PÄNUI
NO: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
54 A20220007314 117/93 Wade Anthony
Gadsby
Topham Henry Gadsby - Succession
Applications which have been decided without notice
The following applications have been decided without prior notice in the Pänui.
Māori Land Court application guides
To support you through the application process, four plain-language application guides have been developed:
How to apply for succession
How to apply for Partition of Māori freehold land
How to constitute a whānau trust
How to constitute an ahu whenua trust or whenua tōpū trust
These new guides are designed to help you identify the right application to make, understand where to begin, and prepar...
The Court may, on considering your notification, arrange for the application to be set down for a formal hearing
if the application has yet to be determined or for a rehearing if the application has already been determined.
You may see applications referred to as:
CJ YYYY/NN
Where:
• CJ = prefix to indicate the application is one
made to the Chief Judge
• YYYY = year in which the application was
received (starts from 1965-)
• NN = A sequential number which is incremented
as a new application is received.
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Appeal a decision (filing fee $399)
If you think the Māori Land Court has made an error when making a decision about an application, you can apply to the Chief Judge to appeal the decision.
APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
86 AP-20240000001632 98(9)(aa)/93 Deputy
Registrar
Aorangi 1 Section 5A2B Trust – Application for
payment from the Māori Land Court Special Aid
Fund for reasonable fees and expenses of
facilitator (Unique River Experience Ltd)
Special Court Sittings
The following special sitting has been held
Via Zoom – Meeting ID: 825 6773 7263
Wednesday, 29 October 2025
Judge A M Thomas presiding
Appli...