During the holiday period, Māori Land Court offices will be closed from 3pm, Wednesday 24 December 2025 and will reopen 10am, Monday 5 January 2026.
A national service for only urgent injunction applications is available Monday 29, Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 December. More details can be found here.
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A few things we can offer assistance with are:
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Filing of applications
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Te Kooti Whenua Māori has directed that a hui-a-owners takes place for the sole purpose of an Election of Trustees, for each of the following Māori Reservations.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP10 10:00 AM AP-20250000012933 239/93
338(7)/93
The Trustees of
Horowhenua 11
Part
Reservation
Trust
He whakarerekētanga ki ngā
tarahitī mō Horowhenua 11 Part
Reservation
Replace Adrian Atutahi Henare,
Clinton Hemana, Haden Ian
Dempsey, Kelly Tina Marie Tahiwi
and Keri Leigh Hori Te Pa with
Selena Moana Hunt, Jonathan
Procter and Marokopa Wiremu-
Matakatea as responsible trustees of
the Horowhenua 11 Part Reservation...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP 2 10:00 AM AP-20250000014217 59/93 Catherine Sixtus Appeal 2025/26 - Determination of
ownership of taonga tūturu and a
decision made at 97 Te Waipounamu
MB 243-248 on 12 September 2025 -
Notice of Appeal (Respondents:
Trustees of the Hokotehi Moriori Trust,
Trustees of the Moriori IMI Settlement
Trust, Ministry for Culture and Heritage,
Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri Iwi Trust
and Dix Whānau)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP 6 10:00 AM AP-20250000011912 58/93 Sara Terehia
Hona
Appeal 2025/21 - He whakarerekētanga
ki ngā tarahitī mō Oriwa Hereaka
Whānau Trust – Remove Sara Terehia
Hona as responsible trustee of the
Oriwa Hereaka Whānau Trust and an
order dismissing a strike out application
made at 347 Waiariki MB 65-78 on 15
Hepetema 2025 – Notice of Appeal
(Respondents: Anthony James Marino,
Catherine Te Waaka, David Herewini,
Geoffrey Keith Marino, Jacqu...
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 Turangi
Māori Land Court
Taupō District Council
Town Centre
Tūrangi
Monday 16 October 2023
Judge M J Doogan
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SOct16/1 1:00 PM AP-20230000021438 240/93 Whenua Kete
Limited
Pukawa D2 - Add Desmond
Konui, Leah Katene, Tania
Konu...
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 Hawera
Māori Land Court
Hawera District Court
64-68 Princess Street
Hāwera
Thursday 17 August 2023
Judge A H C Warren
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SAug17/1 10:30AM AP-20230000030498
A20230002385
239/93 Linda
Georgina
Elgar
N...
Tākitimu
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
A Special Sitting
At Hastings
Via Zoom
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/8564298176
Meeting ID: 856 429 8176
Thursday 28 September 2023
Judge D H Stone
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SP1 10:00AM AP-20230000032674 220/93,
222/93,
244/93
William Koro
Henderso...
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 Levin
Māori Land Court
Te Takeretanga o Kura-hau-pō
Community Centre & Library
10 Bath Street
Levin
Tuesday 19 September 2023
Judge A H C Warren
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SSept19/1 1:00 PM AP-20230000031819 239/93 Clinton
Hema...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP5 12:00 PM AP-20230000027276 /
A20220008642
21/94
240/93
Matthew Tanui
Fleet
Part Kuaotunu 6C2B1 - Inquiry into
Administration of Reservation –
Removal of Joseph John Davis as
responsible trustee
SP6 12:00 PM AP-20230000034296 21/94 Deputy
Registrar
Kuaotunu 6C2B2 Block (Wharekaho
Urupa) - Inquiry into the
administration of a Māori
Reservation
SP7 12:00 PM AP-20250000005320 239/93
338(7)/93
Joseph John
Davis
He wh...
