Proceedings on foot or not As noted above, one of the benefits of the proposed mediation process is that mediation is not only available where there are proceedings on foot, but also where there are no formal proceedings or applications before the Court. A simple application by the Registrar and the consent of the parties to the dispute is all that is required.
The main priorities for the Court now are first, to remedy errors in the lists, using s 86 of TTWMA, and second, to update the list of successors based on previous and new evidence, the latter of which requires hearings to be held so evidence can be heard. An application form based on the existing form for successions has been modified for the purposes of SILNA determinations, and individual applications are linked to a central file to ensure consistency.
It sets out how Judge Reeves dealt with an application for accretion and for determination of ownership, where ownership records had not been maintained for over 100 years.
Any member of the preferred class of alienees who wishes to be considered by the owners as
a prospective purchaser of the land must give written notice of his or her intention to pursue
the right of refusal at the hearing of the application. That written notice must be filed in the
Māori Land Court not later than 4pm, Thursday 8 September 2026.
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TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI / MĀORI LAND COURT
Place: Gisborne
Present: C L Fox, Chief Judge
D Kennedy, Court Taker
Date: 5 August 2024
Application No: AP-20240000008262
Subject: RESCHEDULING OF GISBORNE COURT SITTING
Legislation: Rule 3.8(1)(b), Māori Land Court Rules 2011
The Court: I have considered the 2024 October Tairawhiti District Court sitting date for
Gisborne that has been gazetted by the Chief Registrar in accordance with the Schedule
published under the a...
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI / MĀORI LAND COURT
Place: Whangarei Chambers
Present: T K T A R Williams, Judge
V Rakete, Court Taker
Date: 30 May 2024
Pānui No: Chambers Application No: AP-20230000020180
Subject: RESCHEDULING OF TAITOKERAU COURT SITTING DATES
Legislation: Rule 3.8(1)(b), Māori Land Court Rules 2011
The Court: I have considered the 2024 June Taitokerau District court sitting dates for
Auckland that have been gazetted by the Chief Registrar in accor...
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI / MĀORI LAND COURT
Place: Whangārei in Chambers
Present: T K T A R Williams, Judge
V Rakete, Court Taker
Date: 6 August 2024
Application No: AP-20240000007190
Subject: Rescheduling of Te Taitokerau Court Sitting Dates
Legislation: Rule 3.8(1)(b) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011
The Court: I have considered the 2024 September Taitokerau District court sitting dates
for Whangārei, that have been gazetted by the Chief Registrar in accor...
