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ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print)
ISSN 2463-3763 (Online)
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JULY | HÖNGONGOI
2022
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.
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.
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...
Awaiting Administrative Action
A20200008433 10/09/2020 Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee Limited - application referred to the Court to hear and determine a dispute between Raukawa ki te Tonga Trust, Muaupoko Tribal Authority and Te Ohu Tiaki o Rangitaane o Te Ika a
Maui Trust under section 182(4) of the Maori Fisheries Act 2004 and section 26C of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993
26C/93 Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee Limited (Te Ohu Kaimoana) 1.
Awaiting Administrative Action
A20210007549 31/05/2021 s30/93 - Te Komiti Matua o te Hahi Ratana - Application to Determine Appropriate Representatives
s98L/93 - Mediation - Ratana Pa Reserves Trust , Te Komiti Matua o te Hahi Ratana & Ors
30/93, 98L/93, 231/93 Te Komiti Matua o te Hahi Ratana 3.
Awaiting Administrative Action
A20200005314 3/06/2020 CJ 2020/18 - Te Rata Phillips also known as Te Rata Ben Phillips or Te Rata Te Rata Phillips or Terata Phillips - and a succession order made at 71 Waikato Maniapoto MB 121-126 on 22 January 2014 -
Application to the Chief Judge
45/93 Te Iringa Hikatangata 1.
PÄNUI
NO:
APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: COURT DISTRICT:
68 A20220016322 118/93 Shane Martin
Komene
Kevin Hamuera Rawhiri Komene -
Succession
Te
Waipounamu
69 A20220016327 118/93 Leesha Turetahi Te Hati Gordon Turetahi -
Succession
Auckland
Hui-Tanguru / FEBRUARY 2023 - NATIONAL PÄNUI 7
AOTEA continued
Applications which have been decided without notice
The following applications have been decided without prior notice in the pänui.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
76 AP-20240000011710 113/93
118/93
Ruth Margaret
Ahuru
He tauatanga ki a Maria Margaret Magdeline
Te Ahuru me te whakatū i teTe Ahuru
Metekingi Whānau Trust me te kopou i ngā
tarahitī
Succeed to the Māori land interests of Maria
Margaret Magdeline Te Ahuru and constitute the
Te Ahuru Metekingi Whānau Trust over the
interests of Ruth Margaret Te Ahuru-Karetai,
and appoint Ruth Margare...
PÄNUI
NO:
APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
25 A20230005302 113A/93,
118/93
Debbie Gemmell Tanginoa Gemmell also known as Tanginoa
Dorothy Gemmell or Tanginoa Gemmell nee
Takarangi - Succession
26 A20230005528 113A/93,
118/93
Vanessa Ranginui John Bartholomew Ranginui Jnr - Succession
27 A20230005027 235A/93,
239/93
Leanne Horo Ngatitara Part No 9 Reserve - Reduce the trustees
by removing Irene Rangi, Canaan Joshua Pauro
and Raymond William Tuuta as trustees due to
res...