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Sitting period Closing date for lodgements  10 - 14 November 2025 Wednesday, 6 August 2025 9 - 13 February 2026 Wednesday, 5 November 2025 11 - 15 May 2026 Wednesday, 5 February 2026 10 - 14 August 2026 Wednesday, 6 May 2026 9 - 13 November 2026 Wednesday, 5 August 2026   Ngā tono ki te Kooti Pīra Māori Māori Appellate Court applications to be heard Pānui Māori Appellate Court sitting 14 August 2026 Māori Appellate Court sitting 14 August 2026 Māori Appellate Court s...

Located in:  Hui and court hearings

This makes owner-driven utilisation of the land problematic.

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP7 2:00 PM AP-20260000002971 58/93 Keremeta Ainsley, Vanessa Mercer, Edward Ainsley, Sally Ainsley Appeal 2026/10 - Tuhua Trust (Mayor Island) against a dismissal of an Injunction application against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation heard at 293 Waikato Maniapoto MB 55-64 on 26 February 2026 – Notice of Appeal

Documents/Panui/5.-SP-7-APPEAL2026-10-Tuhua-Mayor-Island-amended-22.6.2026.pdf (127 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP21 10.30AM AP-20230000032630 45/93 Bryan Linden Calman CJ 2023/50 -Ena Caroline Calman also known as Ena Caroline Calmon and a succession order made at 60 Aotea MB 159 on 1/7/1996 – Application to the Chief Judge SP22 11.00AM AP-20230000035635 45/93 Tutehounuku Timoti James Karetai CJ 2023/67 - Barry John Tutehounuku Karetai and succession orders made at 129 South Island MB 60-61 on 3/2/2009 - Application to the Chief Judge SP23...

Documents/Panui/2.-CJ-17-September-2025.pdf (147 kb)

On the discretion to appoint trustees, that Court stated that ordinarily the Māori Land Court would give substantial weight to the views of the owners.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

In 2017, an application was made to the Māori Land Court to determine the status of the land, the ownership of the land and the relative interests of the owners.

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/Aorere-Accretion-determination-of-status-and-ownership-of-land.pdf (890 kb)

Conclusion Setting aside land for a new urupā is a significant undertaking for the beneficial owners of the land.

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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP20 1:00 PM AP-20230000022739 173/93 67/93 Estrelita Kahi Katea Dickinson Puketapu 3B 6B 2A - Summon a meeting of owners SP21 1:30 PM AP-20230000022871 173/93 67/93 Jennifer Faye Haupapa Urenui Lot 4B1B1B Part Sub. 3 Section 24 Block IV Waitara S.D. - Summon a meeting of owners to consider Ahu Whenua Trust SP22 2:00 PM AP-20230000022885 173/93 67/93 Jennifer Faye Haupapa Section 61B Block IV Waitara S.D - Summon a meetin...

Documents/Panui/22.-Aotea-2-December-2025.pdf (143 kb)

Use this form to apply to the Court for an order vesting part or all of any Māori Land or General Land owned by Māori in an owner or a person entitled to succeed to an owner for the purpose of a house site or to confirm an existing house site (including a house that has already been built and is located on the land).

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-40-Occupation-order.pdf (466 kb)

Use this form when transferring interests in Māori Land by sale or gift between owners in the same block, owners and their children or owners and any other member of the preferred class of alienee.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-30-Vesting-order.pdf (195 kb)