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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 declare land to be a Māori reserve 6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order) 12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found 18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court 18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relative interests of the owners 19/93 Application f...

Documents/Panui/National-Panui-April-2026.pdf (2.7 mb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 14 10:00 AM AP-20230000023047 A20220013475 113/93 118/93 Marama Taiwhati Desmond James Taiwhati - Succession 15 10:10 AM AP-20250000000135 113/93 117/93 June Kimi Davies He tauatanga ki a Christine Edith Mihi Davies Succeed to the Māori land interests of Christine Edith Mihi Davies also known as Miss Edith Mihi Christine Davies, or Mihi Edith Biddle, or Christine Biddle 16 10:15 AM AP-20250000002456 113/93 118/93...

Documents/Panui/National-Panui-February-2026-Revised.pdf (2.5 mb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 14 10:00 AM AP-20230000023047 A20220013475 113/93 118/93 Marama Taiwhati Desmond James Taiwhati - Succession 15 10:10 AM AP-20250000000135 113/93 117/93 June Kimi Davies He tauatanga ki a Christine Edith Mihi Davies Succeed to the Māori land interests of Christine Edith Mihi Davies also known as Miss Edith Mihi Christine Davies, or Mihi Edith Biddle, or Christine Biddle 16 10:15 AM AP-20250000002456 113/93 118/93...

Documents/Panui/National-Panui-February-2026.pdf (2.5 mb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 67 1:00 PM AP-20260000002248 239/93 Deputy Registrar He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Tokaanu Township No.21 Trust Replace Adrian David Williams with Turoa Karatea as responsible trustee of the Tokaanu Township No.21 Trust Applications for Succession, Whānau Trust or Kaitiaki Trust to be heard in other Court Districts The following applications affecting land in this district will be heard under rule 5.2 of the Māori Land...

Documents/Panui/May-2026-National-Panui-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (2.8 mb)

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)

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)

Minute books also recorded succession to interests that were subject to consolidation up until final allocation of new titles was made.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 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)

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

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

Before 6 February 2021 Succession applications are decided by Māori Land Court judges.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Amendments-to-Te-Ture-Whenua-Maori-Act-1993-December-2020.pdf (891 kb)