During the holiday period, Māori Land Court offices will be closed from 3pm, Wednesday 24 December 2025 and will reopen 10am, Monday 5 January 2026.
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
December 2023
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 11th of October 2023, are hereby
notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being
outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inq...
Prepare for court hearing
AP-20230000029641 5/07/2023 CJ 2023/73 - Ruatoki B Section 36 and a vesting order made at 217 Rotorua MB 3 on 28/7/1986 - Application to Chief Judge 45/93 Michelle Lorraine Neho, Terehia Ellen Biddle 5.
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP27 10:00 AM AP-20230000034705 173/93 Katherine Simcox Pukehou No. 4 CSection No. 7 D –
Summon a meeting of owners to
consider a lease
At Whanganui | Aotea Chambers, 74 Ingestre Street, Whanganui
Via Zoom – Meeting ID: 825 1585 9620
Thursday, 4 December 2025
Judge A H C Warren presiding
Applications to be heard
PĀNUI
NO.
Awaiting Administrative Action
A20190010334 22/11/2019 An application for special aid in respect of Taukihepa (Titi Island) section 45 application (A20160004868) - Application by respondent for reasonable lawyers fees 98(3)/93 Theona Heaslip 6.
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
January 2026
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 12th of November 2025, are hereby
notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being
outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inq...
Contents
Mihi ii
Foreword iv
by the Minister for Māori Development, Hon Te Ururoa Flavell
Foreword v
by the Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court, Wilson Isaac
Foreword vi
by the Secretary for Justice, Andrew Bridgman
Acknowledgements vii
Section 1 10
Historical Foundations of the Court 1862-1890s
“Ōku waewae kāinga”
Section 2 46
The Evolution of the Court in the 20th Century
“Toitū te kupu, toitū te mana, toitū te whenua”
Section3 84
Leadership o...
Awaiting Administrative Action
A20190010334 22/11/2019 An application for special aid in respect of Taukihepa (Titi Island) section 45 application (A20160004868) - Application by respondent for reasonable lawyers fees 98(3)/93 Theona Heaslip 6.
Awaiting Administrative Action
A20190010334 22/11/2019 An application for special aid in respect of Taukihepa (Titi Island) section 45 application (A20160004868) - Application by respondent for reasonable lawyers fees 98(3)/93 Theona Heaslip 6.
Ngā puka taupānga me te puka Tarahiti
Succession and Trust application forms
Form 20: Certificate by administrator
Rule 10.2(3), Sections 111 or 113
(PDF 263 kb)
Form 21: Succession (grant of administration)
Rule 10.2(2)(a), Sections 113 and 117
(PDF 370 kb)
Form 22: Succession (no grant of administration)
Rule 10.2(1),(2), Sections 113 and 118
(PDF 371 kb)
Form 23: Application for whānau trust (with succession)
Rule...
