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If you or any other party breach the terms of a lease, the matter can be heard by a judge. In these cases, we suggest you seek independent legal advice to discuss possible solutions.
In the last 10 years, Piri has worked at the Māori Land Court in Whanganui and has recently been added to the MLC Leadership Team. Ngā Kaiwhakawā
Our judges
Meet the judges of the Māori Land Court.
You need to include both
applications (this streamlines the process
so that you, the Court staff, and the Judge
are able to deal with the succession and
the establishment of a whānau trust at the
same time).
You need to include both
applications (this streamlines the process
so that you, the Court staff, and the Judge
are able to deal with the succession and
the establishment of a whānau trust at the
same time).
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.
At 2025 Chief Judge’s MB 373-390 (4 February 2025) the Court made orders amending a succession order to Teone Karepe I or Hoani Karepe at 32 T 117-119 (30 May 1972) and cancelling a succession order to Porokuru Te Kiwi at 155 ROT MB 234 (30 November 1970).
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua
Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono
a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Thames
District Court, 505 Queen Street, Thames
Wednesday 20 November 2024
Judge R P Mullins Presiding
PĀNUI
NO.
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Levin Court
Levin District Court
9 Bristol Street
Levin
Tuesday 2 July 2024
Judge A M Thomas Presiding
PĀNUI
NO.
