In the Maori Land Court of New Zealand Te Waipounamu District

Minute Book: 106 SI 197

RE: An application for succession to Rooha Ratahi

Section: 118/93

File: A20030002701

Applicant: Paerau Warbrick

DECISION

Minutes relating to this application are at 106 81 89 to 94 and the land interests are listed there. The whakapapa recorded is part of a draft which was updated by Mr Warbrick in a further document produced at the hearing.

I have added some minute book references and made one or two minor corrections. The amended whakapapa reads -

Exhibit A

Rooha Petel'a was my mother's maternal great grandmother (Awanuiarangi's mother). Rooha had the following children.

43 WHK63

(I) Hoani Ralahi (2) Awanuiarangi Ratahi (3) Mihaka Ratahi (4) Pet era Ratahi (5) Ie Hura Ratahi (6) WhiuIVhiu Ratahi (Mrs Wano) (7) Parakau (8) Parehuia Ratahi (Mrs Hedley) (9) Ie Rahotu or Koutu

No.1 Roani Ratahi left (lO)Ruru Hoani (Mrs Fox) (11) Riripeti Hoani (Mrs Raureti) (12) Ngaputiputi Hoani

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WHK43/63

ROI199/36

Will 1020 Ie Whare Ngaro

ROI 208/ 241. WHK 43/62-64 No IVill. Ie Whare Ngaro

No.1O Rul'U Roani died 4 December 1974. Spouse as sole heir. I rely on evidence at Rotorua 208 at folio 241.

(13) John Henry Fox mdi WHK 91115A

No.11 Riripeti Roani left (I 4) Kanui Raureti (Mrs Kani Gundy Hunia) fdi Died Jan 2001. Buried Kokohinau.

No.2 Awanuirallgi died 25 March 1946. He is buried at Taiwhalmea. He married Moenmgi Awarua 01' Ke"eua who died 6 June 1976. I went to hel' tangi at Puawail'ua Marae. She is buried at Taiwhakaca. He had the following heirs who arc his children.

(I 5) Merepohoi AlVa Ratahi (Mrs Wana) (16)Hori PaIVa AlVa Ratahi (17)Ie Urutarewa AlVa Ratahi (18) Iamahou AlVa Ratahi (I 9) Hinenoku AlVa Ratahi (Mrs Mokomoko) (20) Kiritai Awa Ratahi (Mrs Newton)

fdi mdni fdni mdni fdi fdi

WHK 74/142 Died as a child circa 1905 Died as a child circa 1905 Died as a child circa 1905 ROI2211192 ROI 24211 87-8 & 259/ 122

(21) Hinemokurangi Awa Ratahi (Mrs Ratene) fa (22) Tame Awa Ratahi mdni (23) Witioke Awa Ratahi (24)Mei Awa Ratahi (Mrs Warbrick & Hunia) (25)Te Kuiti Awa Ratahi (26) William Witioke Awa Ratahi

(27) Patuwhitiki Awa Ratahi

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mdi

Minute Booi

Minute Book: 106 SI 199

No.58 John or Pani Wana died about 1978. I went to his funeral at Taiwhalmea. He is buried at Taiwhalmea. He had the following child"en who are his heirs. I rely on previous evidence at Whakatane Minute Book 91/ 73-74.

(59) Karleen Marama Wana (60) Patrick Ngarimu Wana (61)Lelia Bloor

Whiinau Trust 91 WH 73 - 76

fa ma fa

c/-51 McKenzie Street, Taneatua c/-51 McKenzie Street, Taneatua c/-51 McKenzie Street, Taneatua

No.34 Huhana Waimatao Wana 01' Susan Wana died 14 April 1979. I attended her tangi and fune"al at Kokohinau. She is buried at Kolwhinau. She maoTied Sinclair Vakntine Riini Anderson !Bob Anderson) who survived her but has subsequently died on 16 July 1987. She died intestate. The latest succession was processed in June 2002 in Dunedin at South Island Minute Book 99/ 60-62. The following a re her children and her heirs.

(62)Moerangi Lana Anderson fa 539 Hydro Road, Te Teko (63) Maxine Hinemaukurangi Anderson fa 29 Wiremu Place, Tai whakaea

Whakatane (64) Waimatao Anderson fa 14 Wiremu Place, Taiwhakaea

Whakatane (65)Robin Anderson 111 3 Old's Road, RDI , Taneatua (66) Tane Anderson llla PO Box 49 Edgecumbe (67)Pania Biddle fa 23A Paul Street, Awatapu

Whakatane (68)Te Kooti Anderson 111 8 Flat II , 41 Barber Grove,

Moera, Lower Hutt (69) Maadi Anderson m8 c/- Paemu Warbrick, PO Box

6326 Dunedin (70) Frances Simon fa 14 Wiremu Place, Taiwhakaea,

Whakatane (71)Paerau Warbrick ma WHANGAI

539 Hydro Road, Te Teko

No.69 Maadi Anderson is handicapped. He is a pe"son unde,' disability and there has been numerous Kaitiaki Trusts set up fOI" his land interests. The latest was cl'cated ill Dunedin all 30 October 2002 before Judge Andrew Spencer in favour of No.579 Paerau Warb,·ick.

