NOTICE:
A claim has been made against you in the attached application form that has been filed in the Māori Land Court or Māori
Appellate Court at.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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The appointment of Dr Ruakere Hond as a Pūkenga to assist the court, under s 32A of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, provided the level of care required in the matter and one the Court is extremely grateful for.
An application was filed in the Court by Johnson Raumati, a
descendant of Mary Naera for a Judicial Conference under section 67 Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
The applicant filed the application to seek solutions to prevent the sale by Council and to secure the
future of the land for Mary’s whānau.
Prior to her appointment to the bench, Chief Judge Fox was a Lecturer in law at Victoria University and a Senior Lecturer in law and Director of Graduate Studies at the University of Waikato. She also acted as legal counsel for Treaty claimants and Māori land clients.
There are two application types you can file under section 214 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
and rule 12.3 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 to form a whānau trust.
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
November 2025
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 10th of September 2025, 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 for inquiry...
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
December 2025
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 October 2025, 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 for inquiry or...
Any person appearing in the Māori Land Court, or in any court in New Zealand, can speak or file written documents in te reo Māori as a right under the Māori Language Act 2016. To support the use of te reo Māori in court, Judge Alana Thomas has created a kuputaka of legal terms in te reo Māori.
Application is waiting for further information from the client/applicant or for them to complete any
actions (either as directed/ordered or as required by any Act, Regulation or Rule).
Application is waiting for further information from another party or respondent or for them to
complete any actions (either as directed/ordered or as required by any Act, Regulation or Rule).
to change the status of the above Māori customary land have applied to the Māori Land Court at
Māori freehold land
(select type of land)
HE PĀNUI WHAKAMŌHIO MŌ TĒTAHI TONO KIA PANONITIA TE TŪNGA TAITARA
MAI I TE WHENUA MĀORI KI TE WHENUA ATU I TE WHENUA MĀORI
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF STATUS FROM MĀORI LAND TO GENERAL LAND
Section 135, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
Form 24A
Rule 11.2(5)(a)
For more information...
