For "Number of square metres (m²) in a hectare", use Google. You don’t need a large area - just enough to put the house on and an area around the house for a yard. 300sqm to 600 sqm will usually be enough.
Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Māori Land Court
Te wāhi: Te Whanganui-a-Tara
Te hunga kooti i reira:
Present
M J Doogan, Te Kaiwhakawā
M K Hickey, Te Karaka o te Kooti
Te rangi: 19 Mei 2026
Te nama o te tono:
Application number CH
AP-20260000004949
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o
Te Waipounamu
Rescheduling of Te Waipounamu court sitting date
Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011:
3.8(1)(b)
Ngā kōre...
TE ROHE O AOTEA
TE ROHE O AOTEA
NATIONAL PĀNUI August | Ākuhata 2025 22
The following special sittings will be held
At Whanganui | Māori Land Court
Via Zoom – Meeting ID: 816 4215 0647
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Judge A M Thomas presiding
Application to be heard
PĀNUI
NO.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP1 10:45 AM AP-20230000005184 133/93 Ria Wihapi
Waikerepuru &
Petrus
Johannes
Franciscus
Rodeka
Subdivision 1B Lot 1 Deposited Plan
5432 – Change from General land to
Māori freehold land
SP2 2:00 PM AP-20230000020293 231/93 Wayne Robert
Ahipene-Duffin
Waimarama 3A4B Section 5 -
Review of trust
The following special sittings will be held
At Tūrangi | 1 Ngawaka Place, Ngawaka BoardroomTūrangi, Customer and Visitor Information Centre...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
86 AP-20240000001632 98(9)(aa)/93 Deputy
Registrar
Aorangi 1 Section 5A2B Trust – Application for
payment from the Māori Land Court Special Aid
Fund for reasonable fees and expenses of
facilitator (Unique River Experience Ltd)
Special Court Sittings
The following special sitting has been held
Via Zoom – Meeting ID: 825 6773 7263
Wednesday, 29 October 2025
Judge A M Thomas presiding
Applications heard
PĀNUI
NO.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
36 2:10 PM AP-20250000003683 133/93 Robert
Christopher
Smith
He panonitanga ki te tūnga taitara
o Hongoeka 3C2A2 mai i te
whenua atu i te whenua Māori ki te
whenua Māori
Change the status of Hongoeka
3C2A2 from General land to Māori
freehold land
At Palmerston North | Te Whare Wairua O Mererikiriki, 138 Maxwells Line, Awapuni, Palmerston North
Thursday, 10 July 2025
Judge M J Doogan presiding
Applications to be heard
PĀNUI
NO....
APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
AP-20230000029392 113/93
118/93
Rhea Larissa Kshatri Ivan John Lewis - Succession
AP-20230000029449 113/93
117/93
Richard Alexander Te
Whiti Te Akau, Tania
Heranikau Katarina Te
Akau
Richard Ivan Te Akau – Transfer of deceased’s
interests from Richard Te Akau, Tania Te
Akau and Jason Te Akau as administrators to
beneficiaries
AP-20230000029468 113/93
118/93
Oma Henare Winiata Tyrone Tokorangi Winiata - Succession
AP-20230000029886 23...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP11 10:40 AM AP-20250000009414 21/94 Gloria Brandt Aorangi No 1 Sec 3A 3C and
Kauwhata Marae – Inquiry into the
administration of a Māori
Reservation
At Taumaranui | Mōrero Marae, 153 Hakiaha Street, Taumaranui
Via Zoom – Meeting ID: 898 0767 8918
Friday, 7 November 2025
Judge M J Doogan presiding
Applications to be heard
PĀNUI
NO.
No 2 B
Sec 2 Block - Transfer of shares
by way of gift from David John
Climo to Mark Henry Climo
56 12:00 PM AP-20230000020172
A20220013444
164/93,
158/93
Dianne Harris Whakarewarua B & Whirinaki 6I3
- Transfer shares by way of gift
from Dianne Harris to Tami Sharp
57 12:00 PM AP-20230000020538
A20220018836
164/93,
158/93
Charley Toperoa
Kelly-Kaipo
Mimitu Ruarei 4B2H, 4B2J, 4B2K
- Transfer of shares by way of gift
from Charley Topeora Kelly-Kaipo
to Andrew Sandy Kelly, Nicho...
