SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP17 10:55 AM AP-20260000000573 239/93 William Pohatu He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Matu Pohatu Waaka Nui and Mere Rose Wharehinga Pohatu Whānau Trust Reduce the responsible trustees of Matu Pohatu Waaka Nui and Mere Rose Wharehinga Pohatu Whānau Trust by removing William Pohatu SP18 10:55 AM AP-20260000000770 239/93 William Pohatu He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Matu Pohatu Waaka Nui and Mere Rose Wharehing...
Many Māori people attended the sittings at Cambridge. In 1881 Major William Mair reported that the task of compiling the census of the Māori population was made even more difficult than usual because so many people were on the road to Cambridge to attend Court sittings.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
Judge Te Kani Williams analyses how New Zealand's laws protect indigenous cultural heritage and customary rights, and poses the question - are they adequate?
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP2 12:40 PM AP-20250000001454 113/93 118/93 Jessica Rachel Ngamanaakitanga Williams He tauatanga ki a Robyn Shona Williams Succeed to the Māori land interests of Robyn Shona Williams also known as Robyn Shona Hawkins or Robyn Beamsley or Robin Williams or Robin Hawkins or Robin Beamsley
And speaking of the Supreme Court, it would be remiss of me not to acknowledge the recent appointment of Justice Joe Williams to the Supreme Court bench. He is the first Maori to be appointed to our highest court.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP17 10:00AM AP-20250000001760 113/93 117/93 Vanessa Naomi Rawinia Christie He tauatanga ki a Christopher Mark Williams Succeed to the Māori land interests of Christopher Mark Williams SP18 10:00AM AP-20250000006927 18(1)(a)/93 Vanessa Naomi Rawinia Christie He whakataunga a te kooti mō tētahi kerēme e whakatauhia ana nō wai te whare ki runga i a Waewaetutuki 7B 1B1 Decision of the court to determine a claim to a house...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP18 10:00 AM AP-20250000001869 240/93 Garry Watson, Rachel Mio, Heke Collier and Lawrence Williams Removal of Tania Lee van den Broek, Diana Grace Anderson and Ngaroma Wency Rewi as responsible trustees
Bush, Deborah Bush Appeal 2026/4 - Maungatautari 5A1C3B Ahu Whenua Trust and orders to replace trustees heard at 286 Waikato Maniapoto MB 6- 27 on 16/10/2025 and made at a further hearing on 3/12/2025 - Notice of Appeal (Respondent: Maungatautari 5A1C3B Ahu Whenua Trust) 33 AP-20260000001801 45/93 Pauline Philomena Hokianga CJ 2026/11 - He tono ki te Kaiwhakawā Matua ki te whakahou, whakakore rānei i tētahi ōta o te kooti CJ 2026/11 - Application to the...
...Martha Anne Kopeke as responsible trustees of the Thomas Turama Althea Harata Whānau Trust SP48 10:05 AM AP-20250000016085 239/93 The Māori Trustee He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Rangipo Waiu BI Ahu Whenua Trust Add Maraki Williams, Piwhara Mateparae and Rāwiri Tinirau as advisory trustees of the Rangipo Waiu BI Ahu Whenua Trust SP49 10:10 AM AP-20260000000186 239/93 The Māori Trustee He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Omuturangi 1B Trust...
A primary function of succession for Māori is to maintain whakapapa connections to their whenua (land), whānau(family), tupuna (ancestors) and atua (gods). 51 Joseph Williams “Lex Aotearoa: An Heroic Attempt to Map the Māori Dimension in Modern New Zealand Law” (2013) 21 Waikato L Rev 1 at 4. 52 Joseph Williams “Lex Aotearoa: An Heroic Attempt to Map the Māori Dimension in Modern New Zealand Law” (2013) 21 Waikato L Rev 1 at 4. 15 MANA As identified earli...
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