PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby given that a Sitting of the Leases Approval Tribunal (LAT) will be held on FRIDAY THE 17 APRIL 2026 AT 9.00AM at the Courtroom, Avarua, Rarotonga to hear and consider the applications listed below. Any person/s wishing to be heard on that day in respect of any of these applications may do so in person or may instruct some other lawyer or may send before the 17 APRIL 2026 written submissions to the Tribunal addressed to the Chairman of the Leases Approval Tribunal, Ministry of Justice, P.O. Box 111, Rarotonga.
TUATUA AKAKITE
Te akakite iatu nei kite katoatoa e ka rave ia tetai Akavaanga (Leases Approval Tribunal) a te VARAIRE RA 17 O APERIRA 2026 I TE ORA 9.00 I TE POPONGI (9.00AM) ki roto i te Are Akavaanga i Avarua no te kimianga i teia au oroanga i raro nei. Ka akatikaia tetai uatu tangata tei anoano kia akarongo ia tana tuatua a te reira ra, no runga i teia au oroanga me kore kia akaue atu i tetai tangata ke me kore, kia tuatua i tana tuatua me kore kia tata mai i tana tuatua na roto i tetai peapa ki te Tama Akatere o te Leases Approval Tribunal, Ministry of Justice, P.O. Box 111, Rarotonga i mua ake i te ra 17 O APERIRA 2026.
| NUMBER NUMERO | APPLICANT TEI ORO MAI | LAND ENUA | NATURE TU O TE OROANGA | |
| 1 | 223/25 | C Petero for Timi & Miimetua Vaea | Taiinu 2B1A2 Ngatangiia | Lease Riiti |
| 2 | 323/25 | T Nicholas for Hermon Mani | Marokatoti 89G Arorangi | Lease Riiti |
| 3 | 324/25 | T Nicholas for Okirua Noel Mani | Marokatoti 89G Arorangi | Lease Riiti |
| 4 | 325/25 | T Nicholas for Edward & Pahitere Mani | Marokatoti 89G Arorangi | Lease Riiti |
| 5 | 354/25 | T Browne for Fine Tuitupou | Nukupure 3A1A Ngatangiia | Mortgage Akakaiouanga |
| 6 | 11/26 | N Browne for Diana Sweetapple | Vaitipi 90H1A & 90H1B Arorangi | Assignment of Lease Tauianga Riiti |
| 7 | 39/26 | B Mason for Timothy Buchannan | Tupou A Mou 74 Avarua | Assignment of Lease Tauianga Riiti |
| 8 | 40/26 | B Mason for Michael Pero | Tongaengae 11L Matavera | Assignment of Lease Tauianga Riiti |
| 9 | 43/26 | T Nicholas for Iro Nui Wichman | Kurukau 89I Arorangi | Assignment of Lease Tauianga Riiti |
| 10 | 64/26 | S Smith for Enua Tamatoa (Alexander Heather) | Kurukau 89I Arorangi | Assignment of Lease Tauianga Riiti |
| 11 | 65/26 | T Nicholas for Heather Rorani & Annie Johnson | Akaoa 74 Arorangi | Lease Riiti |
| 12 | 66/26 | T Nicholas for Faye Rosemarie Ryan | Akaoa 74 Arorangi | Lease Riiti |
| 13 | 67/26 | T Nicholas for Michael Graham Wichman | Akaoa 74 Arorangi | Lease Riiti |
| 14 | 68/26 | T Nicholas for Hinanui Wichman | Akaoa 74 Arorangi | Lease Riiti |
| 15 | 69/26 | T Nicholas for Alexander Kermode & Myrna Tama | Akaoa 74 Arorangi | Lease Riiti |
| 16 | 70/26 | T Nicholas for Jessica Wichman | Akaoa 74 Arorangi | Lease Riiti |
| 17 | 71/26 | M Henry for Clayton Smith and others | Maraera 90E Arorangi | Lease Riiti |
| 18 | 72/26 | M Henry for Tiamarama Tuivaga | Maraera 90E Arorangi | Lease Riiti |
| 19 | 73/26 | M Henry for Sieni Tiraa & others | Te Ruatupa 13H Matavera | Lease Riiti |
| 20 | 74/26 | R Woods for Marina Short | Te Puna 50A4 Lot 4ATakitumu | Lease Riiti |
