Māori Appellate Court
2010 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index
Partition – Court unable to inquire into the validity of orders over 10 years old - Ruka – Taheke 23A and 23B [2010] Māori Appellate Court MB 629
Partition - insufficient support - Whaanga - Anewa Trust (2010) 11 Tairawhiti MB 46
Status of land - land has been Native or Māori freehold land since Crown grant issued in 1870 - Faulkner v Deputy Registrar - Allotment 5 Parish of Tahawai (2010) Māori Appellate Court MB 643
Māori Land Court
2010 Māori Land Court judgments - index
Injunction – trustees restrained from administering or managing the trust – Hunia v Skerrit-White - Kawerau A8D (2010) 22 Waiāriki MB 92
Partition, easement - sufficiency of support - Rogers v Stirling - Taungaure No.2 (2010) 21 Waiariki MB 105
Trusts – interim trustees' tenure extended – Hall v Opepe Farm Trust - Opepe Farm Trust (2010) 22 Waiāriki MB 47
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This table lists the 2010 judgments of the Māori Land Court and contains links to reports about the decisions.
For other years: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023. For the 2010 Māori Appellate Court judgments index. read more
Ruka – Taheke 23A and 23B
[2010] Māori Appellate Court MB 629 (2010 APPEAL 629)
23 December 2010
Appeal challenging the boundaries of a partition order granted in 1976. Pursuant to s 77(1) the Court cannot investigate or look into issues which question the validity of an order which is over 10 years old. The only issue open to the Appellate Court was whether the area prescribed by the order properly encompassed the area of the marae and grounds. The application was referred back to the lower Court for a rehearing so that the boundaries of the order could be fixed as close as possible to the original position prescribed by the Court in 1976.
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Whaanga - Anewa Trust
Māori Land Court (2010) 11 Tairawhiti MB 46 (11 TRW 46)
14 December 2010
Application for partition order. Application dismissed where the Court considered the applicants had been unable to obtain a sufficient level of support.
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Faulkner v Deputy Registrar - Allotment 5 Parish of Tahawai
Māori Appellate Court (2010) Māori Appellate Court MB 643 (2010 APPEAL 643)
21 December 2010
Unsuccessful appeal challenging the finding of the Māori Land Court that the land in question was Māori freehold land rather than Customary land. Appellate Court held that the status of the land in substance had been freehold land since a Crown grant was issued in 1870.
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Hunia v Skerrit-White - Kawerau A8D
Māori Land Court (2010) 22 Waiāriki MB 92 (22 WAR 92)
20 December 2010
Injunction granted preventing the trustees from taking any steps in the administration or management of the trust. Evidence suggested all trustees had breached the trust order.
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Rogers v Stirling - Taungaure No.2
Māori Land Court (2010) 21 Waiariki MB 105 (21 WAR 105)
17 December 2010
Applications for a partition order and an easement. Mrs Stirling sought a partition order for a site along the coast. The Court found that there was not a sufficient degree of support among the owners for a partition along the coast, but that the other owners did support a partition being granted over a different site. The application for an easement failed as it was dependent on the proposed partition being granted.
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Hall v Opepe Farm Trust - Opepe Farm Trust
Māori Land Court (2010) 22 Waiāriki MB 47 (22 WAR 47)
24 December 2010
The tenure of the interim trustees of the Opepe Farm Trust was extended for 12 months from 23 December 2010. Proposed payments to the trustees and the chairperson were modest but appropriate.
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