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Phone: 04 914 3102
Fax: 04 914 3100
Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
STEVEN DODD
Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court
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appropriate application number at:
Physical address: Postal address:
L7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace DX Box SX11203
WELLINGTON WELLINGTON
Phone: 04 914 3102
Fax: 04 914 3100
Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
STEVEN DODD
Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court
2
APPLICATION NO:
SECTION:
APPLICA...
For further information, please contact the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, quoting the
appropriate application number at:
Physical address: Postal address:
L7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace DX Box SX11203
WELLINGTON WELLINGTON
Phone: 04 914 3102
Fax: 04 914 3100
Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
STEVEN DODD
Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court
2
APPLICATION NO:
SECTION:
APPLICA...
For further information, please contact the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, quoting the
appropriate application number at:
Physical address: Postal address:
L7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace DX Box SX11203
WELLINGTON WELLINGTON
Phone: 04 914 3102
Fax: 04 914 3100
Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
STEVEN DODD
Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court
2
APPLICATION NO:
SECTION:
APPLICA...
ROHE O TĀKITIMU
NATIONAL PĀNUI | TE PĀNUI Ā-MOTU
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2026
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7 – 39 Te Rohe o Aotea
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ROHE O TĀKITIMU
NATIONAL PĀNUI | TE PĀNUI Ā-MOTU
February | Pēpuere
2026
Contents
Applications for hearing in February | Pēpuere 2026
2 - 6 Descriptions of Application types by Section
7 – 39 Te Rohe o Aotea
40 – 60 Te Rohe…
ROHE O TĀKITIMU
NATIONAL PĀNUI | TE PĀNUI Ā-MOTU
May | Mei
2026
Contents
Applications for hearing in May | Mei 2026
2 - 6 Descriptions of Application types by Section
7 – 50 Te Rohe o Aotea
51 – 64 Te Rohe…
Nō Tūhoe, Ngāti Manawa me Ngāti Maniapoto te whaea o Kaiwhakawā Williams, ā, nō Te Whakatōhea, Ngāi Tai ki Tōrere, Tainui, me Te Aupōuri tōna matua pāpā. He kaiako raua, ā, nā tērā i waimarie a Kaiwhakawā Williams ki te pakeke mai i ngā wāhi pērā i a Te Whetū, Kāwhia, Pātea me Rūātoki.
• Ngā tuhinga whakaaetanga i te
whakatūnga o ngā kaitiaki.
• Ngā papa kōrero i whakaritea ai te tono.
• He rangahau i whakahaeretia i ngā rā tata
nei mō te tukunga taitara o te whenua o
ngā whenua Pākehā kei roto i te tono
Contents
Mihi ii
Foreword iv
by the Minister for Māori Development, Hon Te Ururoa Flavell
Foreword v
by the Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court, Wilson Isaac
Foreword vi
by the Secretary for Justice, Andrew Bridgman
Acknowledgements vii
Section 1 10
Historical Foundations of the Court 1862-1890s
“Ōku waewae kāinga”
Section 2 46
The Evolution of the Court in the 20th Century
“Toitū te kupu, toitū te mana, toitū te whenua”
Section 3 84
Leadership of the Court 1980-2009
“Ko t...
