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APPLICATION
TO CONSTITUTE AN AHU WHENUA TRUST
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Section 215
Form 37
Rule 12.4
WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?
PÄNUI
NO: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
55 A20220005809 239/93 Pandra Reione
Reihana
Araukuku 15 (Ngarongo Marae) - reduce trustees
due to resignation of Pandra Reihana and Kahlton
Manaia
Applications that have been decided without notice
The following applications were determined by the Court prior to the closing date of this pänui
PÄNUI
NO: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
26 A20220007186 98(9)/93 Deputy Registrar Rangitoto Tuhua 2C1, 2C2A and 2C2B blocks -...
More recently, whenua tōpū trusts have been used as a holding trust for the settlement of Treaty of Waitangi claims. A whenua tōpū trust:
can include one or more Māori land blocks, or general land owned by Māori
can include a wide range of beneficiaries, for example, a community, hapū or iwi in a specific area
makes the land trustees legally responsible for managing the land
has a Court-approved trust order that sets out the rights and responsibilities of the trustees
requires that...
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...
PÄNUI
NO:
APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
35 A20220018626 118(6)/93 Veronica Puki Albert Taniwha Harema - Succession (further
interests)
36 A20220018385 217/93 Lynda May Rule Taylor David Bennett - Constitute a Kaitiaki Trust
and appoint Lynda May Rule as trustee
37 A20220017962 165/93 Huingangutu
Taylor-Wi Neera
Huingangutu Robinson also known as Huinga
Ngutu Wineera or Huingangutu Wineera or Uru
Tikawe or Huinganngutu Te Ngawe or Huingangutu
Wi Neera or Margaret...
Tairāwhiti
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mohiotia ai ka tu Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Special Hearing
Courtroom 3
Hastings District Court
106 Eastbourne Street West
Hastings
Monday, 20 November 2023
Judge M J Doogan presiding
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
Sp2 10:00am AP-20230000026803 18(1)(a)/93 Tim Smith Francis Guthrie Smith -
determi...
Tairāwhiti
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mohiotia ai ka tu Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Special Hearing
Courtroom 4
Hastings District Court
106 Eastbourne Street West
Hastings
Friday, 8 December 2023
Judge M J Doogan presiding
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
Sp2 10:00am AP-20230000026803 18(1)(a)/93 Tim Smith Francis Guthrie Smith -
determine a claim to right...
Tairāwhiti
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mohiotia ai ka tu Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Special Hearing
Courtroom 4
Hastings District Court
106 Eastbourne Street West
Hastings
Thursday, 7 December 2023
Judge M J Doogan presiding
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
Sp2 10:00am AP-20230000026803 18(1)(a)/93 Tim Smith Francis Guthrie Smith -
determine a claim to rig...