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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
Oketopa | October 2026
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 12th of August 2026, are hereby
notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being
outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down...
Te hātepe whai whakaāe│Approval process
The Chief Executive of the Ministry of Justice has authority under section 98M (2) of Te Ture Whenua Māori
Act 1993 to approve mediators.
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP 8 2:00 PM AP-20250000000935 338/93 Deputy
Registrar
Sub 2 of Sec 1 Oakura –
Setting apart all of Sub 2 of
Sec 1 Oakura as a Māori
reservation
SP 9 2:00 PM AP-20230000022925 67/93 Sylvia James
and Shirley
Perriton
Sub 2 of Sec 1 Oakura –
Judicial conference and
directions
SP 10 2:00 PM A20220013469 183/93 Madeline
Colombus
Sub 2 of Sec 1 Oakura –
Appointment of agents
SP 11 2:00 PM...
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP 10 9:00 AM AP-20240000012028 67/93 Bryce Peda
Aldridge
He whakataunga a te kooti mō
tētahi kerēme e whakatauhia ana
nō wai te whare ki runga i a
Rataroa Pupuke M Lot 1 –
Decision of the court to determine a
claim to a dwelling on Rataroa
Pupuke M Lot 1.
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An index of past and present judicial officers of
the Māori Land Court and Native Land Court
1 May 2018
Judicial officers of the Native Land Court from 1864 to 1947
Judge Date appointed
John Rogan 25 June 1864 (President)
9 January 1865 (Judge)
Wiremu Tipene 25 June 1864
Matikikuha 25 June 1864
Te Keene of Orakei 25 June 1864
Tamati Reweti 25 June 1864
George Clarke 25 October 1864 (President)
9 January 1865 (Judge)
Hone Mohi Tawhai 25 Oc...
Taitokerau
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tenei kia mohiotia ai ka tu Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Whangārei
Whangārei Māori Land Court
Level 2, 16 Rathbone Street, Whangārei
Wednesday 20 December 2023
Judge T K T A R Williams
PĀNUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SP 81:30 PM AP-20230000035151 43/93 Deputy Registrar Pukahakaha...
The below tables provide a snapshot of information relating to the Māori Land Court caseload
from June 2022 to May 2023.
Figure [1] – Inflight case numbers by month and processing step (June 2022 to May 2023*)
* Due to the transition to Pātaka Whenua, reporting data is only available for the period until 31 May 2023.
• Any revenue from the lease or licence
must be used as directed by the Māori
Land Court.
Please note that section 150A of the Act (as
amended by section 24 of Te Ture Whenua
Māori Amendment Act No. 16 2002) requires
any lease for longer than 52 years to have
the consent of at least half the beneficial
owners of the land and the approval of the
Māori Land Court.
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Changes to a reservation after it has
been gazetted
After a Māori reservation has been gaze...
