ROHE O TĀKITIMU
NATIONAL PĀNUI | TE PĀNUI Ā-MOTU
May | Mei
2026
Contents
Applications for hearing in May | Mei 2026
2 - 6 Descriptions of Application types by Section
7 – 50 Te Rohe o Aotea
51 – 64 Te Rohe o Tairāwhiti
65 – 98 Te Rohe o Taitokerau
99 – 114 Te Rohe o Tākitimu
115 – 129 Te Rohe o Te Waipounamu
130 – 169 Te Rohe o Waiariki
170 –194 Te Rohe o Waikato-Maniapoto
195 – 197 Māori Appellate Court
198 – 219 Applications that r...
ROHE O TĀKITIMU
TE PĀNUI Ā-MOTU | NATIONAL PĀNUI
Ākuhata | August
2026
Ngā ihirangi | Contents
Applications for hearing in Ākuhata | August 2026
2 - 6 Descriptions of Application types by Section
7 – 43 Te Rohe o Aotea
44 – 65 Te Rohe o Tairāwhiti
66 – 113 Te Rohe o Taitokerau
114 – 127 Te Rohe o Tākitimu
128 – 137 Te Rohe o Te Waipounamu
138 – 181 Te Rohe o Waiariki
182 –212 Te Rohe o Waikato-Maniapoto
213 – 217 Māori Appellate Cour...
Apart from the general principles underlying the statute, and the general objectives that the Court must take account of, there is very little guidance in Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 as to the matters the Court should consider when deciding whether to set aside land as a new urupā.
ROHE O TĀKITIMU
TE PĀNUI Ā-MOTU | NATIONAL PĀNUI
Hepetema | September
2026
Ngā ihirangi | Contents
Applications for hearing in Hepetema | September 2026
2 - 6 Descriptions of Application types by Section
7 – 50 Te Rohe o Aotea
51 – 67 Te Rohe o Tairāwhiti
68 – 114 Te Rohe o Taitokerau
115 – 125 Te Rohe o Tākitimu
126 – 136 Te Rohe o Te Waipounamu
137 – 172 Te Rohe o Waiariki
173 –205 Te Rohe o Waikato-Maniapoto
206 – 210 Ngā tono a te Ka...
The Honourable Willie Jackson, Minister for Māori Development made a formal announcement on 22 March 2023: New appointment to Māori Land Court bench | Beehive.govt.nz My congratulations, and congratulations on behalf of the Māori Land Court, to Judge Thomas.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP4 10:00 AM AP-20250000016277 98L/93 Lanice Ranginui Atene Marae Māori Reservation -
Application for Dispute Resolution
Judicial Conference. The Court may
convene to make orders
Special CourtSitting
Monthly Trust Replacement and Appointment Hearings
The following special sitting will be held
At Whanganui | via Zoom
Via Zoom – Meeting ID: 87230746210
Friday, 5 June 2026
Judge A H C Warren presiding...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
114 AP-20240000007162 70(3)/93
98(9)(c)/93
Deputy
Registrar
Wharetoto 9 Balance Trust - Application for
payment from the Māori Land Court Special Aid
Fund for reasonable legal costs (Service
Provider: Maurea Law)
115 AP-20250000002321 70(3)/93
98(9)(c)/93
Lotta Kerenapu
French
He utunga mai i te Tahua Āwhina Motuhake a
te kooti
Payment from the Māori Land Court Special Aid
Fund to J B Morrison Lawyers regarding AP-
2...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
55 AP-20240000008919 238/93
239/93
338(7)/93
Jacqueline
Marie Phillips
Wharauroa Marae Māori Reservation -
Enforcement of obligations of trust
56 AP-20230000029499 242/93
280(7)/93
Douglas William
Leeder, Grant
Gerrard Smith
Whareroa Station and Hauhungaroa 6
Incorporations - Investigation of Incorporation
affairs
Special CourtSittings
The following special sittings will be held
At Whanganui | M...
ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print)
ISSN 2463-3763 (Online)
www.mäorilandcourt.govt.nz
NOVEMBER | WHIRINGA-Ä-RANGI
2023
The purpose of the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu is
to provide notice to interested parties of hearings being
conducted in, and applications received by, the Mäori Land
Court.
Only applications and sittings that were confirmed at the
time of this publication are listed.
