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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 1 10:00AM AP-20230000027483 A20210003002 45/93 Aza Sheree Temahinerangi Smith CJ 2021/2 - Evelyn Potahi Smith or Evlyn Smith and Kima Joseph Smith - and succession orders made at 307 Rotorua MB 23-28 on 6 March 2007 - Application to the Chief Judge SP 2 10:15AM AP-20230000022705 A20160001791 45/93 Michel Manning CJ 2016/5 - Kukuwhero also known as Maraea Waaka or Tarawhata - Succession order made on 25 Jun...

Documents/Panui/15.-Te-Whakamaene-Chief-Judge-Specials-18-June-2024.pdf (146 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 40 10:45AM AP-20230000019699 A20190006427 45/93 John Hoani Cribb CJ 2019/32 - Tiemi Karepe, Te One Karepe, Hara Karepe Crib and Hoani Karepe and succession orders made at 32 Tauranga MB 117-119 (30 May 1972) and 155 Rotorua MB 234 and 177 (30 November 1970)- Application to the Chief Judge SP 41 11:00AM AP-20230000027476 A20200013412 45/93 Ashton Eugene Tairua CJ 2020/55 - Hemi Nai Tairua or Hemi Tairua - and a succession...

Documents/Panui/17.-Te-Whakamaene-Chief-Judge-Specials-20-June-2024.pdf (136 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 50 AP-20230000027410 A20200003623 231/93 239/93 69(2)/93 Verna Jean Snowden Rangioma Dick Barrett Whānau Trust - Review of trust 51 AP-20230000033342 118/93 Michael Paul Vaioulu Ripeka Darlene Healey - Succession 52 AP-20240000003479 118/93 David Vernon Sanson Mary Sanson also known as Mary Tepu - Succession 53 AP-20240000003976 239/93 Taara Green, Colin Tawhitapou (Jnr) Karena Tawhitapou No. 1 Whānau Trust -...

Documents/Panui/National-Panui-January-2025.pdf (2.2 mb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 9 12:30 PM AP-20240000007397 45/93 Christine Jane Reed CJ 2024/57 - Arapera Isobella Heta or Arapera Isobella Ransfield or Arapera Isobel Heta or Arapera Heta or Arapeta Isobel Heta and succession orders made at 232 Rotorua MB 248-251 dated 4/11/1992 - Application to the Chief Judge PĀNUI NO.

Documents/Panui/1.-Whakamaene-CJ-9-June-2025.pdf (208 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 28 1:30PM AP-20230000027459 A20200002269 45/93 John Te Kaaho or Rurehe CJ 2020/6 - Te Uru Keiha Ahuru Orupe Tuhua or Rurehe - succession and whānau trust orders made at 99 Whakatane MB 279- 282 on 7 July 2003 - Application to the Chief Judge PĀNUI NO.

Documents/Panui/16.-Te-Whakamaene-Chief-Judge-Specials-19-June-2024.pdf (141 kb)

Historically, most succession applications were heard by a Māori Land Court judge.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Simple-and-uncontested-succession-applications-web-version.pdf (183 kb)

Generally speaking where next of kin die before the person from whom succession is sought their children are entitled to the share they would have received had they survived the deceased.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (371 kb)

Why make this change? Succession to Māori land interests can be complex for whānau and for whāngai, and Māori land is often owned by members of different whānau (with different views on whāngai succession).

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Succession-for-whangai-web-version.pdf (172 kb)

And yet in that time we have seen major successes with utilisation and development of Māori land.

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)

I also filed two section 45 applications in relation to those succession applications which were made in the 1970s.

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