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Māori Land Update –
Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua
June 2024 | Hune 2024
This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori
as part of the ongoing efforts to help inform and assist owners, organisations and government
agencies about the characteristics of Māori Customary and Māori Freehold Land.
Aotea
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mohiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i nga
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Whanganui
Māori Land Court
Ingestre Chambers
74 Ingestre Street
Whanganui
Tuesday 30 January 2024
Judge A H C Warren
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SJan8/1 1:30PM AP-
20230000022766
118/93,
214/93,
67/93
Rita Lyn...
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Māori Land Update –
Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua
June 2025 | Hune 2025
This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori
to provide key statistics on Māori land, including the number and total area of Māori Customary Land
(MCL) and Māori Freehold Land (MFL) blocks, and how many of these are managed by trusts or
incorporations versus those that are not.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP 3 10:00 AM AP-20250000000453 19/93 Sonny Poi
Pakena Tipene
Te Pene Rata and Paki Hone Kopa
Tipene Whanau Trust (Motatau 2
Section 31C) - Injunction against any
person in respect of any actual
threatened trespass or other injury to
any Māori land or Māori Reservation
(Respondent: Terina Tipene)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP32 11:00AM A20140006127 / AP-
20230000025535
238/93 George Tama
Nicholls
Koromatua 3A block and other
Blocks - Enforcement of
Obligations of W.T Nicholls
Trust
*To be heard alongside AP-20240000006379 - Pokokuo & other blocks (W.T Nicholls 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: George Tama Nicholls, William Ohoma...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP 3 10:00 AM AP-20250000000453 19/93 Sonny Poi
Pakena Tipene
Te Pene Rata and Paki Hone Kopa
Tipene Whanau Trust (Motatau 2
Section 31C) - Injunction against any
person in respect of any actual
threatened trespass or other injury to
any Māori land or Māori Reservation
(Respondent: Terina Tipene)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP9 10:00 AM AP-20250000014087 220/93 David James
Davies
Parts Section 4 Blk XII Tauhara
Survey District & Part Section 5
Block XII Tauhara Survey District
and other blocks - Vesting the
interests of David James Davies in
the Rangitopeora Whānau Trust
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP 6 10:00 AM AP-20240000006379 19/93 Anita Norman Pokokuo & other blocks (W.T
Nicholls 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: George Tama
Nicholls, William Ohomauri
Daniel (Taniora) Pomana
Nicholls, Zena Lenda Nicholls,
Cherie Povey, Arohaina
Povey, Waimarie Povey-
Nicholls & Gorge Tama
Nicholls, Cherie Dawn Povey &
Rangima...
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Hamilton
Māori Land Court, Level 2, BNZ Centre, 354-358 Victoria Street, Hamilton
Tuesday 11 June 2024
Judge R P Mullins Presiding
PĀNUI
NO.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP1 10:00 AM AP-20240000005892 239/93 June Lambeth Hamilton Whānau Trust - Replace
May Mariner and appoint Erin
Quinlan, Leonie Hall, Deborah
Mcleod, Renee Mariner-Solomon,
Graham McIlroy, Simon Bennett and
Jemma Johnston as responsible
trustees
SP2 10:15 AM AP-20240000007500 239/93 Nigel Galbraith Takaumu Henrietta Galbraith
Whānau Trust - Replace Robert
Leslie Galbraith and appoint Nigel
Craig Galbraith as responsible
trustee...