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Māori Land Update –
Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua
June 2013 | Pipiri 2013
This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori
as part of the ongoing efforts to help inform and assist owners, organisations and government
agencies about the characteristics of Māori Freehold and Māori Customary Land.
Chief Judge Fox was appointed as a Māori Land Court judge on 1 October 2000, and shortly thereafter was appointed as the Presiding Officer of the Waitangi Tribunal’s Central North Island district inquiry in 2001.
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
Waikato Maniapoto District Registry of the Court.
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI - INFORMATION SEMINARS
Venue: 1 Trading Place, Henderson
Tuesday 9 June 2026 | Tuesday 14 July 2026
❖ Succession and Whānau Trusts
10.00 AM
❖ Pātaka Whenua: Searching the Record
1.00 PM
Tuesday 23 June 2026 | Tuesday 28 July 2026
❖ Ahu Whenua Trust Set Up and Trust Applications
10.00 AM
❖ Pātaka Whenua: Searching the Record
1.00 PM
The objectives of these seminars are to -
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Ngā Karere
News
31 July 2026 | News
Te Ratonga Whakatau Wenerau o Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Māori Land Court Dispute Resolution Service
Our expanded dispute resolution service is now live and accepting applications.
16 July 2026 | News
Fast-Track Trustee Appointment and Replacement Process
The Aotea Māori Land Court has been trialling a Fast-Track Process for appointing and replacing trustees of Māori land trusts.
24 June 2026 | News
Ngā rerekētanga ki ā mātou utu mō Te Kooti Whenua...
Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Māori Land Court
Te wāhi: Whangārei
Te hunga kooti i reira:
Present
T K T A R Williams, Te Kaiwhakawā
T Hepi, Te Karaka o te Kooti
Te rangi: 19 Ākuhata 2026
Te nama o te pānui:
Pānui number
SP 1 Te nama o te tono:
Application number
AP-20250000003797
Te kaupapa:
Te ture: Te ture 6.9 o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011
Ngā miniti kooti o mua:
Previous minute
291 Taitokerau MB 223-238 dated 27 May 2025
294 Taitokerau MB 17-37 d...
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP 4 10:00 AM AP-20230000025567
A20160002776
21/94 Hariata Jaime
Anderson,
Phillip Smith,
Richard James
Smith, Kelvyn
Aden Hui,
Pamela
Arohaina
Webber and
Larry
Wharekaramu
Henare
Okauia 2F2B1A Block (Omeka
Marae) – Inquiry into the
Administration of a Māori
Reservation
mailto:mlcwaikato@justice.govt.nz
Waikato-Maniapoto
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office Waikato-Maniapoto District
Address...
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP 3 12:30 PM AP-20250000004271 164/93 Quentin Mark
Potae
He whakawhitinga hea o Quentin
Potae mai i te poraka whenua o
Harataunga East no 4 hei koha ki a
Martin Reedy-Schultz - Transferring
shares of Quentin Potae from
Harataunga East no 4 by way of gift
to Martin Reedy-Schultz
SP 4 2:00 PM AP-20240000002918 19/93 Anne Te Marie
Leef
Dominique Leef
Te Puke A, Te Puke B, 60-61
Goldfields Road -...
Fee increase summary
Detailed fee list
Detailed fee list
Rārangi Utu
From 1 July 2024, Māori Land
Court fees increase. Details of the
increases are set out below.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above blocks about the following hui:
WHENUA: Karikarirau, Huruaute, Te Kaha No 31, Te Koau 1 and Te Koau 2 blocks
TRUST: Te Koau Lands Trust
DATE: 30 May 2026
TIME: 9:30 AM registration 10:00 AM start
VENUE: Te Kaha Beach Hotel
3 Hotel Road
Te Kaha
ZOOM: Meeting ID: 851 0825 3828
Passcode: 024235
Kaupapa:
• Elect new (5) trustees
• Consider proposal for an occupation order
Any questio...