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Expression of interest application form Expression of interest information booklet Applications must be sent to DRSexpressionofinterest@justice.govt.nz by 5:00pm on Thursday, 30 April 2026.

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The thread of discussions from presenters and conference attendees is that arbitration is the preferred form of dispute resolution in many overseas jurisdictions.

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What can be done, for example, for owners who wish to form governance structures so they can get a lease of their land to utilise it, but have difficulty notifying the owners to inform them of the proposals as required by section 215 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act?

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TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP16 12:00 PM AP-20240000012053 113/93 117/93 Frances Wilkinson, Lillian Harris He tauatanga ki a Mereana Harris Succeed to the Māori land interests of Mereana Harris also known as Mary Ann Harris or Mere Harris or Mary Harris or Mereana Moka or Mary Ann Moka or Mere Moka or Mary Moka or Mereana Ngahuka Loza Moka or Ngahuka (Sugar Bag) SP17 12:00 PM AP-20240000009568 113/93 117/93 Juanita Carol...

Documents/Panui/22.-Waikato-Maniapoto-6-August-2026.pdf (145 kb)

Currently Housing New Zealand provides financing along similar lines through the kāinga whenua scheme. However, section 338(12) is a barrier to that form of financing on papakāinga reservations.

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No Surname First Name Abode 1 TE ARATUMAHINA Tini Kaiapoi 2 TE ARATUMAHINA Puake Kaiapoi 3 TE IPUKOHU Wi Pukere Kaikoura 4 TE KATI Anaha Kaikoura 5 RAKI Ruti Kaiapoi 6 RAKI Ria Kaiapoi 7 RAKI Te Ipu Kaiapoi 8 RAKI Toihi Kaiapoi 9 RAKI Purua Kaiapoi 10 RAKI Akiha Kaiapoi 11 RAKI Hamuera Kaiapoi 12 RAKI Wekipiri Kaiapoi 13 RAKI Apeta Kaiapoi 14 RAKI Hiria Kaiapoi 15 SPRING Toria Kaikoura 16 SPRING Takihi Kaikoura 17 SPRING Eparaima Kaikoura 18 SPRING Tuteahuka K...

Documents/SILNA/List-of-Original-Grantees-for-Hawea-Wanaka-with-notes.pdf (128 kb)

Disclosure of any matter which might give rise to objection should be undertaken even if the judge has formed the view that there is no basis for recusal.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)

TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP58 11:05 AM AP-20260000014025 239/93 Luke Alexander Withers He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō te M & A Wright whānau trust Replace Bronwyn Withers with Luke Alexander Withers and Wiremu William Richard Ben Wright as a responsible trustees of the M & A Wright whānau trust SP59 11:10 AM AP-20260000011049 239/93 Ronise Maria Hineakura Paul He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Te Maungakahia A...

Documents/Panui/42.-Aotea-4-December-2026.pdf (148 kb)

TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP7 10:30 AM AP-20260000002984 231/93 Māori Trustee He arotakenga i te Takiruahine 5A & 5B Trust Review of the Takiruahine 5A & 5B Trust SP8 10:35 AM AP-20260000008403 231/93 Māori Trustee He arotakenga i te Karaka C1B Trust Review of the Karaka C1B Trust SP9 10:40 AM AP-20260000002387 231/93 Māori Trustee He arotakenga i te Whangaipeke 7B2 Trust Review of the Whangaipeke 7B2 Trust SP10 10:...

Documents/Panui/15.-Aotea-18-November-2026.pdf (139 kb)

You can apply to create a whānau trust through an application for succession, or as a stand-alone application.

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