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This is the narrative of a piece of land in Te Tau Ihu – Aorere. 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.
He tohutohu a te Kaiwhakawā
Direction of the judge
After further consultation, I reschedule dates as follows:
From Te Kaha: 10:00am, Wednesday 15 April 2026
To Te Kaha: 10:00am, Thursday 21 May 2026
This direction is issued pursuant to rule 3.8(1)(b) Māori Land Court Rules 2011 and a copy
is to be sent to the Kaiwhakawā Matua, the Kairēhita Matua, and the Kairēhita of the
Waiariki District Registry of the court.
He tohutohu a te Kaiwhakawā
Direction of the judge
After further consultation, I reschedule dates as follows:
From Te Kaha: 10:00am, Wednesday 15 April 2026
To Te Kaha: 10:00am, Thursday 21 May 2026
This direction is issued pursuant to rule 3.8(1)(b) Māori Land Court Rules 2011 and a copy
is to be sent to the Kaiwhakawā Matua, the Kairēhita Matua, and the Kairēhita of the
Waiariki District Registry of the court.
He tohutohu a te Kaiwhakawā
Direction of the judge
After further consultation, I reschedule dates as follows:
From Hastings: 10:00 AM, Tuesday 5 May 2026
To Hastings: 10:00 AM, Monday 4 May 2026
This direction is issued pursuant to rule 3.8(1)(b) Māori Land Court Rules 2011 and
a copy is to be sent to the Kaiwhakawā Matua, the Kairēhita Matua, and the Kairēhita of the
Tākitimu District Registry of the court.
He tohutohu a te Kaiwhakawā
Direction of the judge
After further consultation, I reschedule dates as follows:
From Masterton: 11:00 AM, Thursday 4 June 2026
To Masterton: 11:00 AM, Wednesday 10 June 2026
From Masterton: 11:00 AM, Thursday 3 September 2026
To Masterton: 11:00 AM, Friday 4 September 2026
This direction is issued pursuant to rule 3.8(1)(b) Māori Land Court Rules 2011 and
a copy is to be sent to the Kaiwhakawā Matua, the Kairēhita Matua, and the...
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APPLICATION
I/We*, [full name(s)],____________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________,make
application to vest the Māori land interests of the deceased in the persons beneficially entitled.
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