For Te Kooti WhenuaMāori this is a time of uncertainty. We await confirmation of the details and programme for the Government’s review of Te Ture WhenuaMāori Act, and so now is not the time for comment from the judiciary.
SP20 2:00 PM AP-20250000009051 239/93 Marina Millicent
Ford
He whakarerekētanga ki ngā
tarahitī mō Arapaoa 1 Māori
Reservation Trust -
Replace Rachael Gejdye, Kareia
Manukau, Waru Ashby and Donella
Waipouri with Marina Ford,
Angelikee Daniels, Anthony
Thompson, Jerry Daniels and
Gabriel Wilson as responsible
trustee of the Arapaoa 1 Māori
Reservation Trust
February 2010
Cover photograph by Adrian Heke
The Māori Land Court (Te Kooti WhenuaMāori) is the New Zealand court that hears
matters relating to Māori land.
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The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above blocks about the following hui:
WHENUA: Karikarirau, Huruaute, Te Kaha No 31, Te Koau 1 and Te Koau 2 blocks
TRUST: Te Koau Lands Trust
DATE: 30 May 2026
TIME: 9:30 AM registration 10:00 AM start
VENUE: Te Kaha Beach Hotel
3 Hotel Road
Te Kaha
ZOOM: Meeting ID: 851 0825 3828
Passcode: 024235
Kaupapa:
• Elect new (5) trustees
• Consider proposal for an occupation orde...
Ngā tono $68
$68 applications
Succession to Māori land
Transfer of shares in Māori land
Establishment of a trust over Māori land
Adding, reducing, or removing trustees of a trust which manages Māori land
Determining the ownership of structures on Māori land
Occupation of Māori land
Ngā tono $228
$228 applications
Partition, subdivision, amalgamation and aggregation of Māori land
Anything related to a Māori incorpora...
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
WhenuaMāori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
Via Zoom
Meeting ID: 826 5481 8900
Monday, 9 June 2025
Chief Judge C L Fox Presiding
PĀNUI
NO.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP 2 10:00 AM AP-20250000014217 59/93 Catherine Sixtus Appeal 2025/26 - Determination of
ownership of taonga tūturu and a
decision made at 97 Te Waipounamu
MB 243-248 on 12 September 2025 -
Notice of Appeal (Respondents:
Trustees of the Hokotehi Moriori Trust,
Trustees of the Moriori IMI Settlement
Trust, Ministry for Culture and Heritage,
Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri Iwi Trust
and Dix Whānau)
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF REGISTRAR
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office Office of the Chief Registrar / Māori Appellate Court
Address Level 7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace, Wellington 6011
Mailing address DX Box SX11203, Wellington
Phone 04 914 3102
Email mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
Office hours Monday to Friday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
(Closed on Public Holidays)
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Pīra
Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui...
This practice note applies to the appointment, engagement and payment of the fees of
any lawyer1 per ss 70(3), 98(3) and 98(9)(c) of Te Ture WhenuaMāori Act 1993 (Act) out
of the Māori Land Court Special Aid Fund (Special Aid Fund).
2.