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Contents:
Applications for hearing in DECEMBER | HAKIHEA 2023:
2 - 16 Te Rohe o Aotea
17 - 24 Te Rohe o Tairäwhiti
25 - 37 Te Rohe o Taitokerau
38 - 42 Te Rohe o Täkitimu
43 - 46 Te Rohe o Te Waipounamu
47 - 61 Te Rohe o Waiariki
62 - 73 Te Rohe o Waikato-Maniapoto
74 - 91 Applications that remain outstanding in the Office of the Chief Registrar
91 - 92 Chief Judge applications to be heard
93 Te Kooti Whenua Mäori | Appendix
94 - 95 Court Sittings that have been rescheduled
96 Inform...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
78 AP-20250000004965 87/93 Alvan Eric
Cameron Hay
He whakatikahanga ki te ingoa o Alvin Eric
Hay ki a Alvan Eric Cameron Hay
Amending Alvin Eric Hay's name to Alvan Eric
Cameron Hay
79 AP-20250000005419 118(6)/93 Deputy
Registrar
He tauatanga ki ngā pānga tāpiri ki a Te Ariki
Pungatara
Succeed to the additional interests of Te Ariki
Pungtara also known as Ricky Koro or Te Ariki
Koro Riki Pungatara
80 AP-20250000006596 118(6)/93 Reb...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
78 AP-20250000004965 87/93 Alvan Eric
Cameron Hay
He whakatikahanga ki te ingoa o Alvin Eric
Hay ki a Alvan Eric Cameron Hay
Amending Alvin Eric Hay's name to Alvan Eric
Cameron Hay
79 AP-20250000005419 118(6)/93 Deputy
Registrar
He tauatanga ki ngā pānga tāpiri ki a Te Ariki
Pungatara
Succeed to the additional interests of Te Ariki
Pungtara also known as Ricky Koro or Te Ariki
Koro Riki Pungatara
80 AP-20250000006596 118(6)/93 Reb...
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THE ADEQUACY OF LAWS FOR THE PROTECTION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES CULTURAL
HERITAGE AND CUSTOMARY RIGHTS IN NEW ZEALAND
Ka kuhu ahau ki te ture, hei matua mo te pani
I seek refuge in the law, for it is a parent of the oppressed (Te Kooti Arikirangi Te…
APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
AP-20230000030065 239/93 Joanna Maururu Steed John and Eva Kershaw Whänau Trust -
Replace Sydney Tamou Kershaw with Jenny
Mereana Kershaw as trustee
AP-20230000030161 239/93 Alanna Ohorere
Toreheikura Puketapu-
White, Pare Mei
Kataraina Puketapu
Korowaitia Whänau Trust - Replace Joseph
Puketapu and Vaughan Puketapu with Alanna
Ohorere Toreheikura Puketapu-White and Pae
Mei Kataraina Puketapu as trustees
AP-20230000031234 241/93 Whetu Maram...
PÄNUI
NO:
APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
1 A20220015666 29/93,
113/93
Deputy Registrar James Edward Archbold - Succession to Toitoi
Block (Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey
District) - South Island Landless Natives (SILNA)
Block
2 A20220017227 29/93,
113/93
Deputy Registrar Terrence Matipau Wall - Succession to Toitoi
Block (Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey
District) - South Island Landless Natives (SILNA)
Block...
PÄNUI
NO:
APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
20 A20220009384 113A/93
118(6)/93
Joe Tiopira Te
Kiriwai Toroa
Maremare Renata - Succession (Further Interests)
21 A20210009932 113A/93,
117/93
Miriam Olive Te
Nahu
Anaru Te Nahu also known as Andrew Te Nahu -
Succession
22 A20200005127 214/93,
235A/93
Charles Fredrick
Wirepa
Rangitaiki 221 & Other Blocks - Constitute the
Charles Wirepa Whänau Trust
Applications Not Ready to Proceed
The applications listed below we...
