The Court may, on considering your notification, arrange for the application to be set down for a formal hearing
if the application has yet to be determined or for a rehearing if the application has already been determined.
The Court may, on considering your notification, arrange for the application to be set down for a formal hearing
if the application has yet to be determined or for a rehearing if the application has already been determined.
TITLE IMPROVEMENT
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court
For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the
New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori
land.
Kaiwhakawā Michael Doogan
Judge Michael Doogan was appointed to the Māori Land Court in January 2013.
Based in Wellington, he is one of three resident judges in the Aotea District of the Māori Land Courthearing cases in Palmerston North, Tūrangi, and Taumarunui.
I had previously set the re-hearing application and application pursuant to Section 9 of
the Family Protection Act 1995 down for hearing at the conclusion of the ordinary list
of the sitting of the Court at Palmerston North on this Thursday September the 3rd
2026.
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The Court may, on considering your notification, arrange for the application to be set down for a formal hearing
if the application has yet to be determined, or for a rehearing if the application has already been determined.
Mihi
3
Te Kooti Whenua Māori/ Te Kooti Pīra Māori Pūrongo-Ā-Tau Matariki 2022 – Matariki 2023
Contents
Mihi 2
Contents 3
Mānawatia a Matariki 4
Whakanuia 7
Judges of the Court/ Ngā Kaiwhakawā o te Kooti 8
Special sitting of the Māori Land Court /
Nohoanga Motuhake o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 10
Māori Land Court staff and services/
Te Kooti Whenua Māori kaimahi 13
Māori Land Court roles and responsibilities 15
The Whenua Māori pr...
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HE TONO KIA WHAKATŪ I TĒTAHI TARATI AHU WHENUA
APPLICATION TO CONSTITUTE AN AHU WHENUA TRUST
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Section 215
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
Form 37
Rule 12.4
WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?
Mr Tootill is to attend the hearing
The application was subsequently set down for hearing as Special Panui 1 at Whangārei
on 3 September 2026 at 3:15 PM
Due to a change in the court’s scheduling, there is now a need to adjourn and reschedule
the application from hearing at 3:15 PM at Whangārei on 3 September 2026, to an earlier
hearing time of 2:00 PM at Whangārei on 3 September 2026.
The Court may, on considering your notification, arrange for the application to be set down for a formal hearing
if the application has yet to be determined or for a rehearing if the application has already been determined.