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Māori Purposes Act 1991 The Māori Purposes Act 1991 has limited powers extended to the Court in relation to the Wi Pere Trust.  Māori Fisheries Act 2004 The Māori Fisheries Act 2004 enables a Judge of the Māori Land Court to give advice about or determine disputes regarding entitlements.

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She has extensive expertise in facilitation and dispute resolution involving Ahu Whenua Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Whānau Trusts, and Beneficial Owners of Māori Land across Aotearoa.

First Name Surname Shares 1 Turakiora (Original Owner 129) 40 2 Tuha (Original Owner 160) 39.3375 3 Winika (Original Owner 167) 40 4 Mere (Original Owner 45) 38.60625 5 Metapere (Original Owner 53) 40 6 Momoko (Original Owner 55) 38.60625 7 Oketopa (Original Owner 58) 38.6125 8 Rangiriri (Original Owner 127) 40 9 Taki (Original Owner 132) 39.75 10 Te Rehu (Original Owner 126) 40 11 Carol Ann Adams 1.86985 12 William Wayne Jr Adams 1.86985 13 Roderick Samuel...

Documents/SILNA/Updated-interim-list-of-owners-of-the-Toitoi-Crown-Land-Block-VIII-Lords-River-Survey-District2.pdf (1.2 mb)

Sean’s commitment to his whānau, hapū and iwi, at home remain strong and connected.

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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP18 11:15 AM AP-20250000002199 45/93 Stacey Tawhai, Jessie Tawhai, James Withers, Kahurangi Tawhai, Phillip Tawhai, Jason Tawhai, Zivana Tawhai CJ 2025/11 - Watene Tawhai and succession orders made at 89 Opotiki 235-240 on 2/11/2005 SP19 11:30 AM AP-20240000013679 45/93 Wiremu Rudolph CJ 2024/89 - Pakinga C1 block - Hone Rurawhe also known as Jack Rudolph and a vesting order made at 13 Kaitaia MB 44 on 16/5/1983 - A...

Documents/Landowner-notices/11-June-2026-Panui-CJ.pdf (154 kb)

Governance entities In the context in which I work, we have a range of governance entities, from trusts to incorporations, but no matter what the governance structure is - whether it is an ahu whenua trust, a whānau trust, a whenua tōpū trust, a pūtea trust, a kaitiaki trust, or an incorporation - key governance skills and capabilities are required.

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Aotea PĀNUI He pānuitanga tēnei kia mohiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i nga tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai A Special Sitting At Porirua Courtroom 2 Porirua District Court 4 Hagley Street Porirua Friday 17 November 2023 Judge A M Thomas PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: SNov7/1 10:55AM AP-20230000033657 118/93 Serena Ngareta Tahana, Conan James Frost, Armia Georgina Wh...

Documents/Panui/SNov7-1-AP-20230000033657-Putiputi-Tahana-s118.pdf (87 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP22 10:00 AM AP-20240000009254 239/93 Bonnie Dennise Johnstone He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Lot 19B Parish of Waiotahi Replace Paora Hunia, Lorraine Hunia, Gary Peratiaki and Tony Wikotu with Hapeta Mack Rewiri, Wairata Peratiaki and Bonnie Johnstone as responsible trustees WAIARIKI PĀNUI

Documents/Panui/6.-Special-Waiariki-18-December-2024.pdf (139 kb)

Disputes can delay whānau connecting to and using whenua. Whānau who agree to enter mediation to resolve disputes can do so out of court, pay no filing fee and can practice the tikanga of your whānau and hapū in that mediation.

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No matter what type of activity it is, whether it had a law focus, be language-based, an iwi, hapū or whānau initiative, no matter the kaupapa, you have always been there lending an ear to my problems and complaints about how hard everything has been, about how exhausting the lawyer life can be, about the tiresome nature of people generally, about the ins and outs of the Declaration and te Tiriti o Waitangi (yes, I am a true progeny of the North), and despite all of those tedious traits I...

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