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Te Puna Manawa Whenua
Māori Land Court Bench Book
Te Puna Manawa Whenua has been developed by judges for judges, and outlines what they may need to know, understand, and do when hearing applications in the Māori Land Court.
Any member of the preferred class of alienees who wishes to be considered by the owners as a prospective purchaser of the land must give written notice of his or her intention to pursue the right of refusal at the hearing of the application. That written notice must be filed in the Māori Land Court no later than 4.00pm 22 September 2025 .
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Māori Land Update –
Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua
June 2025 | Hune 2025
This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori
to provide key statistics on Māori land, including the number and total area of Māori Customary Land
(MCL) and Māori Freehold Land (MFL) blocks, and how many of these are managed by trusts or
incorporations versus those that are not.
Alternatively, the applications can be posted to:
Māori Land Court – Te Waipounamu Registry CJESP Building, Level 1, 20 Lichfield Street Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011
All SILNA hearings are heard in the Te Waipounamu Māori Land Court, Christchurch.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP24 12:30 PM AP-20250000015380 239/93 Māori Trustee He whakarerekētanga ki ngā
tarahitī mō Ruatangata 1E1A Trust
Add Theresa Robinson, Leanne
Hiroti and Katarina Hiroti as advisory
trustees of the Ruatangata 1E1A
Trust
SP25 12:35 PM AP-20260000002261 86/93 Deputy
Registrar
He whakahounga ki tētahi moka i
te pūranga o te kooti
Amend a record of the court to
correct an error at 504 Aotea MB
154-157 dated 18 February 2025...
Metadata
Title: National Register of Māori Incorporations for New Zealand
Date of data: 30 June 2025
Published by: Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court, Ministry of Justice, Wellington
Email: te.tiratu@justice.govt.nz
URL: Māori land data | Māori Land Court (xn--morilandcourt-wqb.govt.nz)
Release Notes: The information contained in this spreadsheet is a snapshot of data from Pātaka Whanau of the Māori Land Court, New Zealand
This data forms part of...
Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Māori Land Court
Te wāhi: Whanganui
Te hunga kooti i reira:
Present
A H C Warren, Te Kaiwhakawā
C Mears, Te Karaka o te Kooti
Te rangi: 17 Tīhema 2025
Te nama o te tono:
Application number
AP-20240000013150
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o
Aotea
Rescheduling of Aoteacourt sitting date
Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011:
3.8(1)(b)
Ngā kōrerorero:...
NOTICE CONCERNING A MEETING OF OWNERS OF MĀORI LAND
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, Section 173
In the Māori Land Court
of New Zealand
Aotea District
23 January 2025
TAKE NOTICE that Jennifer Faye Haupapa has made application to the Māori Land Court at
Whanganui for a meeting of Section 61B Block IV Waitara S.D (Wairoa Block) seeking:
RESOLUTION FOR THE FOLLOWING:
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