Those entitled to succeed have conferred and wish to vest the interests of the deceased into a whānau trust.
If those entitled to succeed do wish to vest the deceased’s interests in a whānau trust, please complete and attach to this
application form 23 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP3 2:00 PM AP-20260000010392 238/93
67/93
40A/93
Medenine Meri
Te Ata
Hoogeveen and
Barbara Susan
Te Whetu
Wichman
Porangahau A11 Trust –
Enforcement of obligations of trust (to
be heard as a Judicial Conference)
I see the true survival of tino rangatiratanga, what else is on my island? I see the true survival of the Māori language and tikanga Māori, what else is on my island?
The block is situated on Rēkohu/Wharekauri/Chatham Islands.
Details for the hui are:
Whenua: Otonga 3
DATE: Saturday 16 August
TIME: 2 pm Chatham Islands time (1:15pm New Zealand time)
VENUE: The Den, Norman Kirk Memorial Reserve, Chatham Islands
Proposed resolution:
The Seymour whānau resolve to seek the full partition of the Otonga 3 block into 2 separate
titles, as represented on the sketch plan provided.
Those entitled to succeed have conferred and wish to vest the interests of the deceased into a whānau trust.
If those entitled to succeed do wish to vest the deceased’s interests in a whānau trust, please complete and attach to this
application form 23 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011.
20.
There are various other Acts which we operate under, including:
Māori Purposes Act 1983
The Māori Purposes Act 1983 enables the Court to determine entitlements to Tītī Islands interests.
Māori Purposes Act 1991
The Māori Purposes Act 1991 has limited powers extended to the Court in relation to the Wi Pere Trust.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following meeting of
assembled owners:
Whenua: Otonga 3
DATE: Saturday 16 August
TIME: 2 pm Chatham Islands time (1:15pm New Zealand time)
VENUE: The Den, Norman Kirk Memorial Reserve, Chatham Islands
Kaupapa:
The Seymour whānau resolve to seek the full partition of the Otonga 3 block into 2 separate
titles, as represented on the sketch plan provided.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following meeting of
assembled owners:
Whenua: Otonga 3
DATE: Saturday 16 August
TIME: 2 pm Chatham Islands time (1:15pm New Zealand time)
VENUE: The Den, Norman Kirk Memorial Reserve, Chatham Islands
Kaupapa:
The Seymour whānau resolve to seek the full partition of the Otonga 3 block into 2 separate
titles, as represented on the sketch plan provided.
He tohutohu a te Kaiwhakawā
Direction of the judge
After further consultation, I reschedule dates as follows:
From Ministry of Justice District Court, Waitangi-Tuku Road, Chatham Islands, 10:00am,
Wednesday 21 October 2026
To Ministry of Justice District Court, Waitangi-Tuku Road, Chatham Islands, 10:00am,
Thursday 8 October 2026
This direction is issued pursuant to rule 3.8(1)(b) Māori Land Court Rules 2011 and
a copy is to be sent to the Kaiwhakawā Ma...
Most of the Māori freehold land in New Zealand is therefore concentrated in the centre and the east coast of the North Island. There are 27,137 Māori freehold land titles and approximately 2.3 million ownership interests in those titles.