The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following meeting of
assembled owners:
Whenua: Otonga 3
DATE: Saturday 16 August
TIME: 2 pm Chatham Islands time (1:15pm New Zealand time)
VENUE: The Den, Norman Kirk Memorial Reserve, Chatham Islands
Kaupapa:
The Seymour whānau resolve to seek the full partition of the Otonga 3 block into 2 separate
titles, as represented on the sketch plan provided.
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI / MĀORI LAND COURT
Place: Gisborne
Present: C L Fox, Chief Judge
D Kennedy, Court Taker
Date: 5 August 2024
Application No: AP-20240000008262
Subject: RESCHEDULING OF GISBORNE COURT SITTING
Legislation: Rule 3.8(1)(b), Māori Land Court Rules 2011
The Court: I have considered the 2024 October Tairawhiti District Court sitting date for
Gisborne that has been gazetted by the Chief Registrar in accordance with the Schedule
published under the a...
Awaiting Administrative Action
A20210005308 23/03/2021 CJ 2021/12 - Henare Arapeti Sutherland - and a succession order made at 2 Whangarei Succession MB 308 on 10 August 1993 -
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI / MĀORI LAND COURT
Place: Whangārei in Chambers
Present: T K T A R Williams, Judge
V Rakete, Court Taker
Date: 6 August 2024
Application No: AP-20240000007190
Subject: Rescheduling of Te Taitokerau Court Sitting Dates
Legislation: Rule 3.8(1)(b) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011
The Court: I have considered the 2024 September Taitokerau District court sitting dates
for Whangārei, that have been gazetted by the Chief Registrar in accor...
Details for the hui are:
Whenua: Otonga 3
DATE: Saturday 16 August
TIME: 2 pm Chatham Islands time (1:15pm New Zealand time)
VENUE: The Den, Norman Kirk Memorial Reserve, Chatham Islands
Proposed resolution:
The Seymour whānau resolve to seek the full partition of the Otonga 3 block into 2 separate
titles, as represented on the sketch plan provided.
21 August 2023
MEDIA STATEMENT
Court operating protocols withdrawn; jury trial
guidelines modified
COVID-19 court operating protocols for all jurisdictions have been withdrawn, and
the Jury Trial Protocol and Jury Trial Guidelines have been modified, effective today.
Details for the hui are:
Whenua: Otonga 3
Date: Saturday 16 August 2025
Time: 2PM Chatham Islands time (1.15PM New Zealand time)
Venue: The Den Norman Memorial Reserve Chatham Islands
Proposed resolution:
T he Seymour whānau resolve to seek the full partition of the Otonga 3 block into 2 separate titles, as represented on the sketch plan provided.
The Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025 came into force on 27 August 2025 introducing new ways for Māori landowners to take action around water service matters affecting whenua Māori.
In August 2020, the Government passed targeted
changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify
the legal processes for owning, occupying and using
Māori land.
He tohutohu a te Kaiwhakawā
Direction of the Judge
After further consultation, I adjourn the court sitting date as follows:
From Christchurch Māori Land Court, 10:00am, Thursday 3 July 2025
To Christchurch Māori Land Court, 10:00am, Thursday 7 August 2025
This direction is issued pursuant to rule 3.8(1)(b) Māori Land Court Rules 2011 and
a copy is to be sent to the Kaiwhakawā Matua, the Kairēhita Matua, and the Kairēhita of the
Te Waipounamu District Registry o...