Pātaka Whenua will be unavailable for an upcoming maintenance. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Tuesday, 14 July, from 5:30pm – 7:30pm.
The Wellington Māori Land Court reception at the Fujitsu Tower will be closed from 11.30am-5pm today, due to unexpected staff availability. We apologise for any inconvenience.
For further information, please contact the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, quoting the
appropriate application number at:
Physical address: Postal address:
L7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace DX Box SX11203
WELLINGTON WELLINGTON
Phone: 04 914 3102
Fax: 04 914 3100
Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
STEVEN DODD
Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court
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APPLICATION NO:
SECTI...
Therefore, the Māori Land Court hearing that was scheduled to be held in Wairoa on Thursday
27 June 2024 was cancelled.
Accordingly, I direct the following applications that were scheduled to be heard in the Wairoa
Māori Land Court on Thursday 27 June 2024 are adjourned and rescheduled to be heard at a
Special hearing of the Māori Land Court:
APPLICATION NO.
You may see applications referred to as:
CJ YYYY/NN
Where:
• CJ = prefix to indicate the application is one
made to the Chief Judge
• YYYY = year in which the application was
received (starts from 1965-)
• NN = A sequential number which is incremented
as a new application is received.
Latest report:
➜ Notification of Applications over 6 months old - 31 May 2026 Ngā pūrongo o mua
Previous reports
Report
Date
Notification of Applications over 6 months old
28/02/2026
Notification of Applications over 6 months old
30/11/2025
Notification of Applications over 6 months old
31/08/2025
Notification of Applications over 6 months old
31/05/2025
Notification of Applications over 6 months
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP 10 1:40 PM AP-20230000021382 45/93 Emarina Molly
Fletcher
Pouto 2E6B2B4A block and vesting
orders made at 170 Taitokerau MB
193-195 on 06/03/2018 - Application to
Chief Judge
SP 11 2:00 PM AP-20240000013209 45/93 Colin Francis
Cameron
CJ 2024/90 - Waiohau C Section 4
Papakainga No.1 (Patuheuheu Marae)
block - William McCauley also known
as Billie Mekore and a vesting order
made at 80 Whakatane MB 172...
Post hearing steps
Not at all
20, 9%
Don’t know
41, 19%
Somewhat
40, 18% Moderately
39, 18%
Don’t know
35, 16%
No
46, 21%
Yes
134, 62%
Very
73, 34%
Don’t know
46, 21%
6-12 months
62, 29%
1-2 years
24, 11%
More than
2 years
24, 11%
6-12 months
50, 23%
Don’t know
61, 28%
Less than 6
months
51, 24%
Less than 6
months
84, 39%
TIME
APPLICATION NO.
SECTION
APPLICANT
SUBJECT
SP 28 1:30PM AP-20230000027459
A20200002269
45/93 John Te Kaaho or
Rurehe
CJ 2020/6 - Te Uru Keiha
Ahuru Orupe Tuhua or
Rurehe - succession and
whānau trust orders made
at 99 Whakatane MB 279-
282 on 7 July 2003 -
Application to the Chief
Judge
PĀNUI
NO.
Waikato-Maniapoto
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga ō ngā tono ā muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Thames
Ministry of Justice, District Court,
505 Queen Street, Thames
Tuesday 23 January 2024
R P Mullins, Judge (Presiding)
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SJan1.1 10.30AM AP-20230000033109 113/93,
118/93
Phyllis Pa...
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP9 2:00 PM AP-20240000005941 239/93 Jodi Porter Replace Papakura Martha
Toa and Hone Edwards
Thompson with Albert Berend
Te Oke Waiapu, Tayna Glen
Kelly KareKare, Arron James
Patterson Porter and Frank
Te Wheki Porter as trustees
of the Ruarakai -
Tokomanawa Lands Trust
SP10 2:00 PM AP-20240000006002 215/93
219/93
220/93
222/93
Jodi Porter Constitute the Ruarakai -
Tokomanawa Lands Trust
over Omarumutu 3 block and...
