MĀORI LAND COURT
Place: Wellington
Present: M J Doogan, Judge
A Tibble, Clerk of the Court
Date: 31 August 2026
Application No: AP-20260000003668
AP-20250000003542
AP-20260000003819
Subject: WilliamWilliams also known as Kupe Williams or Kupe Taare or Kupe Taurerewa
or Kupe Hinewai or Kupe Tuwharetoa or Kupe Tuwhatetoa – application for re-
hearing
Legislation: Section 43(3), Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
CHAMBERS MINUTE AND DIRECTIONS OF JUDGE M J DO...
And speaking of the Supreme Court, it would be remiss of me not to acknowledge the recent appointment of Justice Joe Williams to the Supreme Court bench. He is the first Maori to be appointed to our highest court.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP3 11:00 AM AP-20230000025962 117/93,
214/93
Guy Puke-
Mason
Ada Rangiirihia Puke also known as
Ada Rangirihia Puke or Ada
Rangihira Puke or Ada Rangihia
Puke or Ada Eketone Puke or Ada
Netere Eketone or Ada Wetere Puke
or Ada Wetere Eketone - Succession
and constitute a whanautrust
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP57 2:00 PM AP-20230000035726 67/93 Peter-Barry Smith,
Launa-Anne Smith,
Whetu-Iti Doreen
Silver, Vance
Samuel Smith,
Terrence Twigg
Smith, Rick
Riccardo Smith
Pupuke M Lot 1 DP 81424 (Nuki
o te Hapu Tahawai ki Rataroa
WhanauTrust) - Injunction
against any person in respect of
any actual threatened trespass or
other injury to any Māori land or
Māori Reservation (Respondents:
Bryce Peda Smith, Fulton Hogan
Limited, Russell Owen...
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 Whangarei
Via AVL (https://meet.rcvideo.net): Meeting ID: 8430024 | Passcode: 72618
Friday 28 March 2025
Judge T K T A R Williams, Presiding
PĀNUI NO. TIME APPLICATION NO.