(72) Paerau Warbrick 111a Kaitiaki Trustee

No. 35 Jessie Hinelllokurangi Wana died 1989. She was survived by he,' husband Shuki William Savage who has since died about 1999. They had one legally adopted child called Peri Savage. However, he died in 1992 as a teenager" He had no children. I rely all previous evidence at Rotorua Minute Book 2211222.

(73)Peri Savage mdni Te Whare Ngaro

Land interests pass through the siblings of no 35

No.19 Hinenoku Awa Ratahi 01' Rosie Molwlllolw died about 1992. She lllaoTied Wild Mokollloko who predeceased her in 1983. She had two children who died as child,·en. She also had at least two whangai . However. Rosie left a will leaving her brothers and sisters and their heir's in substitution if they had predeceased her. I I'ely on evidence at Rotol'ua Minute Book 2211192.

(74)Hakeke Mokomoko (75) Waiwai Mokomoko (76) Wiki Mihaka Ratahi (77)Irimngi Warbrick

mdni fdni m ma

Died as a baby 12.07.1937 Died as a child 30.04.1940 WHANGAI WHANGAI

Minule Book: 106 SI 200

The above 4 persons are not successors and succession passes back through the other successors to No 2.

No. 20 Kidtai Awa Ralahi died 24 June 1995. She marded SIan ley Newton who predeceased her in aboul 1991. She len a will purporling 10 leave her land inleresls 10 her children equally. I rely on previous evidence 01 Rolorua Minule Book 242/187-188 and 259/122.

(7S) Rea Merengainoi Newton (Mrs Whata) (79)Parehuia Newton (Mrs Jackie Aratema) (SO) Te Waimiere Newton (Mrs Morrison) (Sl)Witioke William Newton (S2) Mere Newton (Mrs Stanton)

fa fa fa ma fa

Rotorua

No.22 Tame or Taami Awa Ralahi died 26 June 1994. He was unm"Tied and had no children of his own. He is buried 01 Taiwhaknea. My aunl Gwen Kaiwhata looked after him in his Iwilight years. By will, he left he,' sole devisee of his lands. I rely on evidence 01 Rolorua Minule Book 239/14 & REG 8121 .

(S3) Gwen Hemo Wana (Mrs Johnny Kaiwhata) fa (same person as No. 36 above)

Wano Road, RD I, Whakatane

No.24 Mei Awa Ralahi died 30 Janu .. y 1999. She is buried al Kokohinau. I attended her funeral. She was first married to Irirangi Pacrllu Wnl'brick who predeceased her in 1959. They had foul' children and also n whangni. She subsequently married Wil'cllIU (Bully) Hunia who predeceased her aboul 1988. She len a will which devised her lands 10 only her children equally. I rely on previous evidence al Whakalane Minute Book 97/16-17

(S4) Titoko Stirling Warbrick (S5) Irirangi (Bussy) Warbrick (S6)Horonui Warbrick (87) John Te Horonui Warbrick (8S)Irirangi Warbrick II

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WHANGAI excluded in this case Died as a child circa 1948 Died as a child circa 1945 Fielding Wellington

No. 25 Te Kuiti Awa Ralahi died January 2000. He was married Ihree limes. He len a will (8 AT 151-153). The following heirs are his children.

MOlher was MOI'garel Thompson (89)Mereteuia Bums (90) Waikouka Nathan (91)Te Wakainga Ratahi (92)Ivy Sarah Ratahi (93) Makareti Awa Motchell Ratahi (94) Tame Ratahi (95) Margaret Ruff

Mother was Maraca Tupc (96) Percy Ratahi (97) William Ratahi (98) Jimmy Ratahi

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Huna Road, RD 1 Whakatane 100 Golf Links Road Whakatane 41 Collie Drive, Rotorua 82 Princes Street, Otahuhu 94 Matipo Road, Te Atatu Peninsula 5 Dulcie Place, Papakura 50 James Street, Whakatane

PO Box 84, Te Teko PO Box 84, Te Teko PO Box 84, Te Teko

No.27 Paluwhiliki !Pat) Ralahi died 24 July 1993. He is buded al Taiwhal

Rcmaindel'pel'son (100) Reginald Ratahi (10 I) Stanley Ratahi (102) Maude Katrina (103) Miriama Ratahi (104) David Kaniwahia Ratahi (105) Enid Aniko Pearl Ratahi

