This produced some pleasing results
in both spaces with an increase in new applications to Court in the earlier part of the reporting
year and the closure of some of our older applications.
Figure [3] – Throughput for the Māori Appeallate Court as at 31 May 2023
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
National
Waikato - Maniapoto
Waiariki
Te Waipounamu
Tākitimu
Taitokerau
Tairāwhiti
Te Whakamaene
Pre-Application Pre-Court At Court Post Court Orders...
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(3) Where the agreement is executed outside New Zealand, the signature of the transferor must be witnessed by:
(a) A notary public; or
(b) A Commissioner of Oaths; or
(c) A Commonwealth Representative; or
(d) A solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand or Australia; or
(e) A Justice of the Peace of Australia
(f) A practising solicitor, lawyer or attorney in the country where it is signed
Full names of owner's brothers and sisters: (if any and specify whether full brother or sister,
whether half brother or sister, whether any were adopted in or out of family, whether legally or as a whāngai)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
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Full names of owner:
a:
b:
c:
d:
e:
f:
g:
h:
Full names of owners parents please state relationship 1:
a_2:
b_2:
c_2:
d_2:
e_2:...
nt or death are:
Reason for removal
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2.
1
Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
October 2025
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 13th of August 2025, are hereby
notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being
outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down f...
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SCHEDULE 1: MATTERS THAT MAY BE DEALT WITH BY ASSEMBLED OWNERS
Section 172, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993:
The assembled owners of any land may consider, and, where appropriate, pass resolutions concerning, any 1 or more of the following matters:
(a) a proposal that the owners of the land or any part of it shall, either by themsleves or together with owne...
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HE WHAKAŪ I TE TATŪNGA O TE HUIHUINGA Ā-WHĀNAU
CONFIRMATION OF RESOLUTION PASSED AT FAMILY GATHERING
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Sections 151 and 176
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Form 34
Rule 11.21
WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?
He tohutohu a te Kaiwhakawā
Direction of the judge
After further consultation, I reschedule dates as follows:
From Masterton: 11:00 AM, Thursday 4 June 2026
To Masterton: 11:00 AM, Wednesday 10 June 2026
From Masterton: 11:00 AM, Thursday 3 September 2026
To Masterton: 11:00 AM, Friday 4 September 2026
This direction is issued pursuant to rule 3.8(1)(b) Māori Land Court Rules 2011 and
a copy is to be sent to the Kaiwhakawā Matua,...
Instead, the key test is quite appropriately that there is no “meritorious
objection” to the formation of the trust (s 215(4)(b)). The drafters of the Act clearly
understood the dynamics of Māori land and Māori land owners.
