COURT SITTINGS THAT HAVE BEEN RESCEDULED
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI / MĀORI LAND COURT
Place: Wairoa
Present: W Isaac, Judge
D Kennedy, Court Taker
Date: 1 July 2024
Application No: AP-20240000006742
Subject: RESCHEDULING OF WAIROA COURT SITTING
Legislation: Rule 3.8(1)(b), Māori Land Court Rules 2011
The Court: On Wednesday 26 June 2024 a local State of Emergency was declared in Wairoa.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP 8 10:00 AM AP-20250000011113 43/93 Deputy
Registrar
Lot 1 Deposited Plan 128502 -
Pipiwai A2 being part Lot 1 DP
12852 (3067 Pipiwai Road) and
Riu Roa Niha Davies Whānau
Trust - Rehearing of application
AP-20250000004628
SP 9 10:00 AM AP-20250000004628 19/93 Koketai Hapi,
Maude Helena
Larissa Davies
Lot 1 Deposited Plan 128502 -
Pipiwai A2 being part Lot 1 DP
12852 (3067 Pipiwai Road) and
Riu Roa Niha Dav...
Mō tātou, ā, mō kā uri a muri ake nei. 1 Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu “SILNA” (5 October 2017) Ngāi Tahu 2 Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement, section 15, preamble. 3 Individuals from Te Tau Ihu iwi were also included in the lists. 4 Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement, section 15, preamble. 5 Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement, section 15, preamble. 6 Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu “SILNA” (5 October 2017) Ngāi Tahu 7 Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu “SILNA” (5 October 2017)...
Succession applications are made under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and the Māori Land
Court Rules 2011.
1. Succession without a will or administration (Form 22)
Sections 113 and 118 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and rules 10.2(1) and (2) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011
Use this form when the deceased did not leave a will, or if they have left a will but there is no need
to obtain administration.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP 1 11:00AM AP-20230000021761
(A20210006361)
18(1)(h)/93 Mare Reiharangi
Kupa Snr
Part Ngaruroro
Riverbed –
Determine the status
of the land
SP 2 11:00AM AP-20240000011331 134/93 Stephen Kupa, Te
Maanga Kupa,
Gilbert Walter Kupa,
Margaret (Makere)
Kowhai Mackey,
Mare Heirangi Kupa
Snr
Change the status of
the land at Part
Ngaruroro Riverbed
Omahu Property,
being Section 1 SO
497236 from
General land to
Māori freeh...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP 1 11:00AM AP-20230000021761
(A20210006361)
18(1)(h)/93 Mare Reiharangi
Kupa Snr
Part Ngaruroro
Riverbed –
Determine the status
of the land
SP 2 11:00AM AP-20240000011331 134/93 Stephen Kupa, Te
Maanga Kupa,
Gilbert Walter Kupa,
Margaret (Makere)
Kowhai Mackey,
Mare Heirangi Kupa
Snr
Change the status of
the land at Part
Ngaruroro Riberd
Omahu Property,
being Section 1 SO
497236 from
General land to
Māori freehol...
I now turn to consider in detail the five propositions and the various
recommendations made in the Panel’s report.
Proposition 1: Utilisation of Māori land should be able to be determined by a
majority of engaged owners
The difficulty with proposition 1 is its underlying premise that there are significant
impediments in the Act to the engaged owners utilising their land, and that a remedy
is therefore needed.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
16 10:15 AM AP-20240000007330 133/93 Tawhirimatea Te
Auripo Rewita
Williams
155 Omarumutu Road, ToaToa, Opotiki
(GS5C/1477 section 1 SD Plan 7971) -
Change from General land to Māori
freehold land
17 10:15 AM AP-20240000007331 214/93,
219/93,
222/93,
220/93
Tawhirimatea Te
Auripo Rewita
Williams
155 Omarumutu Road, ToaToa, Opotiki
(GS5C/1477 Section 1 SD Plan 7971) -
Constitute the Tawhiri and Kaa Williams
Whānau trust in resp...