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How is a mortgage registered against whenua Māori?

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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 28 1:35 PM AP-20240000008720 239/93 Marama Ellis He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Meriana & Huihui Rihia Whānau Trust Replace Te Pura Cedric Chadwick and Komiiria Rihia-Tamaki with De- Arne Komiiria Tamaki, Joseph Tiaki Tamaki, Matthew Good and Sophia Good as responsible trustees of the Meriana & Huihui Rihia Whānau Trust 29 1:45 PM AP-20240000012148 239/93 Fraser Watene He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Mona Tokio Rangi...

Documents/Panui/Panui-National-January-2026.pdf (2.2 mb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 32 10:10 AM AP-20250000006283 113/93 118/93 Dianne Margaret Checkley Tipene He tauatanga ki a Rewi Tamihana Tipene Succeed to the Māori land interests of Rewi Tamihana Tipene 33 10:20 AM AP-20250000007619 113/93 118/93 Joanne Kohai Hayes He tauatanga ki a Te Arorangi Apanui Succeed to the Māori land interests of Te Arorangi Apanui also known as Kate 34 10:30 AM AP-20250000010885 113/93 118/93 Greg Tutemahurangi...

Documents/Panui/March-2026-National-Panui.pdf (2.6 mb)

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.

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Ngā Karere News 1 September 2025 | News He uiuinga whānui mā ngā kaiwhakamahi o Pātaka Whenua 2025 Pātaka Whenua (our online portal) – Court User Survey We want to hear about your experience using Pātaka Whenua and your views on how it's working for you. 28 August 2025 | News Ngā ara ture hou mā ngā kaipupuri whenua Māori i raro i te ture hou New legal pathways for Māori landowners under the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025 New legislation allows Māori landowners to...

We want to hear about your experience using Pātaka Whenua and your views on how it's working for you.

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However, judges retain discretion over how they use its standard documents and templates and tailor them to the specific facts and legal issues of each case.

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Changes to the Act clarify how succession involving whāngai will be dealt with in a consistent tikanga-based way.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Succession-for-whangai-web-version.pdf (172 kb)

In such cases form 14 should be completed. HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee and be filed in the Office of the Chief Registrar; (ii) Please ensure that all information required on the form is completed; (iii) You must supply a list of Respondents and/or affected parties and their contact details; (iv) Where tick boxes are provided please ensure you tick all those boxes that apply to your applicati...

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-13-Notice-appeal.pdf (72 kb)