The most significant of these was the Mackay Commission of 1886-1887, which found that Ngāi Tahu as an iwi and its members had been left without a sufficient land base. 2 In 1892, the Crown agreed to make certain lands available to South Island landless Māori. 3 Judge Mackay and Percy Smith, the Surveyor-General, compiled a list of landless Māori in the South Island and assigned sections of land to them, assisted by Tame Parata. 4 By 1905, 142,463 acres had been allocated to 4,064 people. 5...
Checklist of documents required (if applicable and available)
• List of owners present at the gathering
• Statement setting out how the alienee is a member of one of the preferred classes of alienees, including any necessary
whakapapa details
• Roll valuation or special valuation of the land and any improvements to it by a registered valuer
• Minutes of the meeting or, if no minutes were kept, a statement of the pertinent issues discussed at the meeting,
including—
• every proposal p...
This is the narrative of a piece of land in Te Tau Ihu – Aorere. It sets out how Judge Reeves dealt with an application for accretion and for determination of ownership, where ownership records had not been maintained for over 100 years.
VENUE: Waihao Marae
26 Māori Road
Morven
Waimate
Kaupapa:
• Vote on setting aside the whenua as a Māori reservation.
• Vote on who the class of beneficiaries will be
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui:
Whenua: Puna-O-Maru Section 96
Date: Saturday 27 September 2025
Time: 12:30 PM
Venue: Waihoa Marae 26 Māori Road Morven Waimate
Kaupapa:
Vote on setting aside the whenua as a Māori reservation
Vote on who the class of beneficiaries will be
Election of trustees
Discuss access to the urupā
Any questions please contact mlctewaipounamu@justice.govt.nz
View the notice her...
SECTION
APPLICANT
SUBJECT
SP3
11:20 AM AP-20240000004386 307/93
338(2)/93
Aubrey
Tokowhakaea
Temara
Mataatua Marae Maori
Reservation - To set apart
General land to be
included in Maori
reservation and
amalgamation of Section 1
Survey Office Plan 513727
and Section 2 Block LVII
Rotorua Township and
Section 3 Block LVII
Rotorua Township
WAIARIKI PĀNUI
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP6 3:30 PM AP-20240000003837 338(5)(b)/93 Deputy
Registrar
Rakato B Māori Reservation -
Cancel Māori Reservation
(ordered at 20 Aotea MB 193
dated 22/08/91) for the
purpose of providing access to
the marae and urupā also set
as Māori Reservations
Judicial Conference
The Court may convene to
make orders
SP7 3:30 PM AP-20240000003849 315/93 Deputy
Registrar
Rakato block - Create an
easement for roadway
Judicial Conference
The Court may co...
That written notice must
be filed in the Māori Land Court not later than 18 February 2026
If no notice is filed by the date set out above, the Court may confirm the alienation of the
land by way of sale.
