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Dispute resolution service
The mediation process
What if a resolution is not reached? Ko te whakapapa te ara ki o mātua tupuna
It is your connections to each other that keep you connected to your ancestors Dispute resolution service
Our dispute resolution service is a free, voluntary, tikanga-based process where parties can resolve disputes related to Māori land confidentially, outside of a court setting.
Apply online Download the application form Subdivision
A private subdivision of whenua may be made, without lodging an application with the Māori Land Court, if:
all the legal owners agree to the subdivision (where there is no trust)
all the trustees agree to the subdivision (where the land is vested in trustees)
the management committee of a Māori incorporation agrees (where the land is vested in a Māori incorporation)
the new titles, issued by Land Information New Zealand (L...
APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
A20220016006 214/93 Gary Andrew Makimi
Sue
Araukuku A & other blocks - Constitute Rautao
Cecelia Whakaruru WhänauTrust in respect of
interests of Gary Andrew Makimi Sue and appoint
Gary Sue, Lanscella Wikitoria Sue & Karen Renata
Te Rautau Sue as trustees
A20220016945 118/93 Jenele Kahu Tipene
Hebden
Barney Duane Tipene also known as Barney Juan
Tipene - Succession
A20220015783 118/93 Aaron Hartley David Hartley - Suc...
Applications for Hearing
PÄNUI
NO:
TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
1 10:00AM A20220006290 118/93 Mauhana Sarah
Ann Pohatu,
Godfrey Pohatu
Tapara Tangireta Kakano Fox also
known as Tapara Kakano Ferris or
Tapara Wanoa - Succession
2 10:05AM A20220006742 118/93 Jin Hillman Makore Tau Taingahue also known
as Makoere Pareote Wiremu Tau
Taingahue - Succession
3 10:10AM A20190008405 118/93 Ruth Te Pairi Mary Josephine Te Pairi also known as
Mary Josephin...
You can visit one of our offices to view:
current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori
minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions
current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses
orders made by the court or a Registrar – including:
title orders (creating Māori land)
trust orders (names of trustees and terms of trust)
succession orders (names of successors to an estate)
vesting orders (transfers of shares...
He whakaritenga te mōtika āhei ka whakaaetia i waenga i ngā taha e rua, ā, i te nuinga o te wā he kapeneheihana pūtea kei roto:
Ko te pānga matua – ko te tangata, hunga rānei kei te whiwhi i te painga o te mōtika āhei.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
6 10:30 AM AP-20250000010998 113/93
117/93
214/93
219/93
220/93
222/93
Miriama Gillian
Margaret
Thorpe
He tauatanga ki a Te Rangikauhoe
Thorpe me te whakatū i te Big Hill
Trust me te kopou i ngā tarahitī
Succeed to the Māori land interests of
Te Rangikauhoe Thorpe, constitute the
Big Hill Trust over the interests of Linda
Joy Hall-Thorpe, Kukutai Edwin Thorpe,
Maikara Te Rangi...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
6 10:30 AM AP-20250000010998 113/93
117/93
214/93
219/93
220/93
222/93
Miriama Gillian
Margaret
Thorpe
He tauatanga ki a Te Rangikauhoe
Thorpe me te whakatū i te Big Hill
Trust me te kopou i ngā tarahitī
Succeed to the Māori land interests of
Te Rangikauhoe Thorpe, constitute the
Big Hill Trust over the interests of Linda
Joy Hall-Thorpe, Kukutai Edwin Thorpe,
Maikara Te Rangi...