| 21 | 75/26 | M Ioane for Trends Poila | Pouriuri 95 Tautu | Lease Riiti |
| 22 | 76/26 | N Ranginui for Rota & Inangaro Williams | House site 187C Avarua | Lease Riiti |
| 23 | 77/26 | N Browne for Alfred Wigmore | Iiputa 8A2 Takitumu | Lease Riiti |
| 24 | 78/26 | N Browne for Dion Wigmore | Iiputa 8A2 Takitumu | Assignment of Lease Tauianga Riiti |
| 25 | 79/26 | N Browne for Aravei Ruarangi and others | Tiakai 76 Tautu | Lease Riiti |
| 26 | 80/26 | M Ioane for Heleina Strickland | Tukione 20 Tautu | Lease Riiti |
| 27 | 81/26 | B Mason for Sharon Newbigging | Vaimaanga 6B6 Takitumu | Assignment of Lease Tauianga Riiti |
| 28 | 82/26 | B Mason for Teratunuu Hosking & Michelle McLean | Vaimaanga 6B6 Takitumu | Mortgage Akakaiouanga |
| 29 | 83/26 | B Mason for John Dugall Raita | Mangaiti Kairoa 30 & 54No2B Avarua | Lease Riiti |
| 30 | 84/26 | B Mason for John Raita & others | Mangaiti Kairoa 30 & 54No2B Avarua | Lease Riiti |
| 31 | 85/26 | T Browne for Judira Kluver | Maraera 90E Arorangi | Lease Riiti |
| 32 | 86/26 | T Browne for George & Anne Marie Brown | Akaoa 10 Arorangi | Assignment of Lease Tauianga Riiti |
| 33 | 87/26 | T Browne for Tangata Allen | Matarangi 83H1 Arorangi | Assignment of Lease Tauianga Riiti |
| 34 | 88/26 | C Petero for Cook Islands Superannuation Fund | Papua 4 Takitumu | Lease Riiti |
| 35 | 89/26 | C Petero for Cook Islands Superannuation Fund | Papua 4 Takitumu | Lease Riiti |
| 36 | 90/26 | C Petero for Cook Islands Superannuation Fund | Papua 4 Takitumu | Mortgage Akakaiouanga |
| 37 | 91/26 | C Petero for Cook Islands Superannuation Fund | Raemaru 14A Ngatangiia | Lease Riiti |
| 38 | 92/26 | H Ellingham for Federal Pacific Insurance | Maii 12C Ngatangiia | Transfer |
| 39 | 93/26 | N Ranginui for George Peyroux | Vaitapu 32J3 Ngatangiia | Assignment of Lease Tauianga Riiti |
| 40 | 94/26 | N Ranginui for Simone & Joseph Feao | Vaitapu 32J3 Ngatangiia | Assignment of Lease Tauianga Riiti |
| 41 | 95/26 | N Ranginui for Miimetua Marearai | Te Puna 50A4 Lot 1 Takitumu | Lease Riiti |
| 42 | 96/26 | T Teataiariki for Lesley Katoa | Te Avauru 38 Vaitupa | Lease Riiti |
| 43 | 97/26 | T Teataiariki for Teremoana Paerau | Te Avauru 38 Vaitupa | Lease Riiti |
| 44 | 98/26 | T Teataiariki for Raitiavatea Herman | Tuiakana 13E3 Matavera | Mortgage Akakaiouanga |
| 45 | 99/26 | T Teataiariki for Tarota & Michelle Foster | Ngati Kiriparu 12J2 Matavera | Mortgage Akakaiouanga |
| 46 | 100/26 | T Tetaiariki for Daniel Webb & Jacquiline Urlich | Mootangi 127J5 Avarua | Mortgage Akakaiouanga |
| 47 | 101/26 | T Teataiariki for Eileen Story | Torea 94 Avanui | Mortgage Akakaiouanga |
| 48 | 102/26 | T Teataiariki for Eileen Story | Aretamannu 33 Anaunga | Mortgage Akakaiouanga |
| 49 | 103/26 | T Teataiariki for Simona Aumetua & Mavis Teaurima | Te Puka 90I3A Arorangi | Mortgage Akakaiouanga |
| 50 | 104/26 | T Teataiariki for Ngavaine Tararo | Mariri 9D1 Mauke | Mortgage Akakaiouanga |
| 51 | 105/26 | H Ellingham for Tamaroatemu & Lesley Okotai | Te Rakai 91J Arorangi | Mortgage Akakaiouanga |
Veronica Papatua
Secretary (LAT)
