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Kapohia ki te tuhirau, ki te reehuiringa
Preservation of the integrity of the record, the record will prevail As a court of record, our key purpose is to accurately document the succession and management of Māoriland. That information makes up the MāoriLand Court record, which is the legal and official documentation of land ownership of whenua Māori.
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
October 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 13th of August 2025, are hereby
notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the MāoriLand Court Rules 2011, as being
outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down
This judgment is a significant milestone in the MāoriLand Court and forMāori landowners. As the first fully bilingual judgment issued in its history, it signals the enhancement of te reo Māori in the Court.
Steve Gunson - Pae Matua MāoriLand Court and Waitangi Tribunal
Ngāti Toarangatira, Te Ātiawa Steve Gunson brings a wealth and breadth of experience to the role of Pae Matua | Director Waitangi Tribunal and MāoriLand Court.
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI / MĀORILAND COURT
Place: Gisborne
Present: C L Fox, Chief Judge
D Kennedy, Court Taker
Date: 5 August 2024
Application No: AP-20240000008262
Subject: RESCHEDULING OF GISBORNE COURT SITTING
Legislation: Rule 3.8(1)(b), MāoriLand Court Rules 2011
The Court: I have considered the 2024 October Tairawhiti District Court sitting date for
Gisborne that has been gazetted by the Chief Registrar in accordance with t...
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI / MĀORILAND COURT
Place: Whangarei Chambers
Present: T K T A R Williams, Judge
V Rakete, Court Taker
Date: 30 May 2024
Pānui No: Chambers Application No: AP-20230000020180
Subject: RESCHEDULING OF TAITOKERAU COURT SITTING DATES
Legislation: Rule 3.8(1)(b), MāoriLand Court Rules 2011
The Court: I have considered the 2024 June Taitokerau District court sitting dates for
Auckland that have been gazet...
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI / MĀORILAND COURT
Place: Rotorua
Present: T M Wara, Judge
D Witoko, Court Taker
Date: 15 April 2024
Pānui No: Chambers Application No: AP-20240000003313
Subject: RESCHEDULING OF WAIARIKI COURT SITTING DATE
Legislation: Rule 3.8(1)(b), MāoriLand Court Rules 2011
The Court: I have considered the 2024 July Waiariki District court sitting date for
Whakatāne that has been gazette by the Chief Registrar i...
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI / MĀORILAND COURT
Place: Whanganui
Present: A H C Warren, Judge
T Baker, Court Taker
Date: 2 December 2024
Application No: AP-20240000013150
Subject: Rescheduling of Aotea court sitting dates
Legislation: Rule 3.8, MāoriLand Court Rules 2011
Details of the applicant is as follows:
Applicant Address
Deputy Registrar C/- MāoriLand Court, 74 Ingestre Street, Whanganui
The Court: I ha...
