Judge Te Kani Williams analyses how New Zealand's laws protect indigenous cultural heritage and customary rights, and poses the question - are they adequate?
This is the narrative of a piece of land in Te Tau Ihu – Aorere. It sets out how Judge Reeves dealt with an application for accretion and for determination of ownership, where ownership records had not been maintained for over 100 years.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT AP-20250000006287 113/93 117/93 Nadine Bishop nee Gouldsbury He tauatanga ki a Neesha Alison Gouldsbury Succeed to the Māori land interests of Neesha Alison McPhee AP-20250000006370 215/93 219/93 Ria Quinta Tomoana He whakatū i te Mangawharangi Amiria Keefe Ahu Whenua trust me te kopou i ngā tarahitī me te tuku i ngā whenua ki a rātou Constitute the Mangawharangi Amiria Keefe Ahu Whenua trust over...
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-November-2025.pdf (2.5 mb)
For a full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Māori Land Act 1993 or the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 SECTION DESCRIPTION 4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve 12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found 18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court 19/93 Application for injunction 19(1)(a)/93 Issue injunction in respect of trespass or other injury to M...
Documents/Panui/FINAL-Panui-National-March-2025.pdf (1.8 mb)
ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print) ISSN 2463-3763 (Online) www.mäorilandcourt.govt.nz OCTOBER | WHIRINGA-Ä-NUKU 2023 The purpose of the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu is to provide notice to interested parties of hearings being conducted in, and applications received by, the Mäori Land Court.
Documents/Panui/0903423-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-October-2023-CONFIRMED-FOR-WEBSITE.pdf (615 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT AP-20250000006294 135/93 Shona Dianne Sievers He panonitanga i te tūnga taitara o Ohau 3 Sec 6B1 mai i te whenua Māori ki te whenua atu i te whenua Māori Change the status of Ohau 3 Sec 6B1 from Māori freehold land to General land AP-20250000006295 18(1)(a)/93 Shona Dianne Sievers He whakataunga a te kooti mō tētahi kerēme e whakatauhia ana nō wai ngā whare ki runga i a Ohau No 3 Subdivision No 6 B...
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-August-2025-Edition.pdf (2 mb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP6 10:15 AM AP-20240000012789 241/93 Te Waru O Noema Waiaua Leah Waiaua Nadia Wood He tauwehenga i ētahi pānga whenua atu i te Rerehau Biddle Whanau Trust - Removal of land interests from the Rerehau Biddle Whanau Trust Whanganui | Māori Land Court Ingestre Chambers, 74 Ingestre Street Whanganui Via Zoom Wednesday 4 December 2024 Judge A H C Warren presiding PĀNUI NO.
Documents/Panui/MLC-National-Panui-Februay-2025.pdf (2.2 mb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP6 10:15 AM AP-20240000012789 241/93 Te Waru O Noema Waiaua Leah Waiaua Nadia Wood He tauwehenga i ētahi pānga whenua atu i te Rerehau Biddle Whanau Trust - Removal of land interests from the Rerehau Biddle Whanau Trust Whanganui | Māori Land Court Ingestre Chambers, 74 Ingestre Street Whanganui Via Zoom Wednesday 4 December 2024 Judge A H C Warren presiding PĀNUI NO.
Documents/Panui/Revised-MLC-Panui-National-Februay-2025.pdf (2.2 mb)
ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print) ISSN 2463-3763 (Online) www.mäorilandcourt.govt.nz NOVEMBER | WHIRINGA-Ä-RANGI 2023 The purpose of the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu is to provide notice to interested parties of hearings being conducted in, and applications received by, the Mäori Land Court.
ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print) ISSN 2463-3763 (Online) www.mäorilandcourt.govt.nz MARCH | POUTÜ-TE-RANGI 2024 The purpose of the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu is to provide notice to interested parties of hearings being conducted in, and applications received by, the Mäori Land Court.
Documents/Panui/0111324-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-March-2024.pdf (1 mb)
