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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STEVEN DODD
Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court
2
APPLICATION NO:
SECTION:
APPLICA...
The failure to put in place a governance entity is often because the owners are disengaged, or they are implacably opposed, or there is no one suitably qualified and willing to put themselves forward as trustees. Governance entities In the context in which I work, we have a range of governance entities, from trusts to incorporations, but no matter what the governance structure is - whether it is an ahu whenua trust, a whānau trust, a whenua tōpū trust, a pūtea trust, a kaitiaki trust, o...
E rewa ana ngā ngākau o te Kaiwhakawā Matua, Caren Fox, me te Pae Matua Steve Gunson ki te whakaputa i te pūrongo ā-tau tuarua o Te Kooti Whenua Māori me Te Kooti Pīra Māori, mai i te rewanga o Matariki 2023 ki te rewanga o Matariki 2024.
E rewa ana ngā ngākau o te Kaiwhakawā Matua, Caren Fox, me te Pae Matua Steve Gunson ki te whakaputa i te pūrongo ā-tau tuatahi o Te Kooti Whenua Māori me Te Kooti Pīra Māori, mai i te rewanga o Matariki 2022 ki te rewanga o Matariki 2023.
Invariably Māori land estates involve deceased owners who have not been
succeeded to for many years; there may be several generations of owners who
remain un-succeeded; owners often hold interests in multiple blocks; some interests
are held in a trustee capacity; most estates are intestate; where there are wills, there
are statutory restrictions on who may receive Māori land interests; because of those
restrictions, the Court can be asked to make special provision out of the estate’s...
118 Tairawhiti MB 60
MAORI LAND COURT
Place Gishorne
Present C L Fox Acting Chief Judge
A Nyman Clerk of the Court
D Kennedy Court assistant
Date 4 May 2023
Panui No SP1 Application No A20230008312
Subject Appointment of Maon Trustee as Agent to assess damage from Cyclone
Gabrielle
Legislation Section 183(6)(f) and (h) Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993
Also Greg Shaw (Te Tumu Paeroa) Martin Eadie (Te Tumu Paeroa)
Present
Detallsof the applicant are as follows
Applicant Address
Maor Trustee Le...
Waikato-Maniapoto
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga ō ngā tono ā muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Tauranga
Courtroom 1.10, McLean House, 26
McLean Street, Tauranga
Wednesday 13 December 2023
T M Wara, Judge (Presiding)
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SDec11 2:00 PM A20220008742 /
AP-
20230000026694
239/93
240/93
Betty Ngahuia Tom...
E rewa ana ngā ngākau o te Kaiwhakawā Matua, Caren Fox, me te Pae Matua Steve Gunson ki te whakaputa i te pūrongo ā-tau tuatoru o Te Kooti Whenua Māori me Te Kooti Pīra Māori, mai i te rewanga o Matariki 2024 ki te rewanga o Matariki 2025.
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