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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 13 2:00 PM AP-20240000006379 19/93 Anita Mari Norman Pokokuo & other blocks (W.T Nicholls Ahu Whenua Trust) – Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation (Respondents: George Tama Nicholls, William Ohomauri Daniel (Taniora) Pomana Nicholls, Zena Lenda Nicholls, Cherie Povey, Arohaina Povey, Waimarie Povey- Nicholls & Gorge Tama Nicholls, Cherie...

Documents/Panui/7.-Waikato-Maniapoto-9-April-2025.pdf (146 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 15 10:00 AM AP-20240000006379 19/93 Anita Mari Norman Pokokuo & other blocks (W.T Nicholls Ahu Whenua Trust) – Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation (Respondents: George Tama Nicholls, William Ohomauri Daniel (Taniora) Pomana Nicholls, Zena Lenda Nicholls, Cherie Povey, Arohaina Povey, Waimarie Povey- Nicholls & Gorge Tama Nicholls, Cheri...

Documents/Panui/8.-Waikato-Maniapoto-10-April-2025.pdf (145 kb)

Many Māori people attended the sittings at Cambridge. In 1881 Major William Mair reported that the task of compiling the census of the Māori population was made even more difficult than usual because so many people were on the road to Cambridge to attend Court sittings.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP3 10:00 AM AP-20260000000784 239/93 Ngaire Aroha Margaret Adkin He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Ngatitu Whanau No 1 Trust Reduce the responsible trustees of Ngatitu No 1 Whānau Trust by removing Tutahi Aranga Stephen Francis Robinson SP4 10:05 AM AP-20260000000786 239/93 Ngaire Aroha Margaret Adkin He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Tinitia Raikaao Whānau Trust Replace Margaret...

Documents/Panui/11.-Aotea-9-July-2026.pdf (179 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP21 10.30AM AP-20230000032630 45/93 Bryan Linden Calman CJ 2023/50 -Ena Caroline Calman also known as Ena Caroline Calmon and a succession order made at 60 Aotea MB 159 on 1/7/1996 – Application to the Chief Judge SP22 11.00AM AP-20230000035635 45/93 Tutehounuku Timoti James Karetai CJ 2023/67 - Barry John Tutehounuku Karetai and succession orders made at 129 South Island MB 60-61 on 3/2/2009 - Application to the Chief Judge SP23 11.30AM...

Documents/Panui/2.-CJ-17-September-2025.pdf (147 kb)

We look forward to meeting whānau of Mary Naera at this hui to assist in restoring administration of her land to her descendants.

Documents/Landowner-notices/NOTICE-OF-HUI-OF-DESCENDANTS-OF-MARY-NAERA.pdf (135 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP9 2:00PM AP-20250000005613 113/93 118/93 214/93 219/93 222/93 220/93 Margaret Thomas- Amani He tauatanga ki a Hori Wanoa me te whakatū i te Thomas-Wanoa Whānau Trust me te kopou i ngā tarahitī Succeed to the Māori land interests of Hori Wanoa, constitute the Thomas-Wanoa Whānau Trust over the interests of Lionel Thomas, Lillian Thomas, Agnes Thomas, Margaret Thomas-Amani, Josephine Mead, Eriha Thomas, Joseph Knop...

Documents/Panui/5.-Taitokerau-1-October-2026.pdf (147 kb)

Te Hiku Iwi Development Trust We have started working with Te Hiku Iwi Development Trust, formed by Ngāi Takoto, Te Apōuri, and Te Rarawa, on developing a joint action plan.

Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2023-Matariki-2024.pdf (11 mb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP26 10:00AM AP-202400000013445 113/93 118/93 Anaru Iehu Moetara He tauatanga ki a Nga Roimata Chiristain Iehu Moetara Succeed to the Māori land interests of Nga Roimata Chiristain Iehu Moetara also known as Roimata Christine Moetara or Roimata Cristine Moetara or Ngaroimata Christine Iehu-Moetara or Nga Roimata Christine Iehu SP27 10:30AM AP-20240000011580 113/93 118/93 Leon Terewai Parker He tauatanga ki a Leonie Angelique de Thierry...

Documents/Panui/11.-Taitokerau-7-August-2026.pdf (181 kb)