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Office of the
Chief Registrar
PĀNUI
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
Chief Judge applications
To be heard via Zoom
Thursday 28 September 2023
Chief Judge C L Fox...
Hei tarahiti, kaporeihana whenua, tētahi atu hinonga rānei kei raro i ngā ture whenua Māori, ka taea e koe te tono mō te mana ote Manatū Māori mai i te Tari Taake.
Awaiting Administrative Action
A20170006851 22/11/2017 CJ 2017/31 - Te Huka Whatu or Te Hiika Whatu or Te Hika Whatu or Darkie Whatu or Te Hiika Whatu Te Tua and succession orders made at 226 Rotorua MB 182-184 on 27 February 1990 and 13 Waiariki
MB 138-140 on 6 August 2010 - Application to the Chief Judge
45/93 Nganehu Whatu 1.
Awaiting Administrative Action
A20170006851 22/11/2017 CJ 2017/31 - Te Huka Whatu or Te Hiika Whatu or Te Hika Whatu or Darkie Whatu or Te Hiika Whatu Te Tua and succession orders made at 226 Rotorua MB 182-184 on 27 February 1990 and 13 Waiariki
MB 138-140 on 6 August 2010 - Application to the Chief Judge
45/93 Nganehu Whatu 1.
Contents:
Applications for hearing in NOVEMBER | WHIRINGA-Ä-RANGI 2023:
2 - 11 Te Rohe o Aotea
12 - 15 Te Rohe o Tairäwhiti
16 - 27 Te Rohe o Taitokerau
28 - 30 Te Rohe o Täkitimu
31 - 37 Te Rohe oTe Waipounamu
38 - 54 Te Rohe o Waiariki
55 - 61 Te Rohe o Waikato-Maniapoto
62 - 78 Applications that remain outstanding in the Office of the Chief Registrar
79 Office of the Chief Regist...
Kua puta te tono a te Minita oTe Puni Kōkiri ki te hunga e hiahia ana ki te whai i te tūranga Kaiwhakawā Matua oTe Kooti Whenua Māori, ā, ā tōna wā ka pānuitia ko wai te Kaiwhakawā Matua hou me te Heamana hou oTe Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Latest report:
➜ Notification of Applications over 6 months old - 30 November 2025 Ngā pūrongo o mua
Previous reports
Report
Date
Notification of Applications over 6 months old
31/08/2025
Notification of Applications over 6 months old
31/05/2025
Notification of Applications over 6 months old
28/02/2025
Notification of Applications over 6 months old
30/11/2024
Notification of Applications over 6 months old
31/08/2024
Notification of Applications over 6 months old
31/...
This action takes manuhiri from the state of sacredness to ordinary and is an expression of the hospitality and generosity of the hau kainga. At this point in te pā whenua, landowners are now ready to take their next step.