1. Waiariki 6 May 2026
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 2:00 PM AP-20240000012600 113/93 117/93 Paul Tapsell He tauatanga ki a Ruby Te Pae Clarke Succeed to the Māori land interest of Ruby Te Pae Clarke
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 2:00 PM AP-20240000012600 113/93 117/93 Paul Tapsell He tauatanga ki a Ruby Te Pae Clarke Succeed to the Māori land interest of Ruby Te Pae Clarke
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 2:00 PM AP-20240000012600 113/93 117/93 Paul Tapsell He tauatanga ki a Ruby Te Pae Clarke Succeed to the Māori land interest of Ruby Te Pae Clarke
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 10:00 AM AP-20230000023438 231/93 Rawiri Kawha He arotake i te Ruhina Matchitt Whānau Trust Review of the Ruhina Matchitt Whānau Trust SP3 10:00 AM AP-20230000024449 113/93 118/93 Rawiri Kawha He tauatanga ki a Ruhina Matchitt (nee Kawha) Succeed to the Māori land interests of Ruhina Matchitt (nee Kawha)
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 10:30 AM AP-20250000001439 113/93 118/93 Lesley Hauraki He tauatanga ki a Bonnie Graham Succeed to the Māori land interests of Bonnie Graham mailto:mlcwaikato@justice.govt.nz
Documents/Panui/8.-Waikato-Maniapoto-1-July-2026.pdf (116 kb)
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP7 10:00 AM AP-20260000003676 113/93 118/93 Kowhai Puti Reihana-Tohu He tauatanga ki a Te Wairongoa Rihare Wati Kena Tohu Succeed to the Māori land interests of Te Wairongoa Rihare Wati Kena Tohu
Documents/Panui/21.-Waikato-Maniapoto-5-May-2026.pdf (116 kb)
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 7 10.00 AM AP-20260000003676 113/93, 118/93 Kowhai Puti Reihana-Tohu He tauatanga ki a Te Wairongoa Rihare Wati Kena Tohu Succeed to the Māori land interests of Te Wairongoa Rihare Wati Kena Tohu
Documents/Panui/36.-Waikato-Maniapoto-5-May-2026.pdf (116 kb)
In accordance with tikanga Māori there is no distinction to be drawn between whenua (land) that is dry and land that is covered by the sea.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
In his classic book Māori Land Tenure (1977) Sir Hugh Kawharu wrote that the system of Māori land tenure created by the Native Lands Act of 1865 was an ‘engine of destruction for any tribe’s tenure of land, anywhere’ (p 15).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
Te Whakamaene, Specialist Applications Team Te Whakamaene, Specialist Applications team provide the administrative support for all applica- tions that are specific to the Chief Judge (and by delegation, to the Deputy Chief Judge) of the Māori Land Court.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
(b) Promote title improvement by: (i) granting or acquiring any type of right or interest in land; (ii) subdividing any land; (iii) bringing any application to the Māori Land Court that might facilitate the operation of this trust and the improvement of title to land; and (iv) forwarding to the registrar of the Māori Land Court in relation to the above any instruments, titles, plans or other relevant documents for the purpose of maintaini...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)