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TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI / MĀORI LAND COURT
Place: Gisborne
Present: C L Fox, Chief Judge
D Kennedy, Court Taker
Date: 5 August 2024Application No: AP-20240000008262
Subject: RESCHEDULING OF GISBORNE COURT SITTING
Legislation: Rule 3.8(1)(b), Māori Land Court Rules 2011
The Court: I have considered the 2024 October Tairawhiti District Court sitting date for
Gisborne that has been gazetted by the Chief Registrar in accordance with the Schedule
publish...
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI / MĀORI LAND COURT
Place: Whangārei in Chambers
Present: T K T A R Williams, Judge
V Rakete, Court Taker
Date: 6 August 2024Application No: AP-20240000007190
Subject: Rescheduling of Te Taitokerau Court Sitting Dates
Legislation: Rule 3.8(1)(b) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011
The Court: I have considered the 2024 September Taitokerau District court sitting dates
for Whangārei, that have been gazetted by the Chief Regi...
COURT SITTINGS THAT HAVE BEEN RESCHEDULED
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI / MĀORI LAND COURT
Place: Ruatōria
Present: C M Wainwright, Judge
D Kennedy, Court Taker
Date: 19 April 2024Application No: AP-20240000003551
Subject: RESCHEDULING OF RUATŌRIA COURT SITTING DATE
Legislation: Rule 3.8(1)(b), Māori Land Court Rules 2011
The Court: I have considered the 2024 June Tairāwhiti District Court sitting date for Ruatōria
that has been gazetted by the Chief Re...
After further consultation, I reschedule the applications set down for hearing as follows:
From: Te Waiharakeke / Blenheim: 10:00am, Thursday 19th September 2024
To: Wakatū / Nelson: 10:00am, Wednesday, 18th September 2024
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 Chief Judge, the Chief Registrar, and the Registrar of the Te
Waipounamu District Registry of the Court.
After further consultation, I reschedule the applications set down for hearing as follows:
From: Christchurch: 10:00am, Thursday 3rd October 2024
To: Christchurch: 10:00am, Thursday 7th November 2024
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 Chief Judge, the Chief Registrar, and the Registrar of the Te
Waipounamu District Registry of the Court.
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI / MĀORI LAND COURT
Place: Whanganui
Present: A H C Warren, Judge
Wirihita Love, Court Taker
Date: 7 October 2024Application No: AP-20240000010541
Subject: Rescheduling of Aotea court sitting dates
Legislation: Rule 3.8, Māori Land Court Rules 2011
Details of the applicant is as follows:
Applicant Address
Deputy Registrar C/- Māori Land Court, 74 Ingestre Street, Whanganui
The Court: I have considered t...
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI / MĀORI LAND COURT
Place: Whangarei Chambers
Present: T K T A R Williams, Judge
V Rakete, Court Taker
Date: 30 May 2024
Pānui No: Chambers Application No: AP-20230000020180
Subject: RESCHEDULING OF TAITOKERAU COURT SITTING DATES
Legislation: Rule 3.8(1)(b), Māori Land Court Rules 2011
The Court: I have considered the 2024 June Taitokerau District court sitting dates for
Auckland that have been gazetted by the Chief Regi...
Claire Stirling-Hawkins – Pae Ārahi o te Rito (Waiariki and Aotea)
Claire joined the Ministry of Justice in 2014 as a Collections Manager covering the Manawatu and Whanganui regions.
Today Māori freehold land comprises a little over 1.4 million hectares – that is, approximately 5.5% of New Zealand’s land mass. 12% of the North Island is Māori land, including about 23% of the land in the Waiariki district, 18% in the Tairāwhiti district and 28% in the Aotea district.