Within te ao Māori, rangatiratanga can embody the authority of a rangatira (a Chief) but importantly also that of the people, being the whānau (family), hapū (sub-tribe) and iwi (tribe).
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP9 9:00 AM AP-20240000004430 67/93 19(1)(a)/93 Te Roha Whānau Trust Te Roha Whānau Trust - Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass of other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation Respondents: Pikowai Ohia (Deceased), Raymond Ohia, Rehua Smallman, Glenna Te Aotonga, Ngahuia Ngawhika and April Land.
Documents/Panui/36.-Waikato-Maniapoto-Special-14-May-2024.pdf (140 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP5 11:00 AM AP-20240000004430 19(1)(b)/93 Michael Joseph Mikaere and Catherine Ratahi as trustees of Te Roha Whānau Trust Te Roha Whānau Trust - Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass of other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation (Respondents: Pikowai Ohia (Deceased), Raymond Ohia, Rehua Smallman, Glenna Te Aotonga, Ngahuia Ngawhika and April Land, Second Respondents: Riki Ka...
Documents/Panui/15.-Special-Waikato-Maniapoto-18-October-2024.pdf (142 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP5 11:00 AM AP-20240000004430 19(1)(b)/93 Michael Joseph Mikaere and Catherine Ratahi as trustees of Te Roha Whānau Trust Te Roha Whānau Trust - Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass of other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation (Respondents: Pikowai Ohia (Deceased), Raymond Ohia, Rehua Smallman, Glenna Te Aotonga, Ngahuia Ngawhika and April Land, Second Respondents: Riki Ka...
Documents/Panui/7.-Special-Waikato-Maniapoto-18-October-2024.pdf (147 kb)
A20160006045 45/93 Tyson Charles Schmidt CJ 2016/47 - Te Keepa Tamitere or Peneti - and orders made at 117 WP 96 (2 June 1949) - Application to the Chief Judge A20160006047 45/93 Tyson Charles Schmidt CJ 2016/37 - Tamati Tuhiwai - and succession orders made at 159 GIS 286-287 (26 November 2004) and 112 Rotorua MB 142 (22 March 1960) - Application to the Chief Judge A20170001457 45/93 Katherine Kataraina Tonihi CJ 2017/4 - Parekarangi A12 B2 - Kahuroro Gus Tonihi and a Vesting...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 18 10:00AM AP-20230000019638 A20160004266 45/93 Louisana Pukuhuia Leaf-Hetaraka (Whangape Queenie Whānau Trust) CJ 2016/26 - Papa Wini Kerei also known as Wini Kerei Parawhau or Winikerei Manukau - and succession orders made at 30 Mercer MB 141 (31 January 1947) - Application to the Chief Judge.
Norma Hetaraka, Hirini Tau, Dale Van Engelen and Norma Rameka Te Runanga-A -Iwi-O-Ngapuhi - application referred to the Court pursuant to sections 26C and 237 of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 to determine a dispute concerning the interpretation and intent of clause 4.7(b)(i) of Te Runanga-A-Iwi O- Ngapuhi Trust Deed (the Trust Deed) and whether the decision making process was consistent with clauses 26-30 of the Trust Deed. 18 A20210008483 58/93 Rache...
In 2022, with the adjustment of the rules under the Protection Framework, the Court held a series of special sittings to celebrate the appoint- ment of these three new judges with their whānau, colleagues and friends. All events were auspicious occasions with people travelling from far and wide to attend the sittings.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
Much has been achieved by the project for Māori land owners, their whanau and hapu by giving greater certainty to title issues.
Whenua Māori held by a Māori land trust 3. Where the title to the land is vested in a Māori land trust (e.g. an Ahu Whenua Trust or a Whānau Trust) the trustees can approve a mortgage against the land subject to any restrictions in the trust order (ss 147 and 150A of the Act)
