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For further information, please contact the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, quoting the
appropriate application number at:
Physical address: Postal address:
L7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace DX Box SX11203
WELLINGTON WELLINGTON
Phone: 04 914 3102
Fax: 04 914 3100
Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
STEVEN DODD
Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court
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APPLICATION NO:
SECTION:
APPLICA...
For further information, please contact the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, quoting the
appropriate application number at:
Physical address: Postal address:
L7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace DX Box SX11203
WELLINGTON WELLINGTON
Phone: 04 914 3102
Fax: 04 914 3100
Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
STEVEN DODD
Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court
2
APPLICATION NO:
SECTION:
APPLICA...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP31 3:40 PM AP-20250000010969 241/93 Margaret Moetu
Menehira
He whakamutunga atu i te Wiki
Paiaka and William Thompson
Whanau Trust
Termination of the Wiki Paiaka and
William Thompson Whanau Trust
Waiariki
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Ōpōtiki
Māori Land Court, 1143 Haupapa
Street, Hauora House, Rotorua
Wednesday 6 September 2023
Judge T M Wara Presiding
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SSep3/1 11:00 AM AP-20230000021566 113/93,
118/93
Thompson
Quinton Tapsell
William B...
Waipaoa 5A2 - Appeal 2026/5 -
Waipaoa 5A2 and a final decision
dismissing the application for
determination of ownership of
buildings made at 136 Tairāwhiti MB
295-323 on 12/12/2025 - Notice of
Appeal (Respondents: Wayne
Thompson, Rawiti Cotter and Mere
Kokiri-Tamanui as trustees of
Waipaoa 5A2 Trust)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP44 9:45 AM AP-20260000000403 239/93 Rongonui Albert
Thompson and
Casey Paki
He whakarerekētanga ki ngā
tarahitī mō Rakautaua 9 Whenua
Trust
Replace Lillian Manawaroa, Karen
Boyce, Peter Manawaroa, Mary
Wakefield and Ted Hore with Leanne
Puhirangi Hiroti as responsible
trustee of the Rakautaua 9 Whenua
Trust
SP45 9:50 AM AP-20260000001387 239/93 Tracey Rae
Rata, Pila
Helena Rata,
Ngarue Ngaire
Te Rata,
Jeannette
McDonnell...
Pūrongo hou:
➜ Te whakamōhiotanga o ngā Tono neke atu i te 6 marama te tawhito - 30 Noema 2025 Ngā pūrongo o mua
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Sitting period
Closing date for lodgements
10 - 14 November 2025
Wednesday, 6 August 2025
9 - 13 February 2026
Wednesday, 5 November 2025
11 - 15 May 2026
Wednesday, 5 February 2026
10 - 14 August 2026
Wednesday, 6 May 2026
9 - 13 November 2026
Wednesday, 5 August 2026
Ngā tono ki te Kooti Pīra Māori
Māori Appellate Court applications to be heard
Pānui
Māori Appellate Court sitting 12 February 2026
Māori Appellate Court sitting 12 February 2026
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