Grounds for application: I am a party to a contract or arrangement relating to the proposed transfer; or I am the transferor/donor of the land or interest; or I am a trustee for a person entitled to the land or interest 3. Consultation with whānau I have consulted with my immediate whānau about this application; and There are no objections from my whānau 4.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 2 10:00 AM AP-20250000014217 59/93 Catherine Sixtus Appeal 2025/26 - Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu and a decision made at 97 Te Waipounamu MB 243-248 on 12 September 2025 - Notice of Appeal (Respondents: Trustees of the Hokotehi Moriori Trust, Trustees of the Moriori IMI Settlement Trust, Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri Iwi Trust and Dix Whānau)
Documents/Panui/SP-2-Appeal-2025-22-Sixtus-v-Hokotehi-Moriori-Trust.pdf (124 kb)
The practice note addresses important questions that whānau and professionals working in the sector are grappling with including: How do owners of whenua Māori approve a mortgage?
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.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 10:00 AM AP-20240000013209 45/93, Rule 6.9/2011 Phyllis Rangiaho, and Colin Francis Cameron CJ 2024/90 - Waiohau C Section 4 Papakainga No.1 (Patuheuheu Marae) block - William McCauley also known as Billie Mekore and a vesting order made at 80 Whakatane MB 172 on 7/9/1988, Wiremu Wire also known as Wiremu Mekore Wire or Wiremu Mekore or McCauley or Wiremu Wiri McCauley and a succession order made at 88 Whakatane MB 28-29 on 11/9/1...
Documents/Panui/1-v2.-DCJ-Hearing-10-March-2026-Panui.pdf (152 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 10:00 AM AP-20240000013209 45/93, Rule 6.9/2011 Phyllis Rangiaho, and Colin Francis Cameron CJ 2024/90 - Waiohau C Section 4 Papakainga No.1 (Patuheuheu Marae) block - William McCauley also known as Billie Mekore and a vesting order made at 80 Whakatane MB 172 on 7/9/1988, Wiremu Wire also known as Wiremu Mekore Wire or Wiremu Mekore or McCauley or Wiremu Wiri McCauley and a succession order made at 88 Whakatane MB 28-29 on 11/9/1...
Documents/Panui/1.-DCJ-Hearing-10-March-2026-Panui.pdf (152 kb)
Waikato-Maniapoto PĀNUI He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono ā muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai A Judicial Conference At Thames Ministry of Justice, District Court, Queen Street Thames Monday, 4 December 2023 Judge R P Mullins, Presiding PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: SDec1 11.00am AP-20230000031868 67/93, 18(1)(d)/93 Rikirangi Johnson & Hector Johnson as truste...
Disputes can delay whānau connecting to and using whenua. Whānau who agree to enter mediation to resolve disputes can do so out of court, pay no filing fee and can practice the tikanga of your whānau and hapū in that mediation.
Succession to Māori land interests can be complex for whānau and for whāngai, and Māori land is often owned by members of different whānau (with different views on whāngai succession).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Succession-for-whangai-web-version.pdf (172 kb)
Before you submit an application to the Court, make sure you have had a kōrero with your whānau. Kaitiaki whenua (land guardianship) is about the collective and the wellbeing of whenua, whānau and whakapapa.
