During the holiday period, Māori Land Court offices will be closed from 3pm, Wednesday 24 December 2025 and will reopen 10am, Monday 5 January 2026.
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This Court
was the Native Land Court. Section 4 of the 1862
Act allowed the Governor to establish a Court or
Courts which had the function of investigating
‘who according to Native custom are the
proprietors of any Native Lands and the estate
or interest held by them therein’.
A summary of any disagreement between the owners (if any) or any objections received to the decisions made. Step 4: Reach agreement
At the hui, some important decisions need to be made once the intent to create a trust or incorporation is proposed.
Ko te mana
o te Kooti mō tēnei tangata ki te mahi i
tēnei mahi ka tukua i raro i te tukunga reta
whakahaere.
He whakamārama
3
4
• te whakakore i te pānui tono, nā te kore o
te kaiwhakawā i whakaae ki te tuku tono
ā kooti mō tō tono.
When the High Court appoints an administrator, the Court
issues a grant of letters of administration.
4. A grant of administration from the High Court is generally required to enable
the assets of a deceased person to be transferred to those entitled to the assets.
Graeme Vercoe’s farewell (from left
to right), DCJ Coxhead, former Judge
of the Māori Land Court Judge P J
Savage – Graeme’s daughter Annmarie,
Graeme, his wife Margaret, Judge Wara,
and Chief Judge Fox
24 Māori Land Court / Māori Appellate Court Annual Report • Matariki 2024 – Matariki 2025
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Waiariki
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mohiotia ai ka tu Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o nga tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Special Hearing
Māori Land Court
Hauora House, 1143 Haupapa Street,
Rotorua
Or via Zoom - Meeting ID: 851 0825 3828 |
Passcode: 024235
Thursday, 7 December 2023
Judge T M Wara presiding
PANUI
NO:
TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SDec
1/1
4:40PM AP-20230000023876 67/93 Winifred May Store...
Aotea
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mohiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i nga
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Whanganui
Māori Land Court
Ingestre Chambers
74 Ingestre Street
Whanganui
Tuesday, 14 November 2023
Judge A H C Warren
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SNov1/1 4:00 PM AP-20230000020821 67/93 Kirstin Te Akau
McDonald
Papatupu No 9 and Pa...
Aotea
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mohiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i nga
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Whanganui
Māori Land Court
Ingestre Chambers
74 Ingestre Street
Whanganui
Wednesday 25 October 2023
Judge A H C Warren
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SOct25/1 9.30 AM AP-20230000022996
A20220009202
19/93...
Tairāwhiti
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mohiotia ai ka tu Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Special Hearing
Courtroom 4
Hastings District Court
106 Eastbourne Street West
Hastings
Friday, 8 December 2023
Judge M J Doogan presiding
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
Sp2 10:00am AP-20230000026803 18(1)(a)/93 Tim Smith Francis Guthrie Smith -
determine a claim to right...
Tairāwhiti
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mohiotia ai ka tu Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Special Hearing
Courtroom 4
Hastings District Court
106 Eastbourne Street West
Hastings
Thursday, 7 December 2023
Judge M J Doogan presiding
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
Sp2 10:00am AP-20230000026803 18(1)(a)/93 Tim Smith Francis Guthrie Smith -
determine a claim to rig...