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He tohutohu a te Kaiwhakawā
Direction of the Judge
After further consultation, I adjourn the court sitting date as follows:
From Christchurch Māori Land Court, 10:00am, Thursday 3 July 2025
To Christchurch Māori Land Court, 10:00am, Thursday 7 August 2025
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, the Kairēhita Matua, and the Kairēhita of the
Te Waipounam...
291 Taitokerau MB 247
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI | MĀORI LAND COURT
Te wāhi: Whangārei (Chambers)
Te hunga kooti i reira:
Present
T K T A R Williams, Te Kaiwhakawā
T Hepi, Te Karaka o te Kooti
Te rangi: 30 Hune 2025
Te nama o te tono:
Application number
AP-20240000008580
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohonga i te rohe o Te
Taitokerau
Rescheduling of Te Taitokerau court sitting date
Te ture: Te tikanga o Ngā Tikanga o Te Kooti Whenua Mā...
This form should not be used if the decision or determination of the Māori Land Court is an interim or preliminary
decision in which there remain outstanding matters for the Court to address.
The application to the Court
The application was not contentious, however there were two issues for the Court to
determine:
(1) The area of land had no LINZ title, nor any current title in the Court’s records.
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI | MĀORI LAND COURT
Te wāhi: Gisborne
Te hunga kooti i reira:
Present
W W Isaac, Te Kaiwhakawā
T Hepi, Te Karaka o te Kooti
Te rangi: 28 Mei 2025
Te nama o te pānui:
Pānui Number
Chambers Te nama o te tono:
Application number
AP-20240000008580
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o Te
Taitokerau
Rescheduling of Te Taitokerau court sitting date
Te ture: Te tikanga o Ngā Tikanga o Te Kooti Whenua M...
It also holds information about the whakapapa of landowners. It includes:
Court files (the physical and electronic application file that holds all documents and correspondence about a matter in the Court)
Minute books (the physical copy of all conversations and decisions made by the Court)
Court orders (the decisions made by a Registrar or the Court)
Instruments of alienation (the legal tool used to make changes to a land block)
Block order files (the phy...
Currently Aotearoa New Zealand has 11 women judges of Māori ancestry who serve on the High Court, District Court and Māori Land Court. That figure represents about 4.8% of the judiciary.
Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Māori Land Court
Te wāhi: Ōtautahi
Te hunga kooti i reira:
Present
S F Reeves, Te Kaiwhakawā
M K Hickey,Te Karaka o te Kooti
Te rangi: 16 Āperira 2025
Te nama o te tono:
Application number
AP-20250000004825
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o
Te Waipounamu
Rescheduling of Te Waipounamu court sitting venue
Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011:
3.8(1)(b)
Ngā kōrerorero:
Di...
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Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Māori Land Court
Te wāhi: Rotorua
Te hunga kooti i reira:
Present
C T Coxhead, Te Kaiwhakawā Matua Tuarua
R Kingi-Albert,Te Karaka o te Kooti
N Emery, Te Kairēhita
Te rangi: 21 Ākuhata 2025
Te nama o te tono:
Application number
AP-20240000014114
Te kaupapa: He whakakorenga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o
Waiariki
Cancellation of a Waiariki court sitting date
Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua...