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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
Māori Land Court
Ingestre Chambers
74 Ingestre Street
Whanganui
Tuesday 21 November 2023
Judge A H C Warren
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SNov11/1 10:00AM AP-20230000022797
18(1)(a)/93 Kōriniti Marae
Māori
Reservation
T...
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
Māori Land Court
Ingestre Chambers
74 Ingestre Street
Whanganui
Monday 11 September 2023
Judge A H C Warren
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SSept11/1 9.30 AM A2020006272
A2020007388
18(1)(a) Here...
Taitokerau
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tenei kia mohiotia ai ka tu Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Judicial Conference
At Whangārei
(via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/99314293400)
Māori Land Court Taitokerau
16 Rathbone Street, Whangārei
Monday 13 November 2023
Judge M P Armstrong
PĀNUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SP 4 10:00 AM AP-20230000028401
A20200013952
18(...
Taitokerau
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tenei kia mohiotia ai ka tu Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Judicial Conference
At Whangārei
(via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/99314293400)
Courtroom 1, Māori Land Court, Second Floor,
16 Rathbone Street, Whangārei
Tuesday 10 October 2023
Judge T K T A R Williams
PĀNUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
WHSP 1 10:00AM AP-20230000029...
To enable the Court to make a determination about your suitability as a trustee, please supply the following information (if
relevant):
a) I am a current or past trustee on other trusts or am or was a member of other organisations, namely:
Name of Trust/Committee Position held
b) I have the following relevant work or other experience; e.g kaumātua associated with the land or reservation:
Place of work Position or responsibilities
Page 3 For more information visit www.māorilandcour...
The consent of the parties to a judge sitting is important but not determinative, as the
subjective perceptions of the parties are not relevant to whether there is a reasonable
apprehension of bias.
1.
Rather, two will serve for one year, two for two years, and three for three years. To determine for how
long the first seven trustees will serve, at their first meeting they will draw from a hat numbers 1, 2 or 3 (with
the hat containing two Is, two 2s, and three 3s).
3.7 If any trustee resigns before serving a full term, or if a trustee passes away, the chairperson may either fill the
vacancy by calling on the candidate with the next highest number of votes at the last election or...
PĀNUI
NO:
APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
39 A20200004715 18(1)(a)/93 Michael
Patrick Orbell
Josephine Mary Orbell - Determination of a life
interest
40 A20220013138 164/93 Sue Hilliard Alton Blk VIII Section 1 - Transfer of shares
from Sue Hilliard to Michelle Nielsen
41 A20220011977 113A/93,117/
93
Janet
Emmerson
Neville Vernon Emmerson - Succession
42 A20210014704 113A/93,118/
93
Walter Edward Lucas - Succession
43 A20220002625 118(6)/93 Malcolm...
Like other regional courts, judicial officers and their
support staff travel to different locations across New
Zealand to hear and determine applications.
In a pre-digital context, it simply wasn’t practical to
have one minute book series for a district or the court
as a whole; rather, it made more sense to have
multiple minute books based on geographic location
or activity.
Tairāwhiti
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mohiotia ai ka tu Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Special Hearing
Courtroom 3
Hastings District Court
106 Eastbourne Street West
Hastings
Monday, 20 November 2023
Judge M J Doogan presiding
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
Sp2 10:00am AP-20230000026803 18(1)(a)/93 Tim Smith Francis Guthrie Smith -
dete...