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Awaiting Administrative Action
A20150005463 22/09/2015 CJ 2015/36 - Taiparoro Hirini - Order for succession made on 6 December 2004 at 86 Opotiki MB 254-258 - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 Moana Thompson 1.
Prepare for Court hearing
AP-20230000027544
A20220005916
11/04/2022 CJ 2022/8 - Section 4 Block I Pipiriki Township No 1 - and a recommendation for a Maori Reservation made at 141 Whanganui MB 17 on 15
September 1977 - Application to the Chief Judge
45/93 Dennis Wattie McDonnell 2.
APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
AP-20230000031199 86/93 Deputy Registrar Casey-Lee Alisa Burton - Amendment of Court
record to correct transferees name at 236 TTK
289-291 (A20210005349)
Applications Not Ready to Proceed
The applications listed below were received up to the closing date of this Pänui and are yet to be considered
by a Registrar or Judge.
PÄNUI
NO:
APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
60 AP-20230000023332
A20230005027
239(2)/93 Leanne Horo Ngatitara Part No 9 Reserve - Reduce the
trustees by removing Irene Rangi, Canaan
Joshua Pauro and Raymond William Tuuta
as trustees due to resignation
Applications Not Ready to Proceed
The applications listed below were received up to the closing date of this Pänui and are yet to be considered
by a Registrar or Judge.
APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
A20230008126 215/93 Campbell Henry
Stephen Ngata
Ahikouka B1B block - Constitute an Ahu Whenua
Trust and appoint Manihera Morete, Campbell Ngata,
Jodie Keelon and Zandria Taare as trustees
A20230007863 118(6)/93 Deputy Registrar Alice Maurirere - Sucession (further interests)
A20230008104 214/93 Edwin Phillip Gibbs Anewa and other blocks - Constitute the Te Hauaura
Porou-Gibbs Trust in respects of the interests of
Stephen Ian Gibbs, E...
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
January 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 November 2025, 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 for inquiry or...
1
Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
February 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 10th of December 2025, 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 for inquiry o...
PÄNUI
NO:
APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: COURT DISTRICT:
38 AP-20230000021191
A20230007306
113/93
118/93
Caron Te Arohanoa
Anthylia Matai, Zena
Rangiora Maitai
(Wood)
Cotter Bryan Maitai also
known as Sonnyboy Maitai
or Cotter Brian Maitai -
Succession
Waiariki
TE ROHE O TAIRÄWHITI continued
Whiringa-ä-Nuku / OCTOBER 2023 - NATIONAL PÄNUI 15
Application for determination by a Registrar
which are considered simple and uncontested
The following applicat...
There some 29
separate claimants and claimant groups, some
laying claim to the whole of the island and
others only to sections of it, mostly representing
sections or hapū of Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti
Uenukukōpako, Ngāti Rangiwewehi, and Ngāti
Rangiteaorere.