ISSN 2463-3763 (Online)
www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
DESCRIPTION OF APPLICATION TYPES
BY SECTION
NATIONAL PĀNUI June | Hune 2026 2
Summary of General Statutory Provisions
The following table provides a brief description of the most common sections in this document. For a
full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Māori Land Act 1993 or the
Māori Land Court Rules 2011
SECTION DESCRIPTION
4/55 Governor-General in council may de...
certify that the person(s) named and described in the Schedule attached to this document are entitled to succeed
to the beneficial interests in the land described in that Schedule, and that each person is to receive the shares or
proportion of shares set out opposite the name of that person.
For more details, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz
MĀORI LAND TRUSTS
CUSTODIAN TRUSTEES
Custodian trustees are responsible for:
• gathering together and holding the assets of the trust
• investing funds
• disposing of assets
• signing documents as directed by the responsible
trustees.
For more details, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz
MĀORI LAND TRUSTS
CUSTODIAN TRUSTEES
Custodian trustees are responsible for:
• gathering together and holding the assets of the trust
• investing funds
• disposing of assets
• signing documents as directed by the responsible
trustees.
For more details, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz
MĀORI LAND TRUSTS
CUSTODIAN TRUSTEES
Custodian trustees are responsible for:
• gathering together and holding the assets of the trust
• investing funds
• disposing of assets
• signing documents as directed by the responsible
trustees.
ISSN 2463-3763 (Online)
www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
DESCRIPTION OF APPLICATION TYPES
BY SECTION
NATIONAL PĀNUI June | Hune 2025 2
Summary of General Statutory Provisions
The following table provides a brief description of the most common sections in this document. For a
full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Māori Land Act 1993 or the
Māori Land Court Rules 2011
SECTION DESCRIPTION
4/55 Governor-General in council may de...
Dispensing with that level of analysis leads to a document that is no more
Māori Land Court | Judge’s Corner
Judge D J Ambler
than a philosophical discussion, and ignores the central point of a review of this type,
which is to critically examine the existing law.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
AP-20240000003986 113/93
118/93
Joelene Mereana
Birmingham
He tauatanga ki a Kuikui Queenie Ihaka nee
Poihakena Jackson
Succeed to the Māori land interests of Kuikui
Queenie Ihaka nee Poihakena Jackson
AP-20240000004906 Rule
10.1(1)/2011
Cole William Jeffrey Charles William Broughton - Part IV search
AP-20240000011292 113/93
118/93
Alison Reedy He tauatanga ki a Kathleen Katarina O’Brien
Succeed to the Māori land interest of...
