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Rora Turapa
Wirihana
Matamata North H - Rehearing of
application (Matamata North H
(Tame Taka Wirihana Ahu Whenua
Trust) – Injunction against any
person in respect of any actual
threatened trespass or other injury to
any Māori land or Māori Reservation
Respondents: Heather Tuhakaraina,
Cherry Tuhakaraina, Rangaiti
Thompson and Lillian Horohepara
AP-20250000007622) (Judicial
conference)...
Respondents: Margaret
Mutu, John Mutu-Grigg & Dan
Thompson (Tamihana)
SP 7 2:00 PM AP-20240000013048 231/93 Erina Joan
Williams
He arotakenga i te Karikari 2
Residue Ahu Whenua Trust - Review
of the Karikari 2 Residue Ahu
Whenua Trust
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)
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Ooraeroa Marae
Trust
He whakarerekētanga ki ngā
tarahitī mō Oraeroa Māori
reservation
Replace Judith Hawera with Rosalie
Kanina Roehe Ellis, Peter Joseph
Basil Tumata and May Mau Aroha
Thompson as responsible trustees of
the Oraeroa Māori reservation
mailto:mlcwaikato@justice.govt.nz
She holds a LLM from Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, and in 2023 received her PhD at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi for her thesis "Ko te mana te utu: Narratives of sovereignty, law, and tribal citizenship in the Pōtikirua ki te Toka-a-Taiau District". Judge Sarah Reeves will continue as Deputy Chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal.
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SP9 2:00 PM AP-20240000005941 239/93 Jodi Porter Replace Papakura Martha
Toa and Hone Edwards
Thompson with Albert Berend
Te Oke Waiapu, Tayna Glen
Kelly KareKare, Arron James
Patterson Porter and Frank
Te Wheki Porter as trustees
of the Ruarakai -
Tokomanawa Lands Trust
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Jodi Porter Constitute the Ruarakai -
Tokomanawa Lands Trust
over Omarumutu 3 block and
to appoint Jodi Lorraine
Po...
She is a member of the Waitangi Tribunal, serving as the Deputy Chairperson from 2010 to 2015.
Kaiwhakawā Sarah Reeves
Te Ātiawa
Judge Sarah Reeves was appointed to the Māori Land Court on 10 December 2010.
Aorere – Accretion, determination of status, and ownership of land
Judge Sarah Reeves & Sophie Hursthouse
Introduction
In 2017, an application to the Court was made by Ropata Taylor seeking determination
of status and ownership of land situated in the township of Collingwood, Golden Bay.1
The land had no current title and was significantly affected by both accretion and
erosion.