No.3 Mihaka Ratahi left 43 WH 62

(106) Tureiti Ratahi (107) Wiremu Ratahi (108) Te Kohi Ratahi (109) Paina Ratahi (110) Tiki Ratahi (Ill) Tani Ratahi (112) Rupia Ratahi (113) lliipera Ratahi (114) Wiki Ratahi

No.5 Te Hum Ratahi left ROT 199/36 (115) Marion Armstrong (116) Lillian Heta (117) Barhara Greening (118) Rosa Lloyd (119) Rangi Hohepa (120) John Frederick Ratahi (121) Naera Carol Bloxham (122) Eileen Patrick (123) Agnes Rangitonga (124) Alan Ratahi

No 116 Lillia" Heta left ROT 208/191

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(125) Marina Hine Tu-Rama French f (126) Raewyn Whehenga Henderson f (127) Sonia Te Aue Lee f (128) Moira Morrell f (129) Glennis Ngawari Brown f (130) June Maru Pahiri f (131) MaewynMihiHeta f (132) Dayna Teina Heta f (133) Tina Atawhai Heta f (134) Horace Whiunui f (135) Daniel Tani Heta m (136) Mahu Don Heta m (137) William Wiremu Heta m (138) Donald Tani Heta m (139) Tani Heta m

No.123 Agnes Rangitonga left ROT 199/36 (140) Toby Rangitonga m (141) LucyRangitonga f (142) Angela Hohepa f

No.124 Alan Ratahi left ROT 199/36 (143) Cori Ratahi (144) Maney Ratahi

No.6 Whiuwhiu Ratahi left 43 WH 62 - 64 (145) Noli Whiuwhiu f

Minute Book: 106 SI 201

Wano Road, RD I, Whakatane Wano Road, RD I, Whakatane Wano Road, RD I, Whakatane Died as a baby 18.08.1957 Wano Road, RD I, Whakatane Wano Road, RD I, Whakatane

Estate 5098 ROT 2081191

(1 46) Tote Whiuwhiu or Peter Ratahi Wano (1 47) Whiuwhiu Whiuwhiu

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Died 1991

No.7 Pal'akau left a will in favolll' ofgl'andsons 43 WH 62 (148) Bill Ratahi m (149) George Ratahi m

Minute Bool

Minute Book: 106 SI 203

(Paerau Warbrick) in the 20 persons listed below and Paerau Warbrick equally (1/21 each).

Name Sex & Address Age

Hinemoana Huhana Huirua F 27 29 Wiremu PI Taiwhakaea Whakatane Hinemoana Huhana Huirua II F1 29 Wiremu PI, Taiwhakaea, Whakatane alias Venatia Nepata Maxwell week Merepohoi Hudson F 26 29 Wiremu PI Taiwhakaea Whakatane Ashanti Merepohoi Watene F7 29 Wiremu PI Taiwhakaea Whakatane Kinqston Merepohoi Watene M5 29 Wiremu PI, Taiwhakaea, Whakatane Riini James Huirua M 25 29 Wiremu PI Taiwhakaea Whakatane Riini James Huirua II M1 29 Wiremu PI Taiwhakaea Whakatane Huhana Waimatao Simone F24 539 Hydro Road, Te Teko Anderson Manaea Haenga Huhana F3 539 Hydro Road, Te Teko Anderson Tane Keith Hudson M 18 29 Wiremu PI Taiwhakaea Whakatane Te Kooti Robin Hudson M 19 29 Wiremu PI, Taiwhakaea, Whakatane Anderson Megan Frances Koroheke F18 29 Wiremu PI, Taiwhakaea, Whakatane Merania Herapeka Robin F17 Olds Rd, RD 1, Taneatua Anderson Rihari Matthew Chance Biddle M 16 23A Paul Street Whakatane Lana Jessie Huirua F14 29 Wiremu PI, Taiwhakaea, Whakatane Redmond Eruera Huirua M 11 29 Wiremu PI Taiwhakaea Whakatane Valentine Maxine Huirua F10 29 Wiremu PI Taiwhakaea Whakatane Teri-Lee Frances Simon F8 29 Wiremu PI, Taiwhakaea, Whakatane Naika Pania Biddle F7 23A Paul Street Whakatane Iratumoana Robin Anderson M7 Olds Road, RD 1, Taneatua

There is an order under section 217 and 220 vesting the interests of no 69 in Paerau Warbrick as kaitiaki trustee on the same terms as for the trust created on 30 October 2002.

The Court of its own motion (section 37/93) makes orders under s.220/93 vesting the interests 45 to 57 and 59 to 61 are entitled to in the trustees of the John Te Koare Matiu Wana Whanau Trust (91 Whakatane 93 - 76) and the interests that nos 38 to 44 are entitled to in the trustees of the Te Kiriaro Wana Whanau Trust (94 Whakatane MB 96).

Dated at Hamilton this _________ day of May 2004

G D CARTER JUDGE

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