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Te KootiWhenua Māori Pūrongo ā tau Matariki...
PÄNUI
NO:
APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
37 A20220016513 118/93,
113A/93
Tia Tuna Christina Wilson also known as Christina White -
Succession
38 A20220016545 117/93,
113A/93
Ross Franklin
Fitzgerald
Julia Anne Fitzgerald also known as Julia Ann
Fitzgerald - Succession
39 A20210009902 113A/93,
118/93
Rohatai
Pewhairangi,
Elizabeth Dixon,
Sophia Parlato
Ihakara Pewhairangi - Succession
40 A20220009384 118(6)/93,
113A/93
Joe Tiopira Te
Kiriwai Toroa
Mare...
AOTEA
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office Aotea Māori Land Court, Ingestre Chambers
Address 74 Ingestre Street
Mailing address DX Box PX10207, Whanganui
Phone 06-3490770
Email mlcaotea@justice.govt.nz
Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
(Closed on Public Holidays)
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te KootiWhenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Special Cou...
APPLICATIONS
Te KootiWhenua Māori – Māori Land Court
For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz
Te KootiWhenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the
New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori
land.
Knowledge of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Describe your understanding of the purpose and principles of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and
the role of Te KootiWhenua Māori under that Act.
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