02-29-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC.pdf (7.3 mb)

Whakapā mai Contact us Contact us through our new online portal, Pātaka Whenua, or by phone, email, or post.

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A key feature of the proceedings was the duties of trustees under tikanga.  The treatment of this approach allowed tikanga to speak in its own context and not to be exclusively defined by a western legal construct.

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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 23 11:05 AM AP-20240000005931 215/93 219/93 220/93 222/93 Dean Ranginui He whakatū i te Atene Ahu whenua trust me te kopou i ngā tarahitī me te tuku i ngā whenua ki a rātou Constitute the Atene Ahu whenua trust over Tauakira 2N2B1 block and to appoint Sherilyn Shane Ranginui, Tawake Matenga Goff and Dean Ranginui as trustees and vest the land in them 24 11:15 AM AP-20250000008435 239/93 Pani-Awhina Lawson He whakarerek...

Documents/Panui/National-Panui-February-2026.pdf (2.5 mb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 23 11:05 AM AP-20240000005931 215/93 219/93 220/93 222/93 Dean Ranginui He whakatū i te Atene Ahu whenua trust me te kopou i ngā tarahitī me te tuku i ngā whenua ki a rātou Constitute the Atene Ahu whenua trust over Tauakira 2N2B1 block and to appoint Sherilyn Shane Ranginui, Tawake Matenga Goff and Dean Ranginui as trustees and vest the land in them 24 11:15 AM AP-20250000008435 239/93 Pani-Awhina Lawson He whakarerek...

Documents/Panui/National-Panui-February-2026-Revised.pdf (2.5 mb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 32 10:10 AM AP-20250000006283 113/93 118/93 Dianne Margaret Checkley Tipene He tauatanga ki a Rewi Tamihana Tipene Succeed to the Māori land interests of Rewi Tamihana Tipene 33 10:20 AM AP-20250000007619 113/93 118/93 Joanne Kohai Hayes He tauatanga ki a Te Arorangi Apanui Succeed to the Māori land interests of Te Arorangi Apanui also known as Kate 34 10:30 AM AP-20250000010885 113/93 118/93 Greg Tutemahurangi...

Documents/Panui/March-2026-National-Panui.pdf (2.6 mb)