20 July 2023
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E harikoa ana Te Tumu Whakawā i te kopounga o Te
Kaiwhakawā Matua hou o Te Kooti Whenua Māori
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Te Puni Kōkiri, a te Hōnore Nanaia Mahuta, mō te kopounga o Kaiwhakawā Caren
Fox hei Kaiwhakawā Matua mō Te Kooti Whenua Māori.
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SP 40 10:45AM AP-20230000019699
A20190006427
45/93 John Hoani Cribb CJ 2019/32 - Tiemi
Karepe, Te One Karepe,
Hara Karepe Crib and
Hoani Karepe and
succession orders made at
32 Tauranga MB 117-119
(30 May 1972) and 155
Rotorua MB 234 and 177
(30 November 1970)-
Application to the Chief
Judge
SP 41 11:00AM AP-20230000027476
A20200013412
45/93 Ashton Eugene
Tairua
CJ 2020/55 - Hemi Nai
Tairua or Hemi Tairua -
and a succession order
ma...
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• Exact Match Search (page 4),
• locating it visually with the Block Map (page 7).
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management structure
Date produced: 25 July 2024
Last modified: 19 November 2025
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SP27 2.00PM AP-20230000027477
A20200013962
45/93 Neville Adrian
Hurunui
CJ 2020/58 - Mangatainoka 1 BC No
2B No 3 - and a partition order made
at 65 Napier MB 275-276 on 13 July
1914 - Application to the Chief Judge
SP28 2.30PM AP-20230000027507
A20210009207
45/93 Dennis Wattie
McDonnell
CJ 2021/30 - Anaru Anderson - and
a succession order made at 152
Whanganui MB 96-98 on 17 August
1987 and Ani Miriama Tarakura -
and a successio...
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SP 4 11:00 AM AP-20230000030996 45/93 Suzanne Roberts CJ2023/46 - Julie Ann Matire Edwards
or Matire Edwards or Matire Huia
Edwards and succession orders made
at 13 AT(S) 249-250 on 20/02/2006
and 221 Taitokerau MB 264-267 on
29/10/2020 – Application to the Chief
Judge
SP 5 11:20 AM AP-20230000027427 45/93
47(4)/93
44(1)/93
Hirini Pakia
Manihera (Jnr)
CJ 2010/85 - Motatau 3P, Motatau 5X
and Ngati Hine H2B blocks - against
the Ngatihin...
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