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STEVEN DODD
Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court
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APPLICATION NO:
SECTION:
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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:
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32 A20220016844 118(6)/93 Atawhai Fata Te Waiwhenua Waenga - Succession (further
interests)
33 A20220015584 118(6)/93 Deputy Registrar Te Aotangata Pikikotuku also known as Te Ao
or Aotangata Pikikotuku or Tio Te Aotangata or
Te Aokautere Pikikotuku - Succession (further
interests)
34 A20220016442 118(6)/93 Deputy Registrar Christine Brooks also known as Christine Te
Urumanao Brooks or Chri...
ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print)
ISSN 2463-3763 (Online)
www.mäorilandcourt.govt.nz
DECEMBER | HAKIHEA
2023
The purpose of the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu is
to provide notice to interested parties of hearings being
conducted in, and applications received by, the Mäori Land
Court.
AP-20230000019641
A20160006045
45/93 Tyson Charles
Schmidt
CJ 2016/47 - Te Keepa Tamitere or Peneti - and
orders made at 117 WP 96 (2 June 1949) -
Application to the Chief Judge
AP-20230000019642
A20160006047
45/93 Tyson Charles
Schmidt
CJ 2016/37 - Tamati Tuhiwai - and succession
orders made at 159 GIS 286-287 (26 November
2004) and 112 Rotorua MB 142 (22 March 1960) -
Application to the Chief Judge
AP-20230000019645
A20170003267
45/93 Olive Gilliland CJ 2017/8 - Paerau...
Papahoro ana ngā pari tahataha o taku whenua kura
Tērā te pōkeao ka riakina.
Ko te pou herenga tangata, ko te pou herenga whenua, ko te pou whare
kōrero – ka tūwhera Te Kooti!
ROHE O TĀKITIMU
NATIONAL PĀNUI | TE PĀNUI Ā-MOTU
April | Āperira
2026
Contents
Applications for hearing in April | Āperira 2026
2 - 6 Descriptions of Application types by Section
7 – 39 Te Rohe o Aotea
46 – 60 Te Rohe o Tairāwhiti
61 – 94 Te Rohe o Taitokerau
95 – 103 Te Rohe o Tākitimu
104 – 113 Te Rohe o Te Waipounamu
114 – 142 Te Rohe o Waiariki
143 –172 Te Rohe o Waikato-Maniapoto
17...
To my Māori language, it is because of you I was able to experience the many initiatives that I now hold close to my heart, those being Te Taumata, TeKura Reo o Whirinaki, the many Kura Reo that are held throughout the land, Te Tohu Paerua o te Reo Kairangi.
About TeKura Kaiwhakawā
TeKura Kaiwhakawā is a judge-led organisation that provides judicial education and professional development for the judiciary throughout their careers.
You can read what has changed in the “Update history” at the start of the bench book.
Will TeKura Kaiwhakawā publish more bench books?
Yes, TeKura Kaiwhakawā is working to publish the Sexual Violence Trials Bench Book and Kia Mana te Tangata | Judging in Context: A Handbook later in 2025.
