SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 8 11:00 AM AP-20230000021994 238/93 Manu Sharon Te Whata Akura Lands Trust - Review of trust and enforcement of obligations SP 9 11:30 AM AP-20230000021995 289/93 South Wairarapa District Council Part Papawai 13 Block (CT WN72/9) - Partition into Papawai 13A and 13B blocks - Judicial Conference SP 10 12:30 PM AP-20230000021627 37/93 131/93 Dr Bryan Gilling (Morrison Kent) Whareama Sec 767, 770, 771 - Determination of status and gene...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP10 12:15 PM AP-20250000006240 215/93 219/93 220/93 222/93 Donna Hurapo Tuwhangai Constitute the Te Whakapau Mahara Ahu Whenua Trust over Ohura South A No. 3E No. 2C No. 3B No.3C No.2B(Urupa) and to appoint Uriah Colin Mauritu Taylor, Hinemoa Dorothy Rossi, Pinia Tininga Roberts, Maxine Teiria Maude Rawiri and Donna Hurapo Tuwhangai as responsible trustees and vest the land in them
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 5 10:00 AM AP-20250000010880 58/93 David Taui Appeal 2025/19 - Lot 3 Deposited Plan South Auckland 19992 block (Tura Te Ngakau Lands Trust) and an order removing a trustee made at 344 Waiariki MB 9-14 on 30/7/2025 - Notice of Appeal (Respondent: Joseph Edwards)
Documents/Panui/SP-5-Appeal-2025-19-Taui-v-Edwards.pdf (122 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP9 2:00 PM AP-20230000025806 67/93 Art Green Allan Thompson Part Wharekawa 5B South 4B2B2B2 block and others – Judicial Conference (See Directions) SP10 2:00 PM AP-20250000000427 67/93, 231/93 Carley Grace Thompson and Alana Kahupeka Thompson He arotakenga i te Kahupeka Te Waero Whānau Trust Review of the Kahupeka Te Waero Whānau Trust – Judicial Conference
Documents/Panui/24.-Waikato-Maniapoto-6-August-2025.pdf (124 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP3 10:00 AM AP-20230000022187 A20200005543 29/93 113/93 455/1998 Deputy Registrar Toria Irihapeti or Irihapeti Toria or Irihapeti Korako - Succession to Hawea/Wanaka Substitute land (being Section 2 of 5, Block XIV, Lower Wanaka Survey District) - South Island Landless Natives (SILNA) Block
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 11:15 am AP-20240000007603 29/93 113/93 455/1998 Sara Jane Boyd Bruce Mason - Succession to Hāwea/Wānaka Substitute land (being Section 2 of 5, Block XIV, Lower Wānaka Survey District) - South Island Landless Natives (SILNA) Block SP2 11:30 am AP-20230000020070 A20220011290 241/93 William Herewini Riria Meremere Whanau Trust - Partial termination of trust in respect of William Herewini removing their interests SP3 12:00 pm AP-20...
Documents/Panui/27.-Special-Te-Waipounamu-5-December-2024.pdf (145 kb)
For more information about The South Island Landless Natives Act (SILNA) and the work of Te Kooti Whenua Māori and updating the lists of potential owners for the four remaining SILNA Blocks Hāwea-Wanaka, Whakapoai, Port Adventure and Toitoi, please see our SILNA page.
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.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP3 10:00AM AP-20250000015706 19(1)(b)/93 Ashleigh Krista Te Aotawarirangi Wawatai Hinemaurea ki Mangatuna Marae - Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation - Respondents: Trustees of Hinemaurea ki Mangatuna Marae
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