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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
Hepetema | September 2026
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 8th of July 2026, are hereby notified,
pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and
have yet to be determined or set down...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
89 AP-20240000013666 67/93
237/93
238/93
240/93
Beverly Gibson,
Glen Skipper,
Rangi Kipa,
Sam Williams,
Sharron Wipiti,
Tarina
MacDonald
Ngāti Tawhirikura Hapū Charitable Trust –
Injunction against any person in respect of any
actual threatened trespass or other injury to any
Māori land or Māori Reservation (Respondents:
Ngāti Tawhirikura Hapū Charitable trustees
Beverly Gibson, Sam Williams, and Sharron
Wipiti)
90 AP-20250000001...
Mihi
Contents
Forward 3
Judges of the Court/ Ngā Kaiwhakawā o te Kooti 4
New judicial appointments 6
Matariki and Pūanga karakia 7
Matariki and Pūanga Horahora 8
Planning for the future - “Hangaia te whare” 9
Pae Matua operations update 9
Māori land data updates 10
National performance 12
Te Ao Māori strategy 13
Te Reo Māori in the Court 14
District operational updates 16
Ngā Whakataunga a ngā Kooti / Notable judgments 26
Judicial speeches and presentations 31
Practice notes 32
Judges i...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP1 2:35 PM AP-20250000010453 3(3)(a)/49
5(2A)(b)/49
Rangimakiri
Frances
Haerewa
Determination of Claim to the Māori
Land interests of Gordon William
Seymour
TE ROHE O AOTEA
TE ROHE O AOTEA
NATIONAL PĀNUI December | Tīhema 2025 25
PĀNUI
NO.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP6 10:00 AM AP-20250000011950 239/93 Lewis Winiata He whakarerekētanga ki ngā
tarahitī mō Te Koau A Trust
Reduce the trustees of Te Koau A
Trust by removing Peter Wairehu
Steedman and Sheryl Annette Allen
SP7 10:05 AM AP-20250000009404 239/93 Otukaia Māori
Trust
He whakarerekētanga ki ngā
tarahitī mō te Otukaia Māori
Reservation
Reduce the trustees of Otukaia
Māori Reservation by removing
Frances Kahui
SP8 10:10 AM AP-20250000015716 23...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP6 10:00 AM AP-20250000011950 239/93 Lewis Winiata He whakarerekētanga ki ngā
tarahitī mō Te Koau A Trust
Reduce the trustees of Te Koau A
Trust by removing Peter Wairehu
Steedman and Sheryl Annette Allen
SP7 10:05 AM AP-20250000009404 239/93 Otukaia Māori
Trust
He whakarerekētanga ki ngā
tarahitī mō te Otukaia Māori
Reservation
Reduce the trustees of Otukaia
Māori Reservation by removing
Frances Kahui
SP8 10:10 AM AP-20250000015716 23...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP6 10:00 AM AP-20250000011950 239/93 Lewis Winiata He whakarerekētanga ki ngā
tarahitī mō Te Koau A Trust
Reduce the trustees of Te Koau A
Trust by removing Peter Wairehu
Steedman and Sheryl Annette Allen
SP7 10:05 AM AP-20250000009404 239/93 Otukaia Māori
Trust
He whakarerekētanga ki ngā
tarahitī mō te Otukaia Māori
Reservation
Reduce the trustees of Otukaia
Māori Reservation by removing
Frances Kahui
SP8 10:10 AM AP-20250000015716 23...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP10 10:00 AM AP-20230000034286 239/93 Eva Moke &
Margaret
Hahipene
Te Karaka 1B2B1 block and Te
Hana Trust - Reduce the number of
trustee due to the death of Joseph
Te Poroa Malcolm and Grace
Ritohau Malcom and the resignation
of Grace Riria Pouesi and add J & G
Trustees 2022 Ltd, Margaret
Makarita Hahipene and Eva
Rangikahiwa Moke as responsible
trustees
SP11 10:00 AM AP-20230000034293 239/93 Eva Moke &
Margaret
Hahipene
Te Kar...
Aotea
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mohiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i nga
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Whanganui
Māori Land Court
Ingestre Chambers
74 Ingestre Street
Whanganui
Wednesday 31 January 2024
Judge A H C Warren
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SJan19/1 1:00PM AP-
20230000022731
21/94,
67/93
Vir...
