Applications are grouped by District and include the application reference number, the date on which the application was received by the Court, the subject of the application, the authority under which the application is made and the applicant(s).
Currently Aotearoa New Zealand has 11 women judges of Māori ancestry who serve on the High Court, District Court and Māori Land Court.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP4 10.45AM AP-20240000010514 239/93 Arohaina Tupaea Parish of Onewhero 99N 7B Trust – Replace Kathleen Kaiponu Duval who has resigned with Josephine Te Aroha Lorraine Lee Clark, Owie Hikoi Katipa, Katrina Tui Merekataraena-Thompson and Raungawari Katipa as responsible trustees mailto:mlcwaikato@justice.govt.nz
Documents/Panui/1.-Waikato-Maniapoto-15-October-2025.pdf (121 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP4 10.45AM AP-20240000010514 239/93 Arohaina Tupaea Parish of Onewhero 99N 7B Trust – Replace Kathleen Kaiponu Duval who has resigned with Josephine Te Aroha Lorraine Lee Clark, Owie Hikoi Katipa, Katrina Tui Merekataraena-Thompson and Raungawari Katipa as responsible trustees mailto:mlcwaikato@justice.govt.nz
Documents/Panui/1-v2.-Waikato-Maniapoto-15-October-2025.pdf (121 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP14 10:00 AM AP-20250000014743 18(1)(ba)/93 Hauauru Howard Rawiri Allotment 20 Parish of Waiheke – To determine whether a person is a member of a class of persons who are or will be beneficial owners of, or beneficiaries of a trust whose trustees are owners of, land that is or will become Māori freehold land..
Documents/Panui/42.-Waikato-Maniapoto-22-23-June-2026.pdf (117 kb)
On (date on which application was filed) ..................................................................
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-3-Accompany-application.pdf (95 kb)
Time: ............................................................. am / pm A full copy of the application may be obtained from the Court office.
There are still enforcement issues with this process including the inability to bind third parties who are not privy to the arbitration agreement (such as banks where an order is sought freezing funds).
Where required, information provided in this application will be included in resulting orders of the Court.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-23-Application-Whanau-Trust.pdf (365 kb)
Page 1 MLC 04/26 - 5 The Māori Land Court of New Zealand / The Māori Appellate Court of New Zealand (Please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which the application was lodged) Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato-Maniapoto Waiariki Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu APPLICATION NUMBER: ....................................................................................................................................................................
