Understanding of the problems encountered by whānau in managing their whenua, for example,
issues arising in trusts, incorporations, marae structures and Māori reservations issues.
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
at Whangarei
Māori Land Court, Level 2, 16 Rathbone Street, Whangarei
Friday 27 June 2025
Judge T K T A R Williams, Presiding
PĀNUI NO. TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP 1 10:00 AM AP-20240000007895 326B/93 Brendon Clarke
Lewis
Otamatea B2B3 Block
(NA18B...
To support this initiative, the Court has established a dedicated monthly hearing for Fast-Track applications. The process has been designed to help whānau complete trustee changes more quickly, reduce waiting times, and provide a clearer and more efficient pathway through the application process.
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua
Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono
a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Gisborne
Te Puni Kokiri House, 299 Gladstone Road, Gisborne
Friday 8, November 2024
Judge N R Milner presiding
PĀNUI
NO.
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP1 11:55AM AP-20240000003482 113/93
118/93
Mary Ngarangione Isaac Ihaka Ngarangione –
Succession
SP...
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua
Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono
a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Gisborne
Te Puni Kokiri House, 299 Gladstone Road, Gisborne
Friday 8 November 2024
Judge N R Milner Presiding
PĀNUI
NO.
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP1 11:55AM AP-20240000003482 113/93
118/93
Mary Ngarangione Isaac Ihaka Ngarangione –
Succession
S...
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua
Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono
a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Tauranga
McLean House, 26 McLean Street, Tauranga
Wednesday 17 September 2024
Judge A M Thomas Presiding
PĀNUI
NO.
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP20 10:00AM AP-20240000005492 239/93 Charity
Thompson
Maehe and Hinemoa WhānauTrust - Replace...
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua
Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono
a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Thames
District Court, 505 Queen Street, Thames
Wednesday 25 September 2024
Judge R P Mullins Presiding
PĀNUI
NO.
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP32 11:00AM A20140006127 / AP-
20230000025535
238/93 George Tama
Nicholls
Koromatua 3A block and other
Bl...
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua
Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono
a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Thames
District Court, 505 Queen Street, Thames
Monday 24 March 2025
Judge R P Mullins Presiding
PĀNUI
NO.
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP 6 10:00 AM AP-20240000006379 19/93 Anita Norman Pokokuo & other blocks (W.T
Nicholls Ahu Whenua Trust) –...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP 2 10:00 AM AP-20250000014217 59/93 Catherine Sixtus Appeal 2025/26 - Determination of
ownership of taonga tūturu and a
decision made at 97 Te Waipounamu
MB 243-248 on 12 September 2025 -
Notice of Appeal (Respondents:
Trustees of the Hokotehi Moriori Trust,
Trustees of the Moriori IMI Settlement
Trust, Ministry for Culture and Heritage,
Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri Iwi Trust
and Dix Whānau)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP2 12:30 PM AP-20230000022978 289/93 Bragenham
Farms Limited
Part Kai Iwi 5E2 and Lot 1, Lot 3 and
Lot 5 Deposited Plan 8968 blocks -
Partition
SP3 1:00 PM AP-20240000009808 238/93 Scott Wirihana-
Tawake
Rangitatau 1D5A1 Reserve (Ngati
Pourua Marae Trust) – Enforcement
of obligations of trust
SP4 1:30 PM AP-20250000000763 338(2)/93 Kiritahi Firmin,
Brian Firmin
Lot 4 on Deposited Plan 60683 - To
be included in the Kimiora...