TAKE NOTICE that Philip Seymour has made application to the Māori Land Court at Te Waipounamu for a meeting of assembled owners seeking a partition of the Otonga 3 block.
The block is situated on Rēkohu/Wharekauri/Chatham Islands.
Second notice
• Will be advertised on 31 July
▪ Confirming the date, times, and venue for
all the hui, and include
▪ The names of the nominees for each of
the blocks
Nomination Forms: Can be accessed at
https://we.tl/t-WNi2NsAMTe or by request to
the case manager.
Determine the terms of trust
The block contains 109.3435 hectares and is situated on Makakahi Road, Ruatiti, Ruapehu
District meeting of the owners of the land will be held as follows:
PLACE: Waimarino Baptist Church (The Centre),14-16 Seddon Street, Raetihi 4632
DATE: Saturday 7 March 2026
TIME: 10am
Please find below the Zoom link for the upcoming meeting.
Original Grantees of the Hāwea/Wānaka SILNA Block
Note: Abode refers to the place of residence for the individual as listed in the Native Land
Register for the Wānaka Block 1895.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui:
Whenua: Ngatihaupoto 79B Block
Date: Sunday, 22 February 2026
Time: 10:00 AM
Venue: Hawera Library,
121 High Street,
Hāwera 4610
Kaupapa:
To discuss and negotiate a lease to Kent Helms Family Trust for a term of 6 years.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following pānui from the trustees of the Alton Block VII Sec 2 Ahu Whenua Trust.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui:
Whenua: Rangiwaea No. 4F No. 4B
Date: Sunday, 15 March 2026
Time: 10:00 AM
Venue: Te Pae Tata - Ruapehu Community Hub,
43a Ruapehu Road,
Ohakune 4625
Kaupapa:
To consider a 15-year lease with a 5 yearly rent review of the above block
For further information please contact Aotea Māori Land Court on 06 3490770 or mlcaotea@justice.govt.nz
View the notice here.
• Any revenue from the lease or licence must be used as
directed by the MLC.
Section 150A of the Act (as amended by section 24 of
Te Ture Whenua Māori Amendment Act 2002) requires any
lease for longer than 52 years to have the consent of at least
half the beneficial owners of the land and the approval of the
MLC.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following meeting of
assembled owners:
Whenua: Otonga 3
DATE: Saturday 16 August
TIME: 2 pm Chatham Islands time (1:15pm New Zealand time)
VENUE: The Den, Norman Kirk Memorial Reserve, Chatham Islands
Kaupapa:
The Seymour whānau resolve to seek the full partition of the Otonga 3 block into 2 separate
titles, as represented on the sketch plan provided.
