The
extent to which they are included depends on:
• whether they are related by blood to the deceased
• their connection to the whenua
• the tikanga of the relevant iwi or hapū
Payment of funds
Section 242 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
If money is being held on behalf of the deceased by a trust or incorporation, the Court can make an
order for the payment of those funds to the people determined entitled under the succession
application.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF REGISTRAR
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office: Office of the Chief Registrar
Address: Level 7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace, Wellington
Mailing address: DX Box 11203, Wellington
Phone: 04 914 3102
Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
Office hours: Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
(Closed on Public Holidays)
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Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono...
TAITOKERAU
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office Te Taitokerau
Address 16 Rathbone Street
Mailing address DX Box AX10086, Whangārei
Phone 09 948 9940
Email mlctaitokerau@justice.govt.nz
Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
(Closed on Public Holidays)
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
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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP7 2:00 PM AP-20260000002971 58/93 Keremeta Ainsley,
Vanessa Mercer,
Edward Ainsley,
Sally Ainsley
Appeal 2026/10 - Tuhua Trust (Mayor
Island) against a dismissal of an
Injunction application against any
person in respect of any actual
threatened trespass or other injury to
any Māori land or Māori Reservation
heard at 293 Waikato Maniapoto MB
55-64 on 26 February 2026 – Notice of
Appeal
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Header descriptions: Data Value descriptions:
Headers Description Data Field Value Description
DISTRICT Māori Land Court District Abbreviation DISTRICT AOT Aotea District
BLOCKID Internal Māori Land Court identification number for land block TKT Tākitimu District
BLK_NAME Māori Land Court Block Description TTK Taitokerau District
ALT_BLOCK_NAME Alternative Māori Land Court Block Description TRW Tairāwhiti...
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