MĀORI LAND COURT
Place: Wellington
Present: M J Doogan, Judge
A Tibble, Clerk of the Court
Date: 31 August 2026
Application No: AP-20260000003668
AP-20250000003542
AP-20260000003819
Subject: William Williams also known as Kupe Williams or Kupe Taare or Kupe Taurerewa
or Kupe Hinewai or Kupe Tuwharetoa or Kupe Tuwhatetoa – application for re-
hearing
Legislation: Section 43(3), Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
CHAMBERS MINUTE AND DIRECTIONS OF JUDGE M J DOOGAN
1. By...
CHIEF JUDGE OF THE MĀORI LAND COURT
TE KAIWHAKAWĀ MATUA O TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI
Māori Land Court Timely Access to Justice Performance Measures
1. The Māori Land Court plays an important role in helping whānau, hapū and Māori landowners
access and make decisions about their whenua.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP20 10:00 AM AP-20260000004022 113/93
118/93
Bertram Awhitu
Tapsell
He tauatanga ki a Tat Tata Rodney
Tapsell
Succeed to the Māori land interests
of Tat Tata Rodney Tapsell
SP21 10:20 AM AP-20250000012936 19(1)(a)/93 Hine Aroha
Ahomiro
Te Puke 1A17B2 – Injunction against
any person in respect of any actual
threatened trespass or other injury to
any Māori land or Māori Reservation
Respondents: Frank Grant (Snr) and
Josephine Tam...
See Erceg v Erceg [2016] NZSC 135, [2017] 1 NZLR 310 at [2], where
the Supreme Court emphasised the constitutional significance of open justice and media
reporting of court proceedings.
