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To enable the Court to make a determination about your suitability as a trustee, please supply the following information (if
relevant):
a) I am a current or past trustee on other trusts or am or was a member of other organisations, namely:
Name of Trust/Committee Position held
b) I have the following relevant work or other experience; e.g kaumātua associated with the land or reservation:
Place of work Position or responsibilities
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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP15 9:30 AM AP-20230000025260
(A20220002922)
112/93 Preston Edward
Bulfin
Tongaa Rangi Maxwell Karena -
Estate - Transmission of deceased’s
interests to Preston Edward Bulfin &
Claudia Kuiahine Keene as executor
SP16 9:30 AM AP-20230000035381
(A20220002923)
237/93
239/93
Preston Edward
Bulfin
Tongaa Rangi Maxwell Karena -
Estate - Seek directions of the Court
as to a trust & replace trustees
SP17 9:30 AM AP-20230000022966...
...muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Special Court Sitting
The following special sitting will be held
At Kaitāia | Ministry of Justice, District Court, 13 Redan Road, Kaitāia
Thursday, 2 April 2026
Judge M P Armstrong presiding
Applications to be heard
PĀNUI
NO.
TIME APPLICATION NO.
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP8 12:00 PM AP-20250000015010 19/93 Matthew Tanui
Fleet
Part Kuaotunu 6C2B1 and Part
Kuaotunu 6C281 Maori Reservation
– Injunction against any person in
respect of any actual threatened
trespass or other injury to any Māori
land or Māori Reservation
Respondents: Joseph John Davis
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP14 11:40 AM AP-20240000013612 164/93 Queenie Takiata
Carre
He whakawhitinga hea o Queenie
Takiata Carre mai i ngā poraka
whenua o Lot 59B No.3A Section
1A Parish of Matata hei koha ki a
Patricia Tuihi Carre
Transferring shares of Queenie
Takiata Carre from Lot 59B No.3A
Section 1A Parish of Matata by way
of gift to Patricia Tuihi Carre
...Special Court Sitting
The following special sitting will be held
At Gisborne| Māori Land Court, Te Rā Tū, 37 Gladstone Road, Gisborne
Via Zoom – Meeting ID: 873 6121 5404
Tuesday, 2 December 2025
Judge N R Milner presiding
Applications to be heard
PĀNUI
NO.
TIME APPLICATION NO.
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP18 10:00 AM AP-20250000001869 240/93 Garry Watson,
Rachel Mio,
Heke Collier
and Lawrence
Williams
Removal of Tania Lee van den
Broek, Diana Grace Anderson and
Ngaroma Wency Rewi as
responsible trustees
...i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Special Court Sitting
The following special sitting will be held
Te Aho Wānanga, 115 Church Street, Ōpōtiki
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
Judge C M Wainwright presiding
Applications to be heard
PĀNUI
NO.
TIME APPLICATION NO.
If you are applying for an exemption from providing a special valuation, you’ll need to complete a form 26 with your vesting order application and pay an additional fee of $23.
Apply online
Download the application form (form 30)
Download the application form (form 31) Transferring land to someone who is not a member of the PCA
To transfer your land by gift or sale to a someone who is not a member of the preferred class of alienee (link to definition), you will need t...
For some applications, landowners will need to notify other owners of their application to the Court ahead of time so they can attend hui, support the application, make a payment offer, or object to the application.
