MĀORI LAND COURT
Place: Wellington
Present: M J Doogan, Judge
A Tibble, Clerk of the Court
Date: 31 August 2026
Application No: AP-20260000003668
AP-20250000003542
AP-20260000003819
Subject: William Williams also known as Kupe Williams or Kupe Taare or Kupe Taurerewa
or Kupe Hinewai or Kupe Tuwharetoa or Kupe Tuwhatetoa – application for re-
hearing
Legislation: Section 43(3), Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
CHAMBERS MINUTE AND DIRECTIONS OF JUDGE M J DOOGAN
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13Te Kooti Whenua Māori/ Te Kooti Pira Māori Pūrongo-A-Tau - Matariki 2023 - 2024
Mai i te wā o Matariki i tērā tau, kua nui ake ngā
mahi a te Kooti.
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP20 10:00 AM AP-20260000004022 113/93
118/93
Bertram Awhitu
Tapsell
He tauatanga ki a Tat Tata Rodney
Tapsell
Succeed to the Māori land interests
of Tat Tata Rodney Tapsell
SP21 10:20 AM AP-20250000012936 19(1)(a)/93 Hine Aroha
Ahomiro
Te Puke 1A17B2 – Injunction against
any person in respect of any actual
threatened trespass or other injury to
any Māori land or Māori Reservation
Respondents: Frank Gra...
RECUSAL GUIDELINES
16 September 2026
1. Introduction
The question of recusal is one that all judges must make themselves, having regard to
the particular circumstances before them.
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Māori Land Update –
Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua
July 2014 | Hōngongoi 2014
This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori
as part of the ongoing efforts to help inform and assist owners, organisations and government
agencies about the characteristics of Māori Customary and Māori Freehold Land.
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Māori Land Update –
Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua
July 2014 | Hōngongoi 2014
This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori
as part of the ongoing efforts to help inform and assist owners, organisations and government
agencies about the characteristics of Māori Customary and Māori Freehold Land.
Te Āhei Atu ki Pātaka Whenua
Hātepe 1
I tō pūtirotiro tukutuku, haere ki te paetukutuku a Te Kooti Whenua Māori
www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz ka pāwhiri i te ripa kākāriki kei te wāhanga matau o runga, arā
ko “Pātaka Whenua – our online portal”.
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Te tuku pakirehua
Hātepe 1
Ngā kaiwhakamahi taupua: Hei tīmatanga pāwhiria te “Submit an enquiry” ki te tomokanga
Pātaka Whenua.
