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Manuirirangi v Paraninihi Ki Waitotara Inc – Paraninihi Ki Waitotara
Māori Appellate Court (2002) 15 Aotea Appellate MB 64 (15 WGAP 64)
27 August 2002
An order that costs should lie where they fell made by the Deputy Chief Judge, exercising the Chief Judge's powers, was successfully appealed. Costs should follow the event. The Māori Land Court has a role in facilitating ongoing amicable relationships, especially where the parties are whānau to each other, which can render awards of costs inappropriate. However, the parties here were shareholders and a large, experienced and well resourced Incorporation. Fault was an irrelevant consideration.
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