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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
Noema | November 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 9th of September 2026, 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
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
Tīhema | December 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 7th of October 2026, 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
The determination is required under the terms set out in Clause 15.6.2 of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of
Settlement where the determination is decided by the Court as though the lands were Māori lands and in accordance with
section 109 Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 as though the deceased left no will.
This will show you:
who the trustees are and when they were appointed
when the land trust was formed
any historical activities of the trust
the trust order or deed.
In April 2025, Claire Stirling-Hawkins (Te
Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kauwhata,
Ngāti Raukawa ki Te Tonga, Ngāi Tahu me Kāti
Mamoe), supported by her whānau, friends, and
kaimahi from Te Rāwhiti, stepped into the Pae
Ārahi o Te Rito role, bringing her leadership
strengths and a shared purpose and vision for Te
Rito to the District.
However, it is possible to make application to the Court to have an area excluded from a reservation pursuant to section 338(5), and then to setup an ahu whenua trust in relation to the excluded area with the object of allowing housing development to take place.
Below this, the Category and Document Type fields are
automatically set to Supporting Enquiry Document .
You will need to enter the Document name into the box
provided.
