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MāoriLand Update –
Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua
June 2024 | Hune 2024
This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, MāoriLand Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori
as part of the ongoing efforts to help inform and assist owners, organisations and government
agencies about the characteristics of Māori Customary and Māori Freehold Land.
TAKE NOTICE that Philip Seymour has made application to the MāoriLand Court at Te Waipounamu for a meeting of assembled owners seeking a partition of the Otonga 3 block.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP 3 10:00 AM AP-20250000000453 19/93 Sonny Poi
Pakena Tipene
Te Pene Rata and Paki Hone Kopa
Tipene Whanau Trust (Motatau 2
Section 31C) - Injunction against any
person in respect of any actual
threatened trespass or other injury to
any Māoriland or Māori Reservation
(Respondent: Terina Tipene)
Other status types
As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the
following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the MāoriLand Court:
Crown Land
Crown Land Reserved for Māori
General Land (which maybe vested in a MāoriLand Trust)
General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a MāoriLand
Other status types
As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the
following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the MāoriLand Court:
Crown Land
Crown Land Reserved for Māori
General Land (which maybe vested in a MāoriLand Trust)
General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a MāoriLand
TAKE NOTICE that Philip Seymour has made application to the MāoriLand Court at Te
Waipounamu for a meeting of assembled owners seeking a partition of the Otonga 3 block.
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MāoriLand Update –
Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua
June 2025 | Hune 2025
This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, MāoriLand Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori
to provide key statistics on Māoriland, including the number and total area of Māori Customary Land
(MCL) and Māori Freehold Land (MFL) blocks, and how many of these are managed by trusts or
incorporations versus those that are not....
You may use this document to request a remittal, reduction, or refund of the fee prescribed for an application
before the MāoriLand Court or Māori Appellate Court under the MāoriLand Court Fees Regulations 2013.
E Alana Miriana Thomas , nau mai me ōu pūkenga maha hei hua mo ngāi Māori. I am very pleased to announce the Minister for Māori development has confirmed the appointment of Alana Miriana Thomas as a permanent judge of the MāoriLand Court.