Te Puni - Ngawhakatutu A11A1
Māori Land Court (2012) 20 Tairawhiti MB 232 (20 TRW 232)
28 February 2012
Application for partition order. Mr Te Puni applied for a partition order as Westpac was unwilling to approve his application for loan finance unless his interest in the land was partitioned. The Court granted the partition order, noting the Bank's policy reflected a misunderstanding of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
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Marumaru v Waipakuranui Incorporation
Māori Land Court (2012) 279 Aotea MB 137 (279 AOT 137)
17 February 2012
Determination that all land vested in a Māori Incorporation is deemed to be Māori freehold land unless a contrary determination or order is made. Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 imposes no obligations on Incorporations to make such determinations within a set timeframe.
Download Marumaru v Waipakuranui Incorporation (2012) 279 Aotea MB 137 (294 KB PDF) here. read more
Ko Aotearoa Tēnei (A Report into Claims Concerning New Zealand Law and Policy Affecting Māori Culture and Identity)
Waitangi Tribunal (2011 Wai 262)
Overview
Ko Aotearoa Tēnei - This is New Zealand/Aotearoa is the long awaited report of the Waitangi Tribunal on a number of claims about law and policy affecting Māori culture and identity.
Māori Law Review co-editor Carwyn Jones has written a series of posts examining the major sections of this substantial Tribunal report. In the second post in this series, Carwyn sets out the Tribunal's view on a Treaty partnership based on two founding cultures. read more
Ko Aotearoa Tēnei (A Report into Claims Concerning New Zealand Law and Policy Affecting Māori Culture and Identity)
Waitangi Tribunal (Wai 262, 2011)
Overview
Ko Aotearoa Tēnei - This is New Zealand/Aotearoa is the long awaited report of the Waitangi Tribunal on a number of claims about law and policy affecting Māori culture and identity. The Tribunal has painted New Zealand as poised at crossroads in race relations and the nation's sense of identity. The Tribunal's prescription, based on the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, is to perfect a Treaty based partnership so that Māori interests are better understood and provided for.
Māori Law Review co-editor Carwyn Jones has written a series of posts examining the major sections of this substantial Tribunal report. In this first post, Carwyn explains some background to the Tribunal's report. read more
Ko Aotearoa Tēnei (A Report into Claims Concerning New Zealand Law and Policy Affecting Māori Culture and Identity)
Waitangi Tribunal (2011 Wai 262)
Overview
Māori Law Review co-editor Carwyn Jones has written a series of posts examining the major sections of this Tribunal report on a number of claims about law and policy affecting Māori culture and identity. In the third post in this series, Carwyn sets out the Tribunal's view on the need for a Commission to be established to adjudicate on issues surrounding the use of Māori art forms and the matauranga (knowledge) underpinning that expression. read more
Ko Aotearoa Tēnei (A Report into Claims Concerning New Zealand Law and Policy Affecting Māori Culture and Identity)
Waitangi Tribunal (2011 Wai 262)
Overview
Ko Aotearoa Tēnei - This is New Zealand/Aotearoa is the long awaited report of the Waitangi Tribunal on a number of claims about law and policy affecting Māori culture and identity.
Māori Law Review co-editor Carwyn Jones has written a series of posts examining the major sections of this substantial Tribunal report. In the fourth post in this series, Carwyn sets out the Tribunal's views on genetic and biological resources in taonga species. read more
Ko Aotearoa Tēnei (A Report into Claims Concerning New Zealand Law and Policy Affecting Māori Culture and Identity)
Waitangi Tribunal (2011 Wai 262)
Overview
Ko Aotearoa Tēnei - This is New Zealand/Aotearoa is the long awaited report of the Waitangi Tribunal on a number of claims about law and policy affecting Māori culture and identity.
Māori Law Review co-editor Carwyn Jones has written a series of posts examining the major sections of this substantial Tribunal report. In the fifth post in this series, Carwyn sets out the Tribunal's views on resource management law and environmental policy. read more
Ko Aotearoa Tēnei (A Report into Claims Concerning New Zealand Law and Policy Affecting Māori Culture and Identity)
Waitangi Tribunal (2011 Wai 262)
Overview
Ko Aotearoa Tēnei - This is New Zealand/Aotearoa is the long awaited report of the Waitangi Tribunal on a number of claims about law and policy affecting Māori culture and identity.
Māori Law Review co-editor Carwyn Jones has written a series of posts examining the major sections of this substantial Tribunal report. In the sixth post in this series, Carwyn sets out the Tribunal's views on the conservation estate and taonga. read more
Ko Aotearoa Tēnei (A Report into Claims Concerning New Zealand Law and Policy Affecting Māori Culture and Identity)
Waitangi Tribunal (2011 Wai 262)
Overview
Ko Aotearoa Tēnei - This is New Zealand/Aotearoa is the long awaited report of the Waitangi Tribunal on a number of claims about law and policy affecting Māori culture and identity.
Māori Law Review co-editor Carwyn Jones has written a series of posts examining the major sections of this substantial Tribunal report. In the seventh post in this series, Carwyn sets out the Tribunal's views on the Māori language - te reo Māori. read more
Ko Aotearoa Tēnei (A Report into Claims Concerning New Zealand Law and Policy Affecting Māori Culture and Identity)
Waitangi Tribunal (2011 Wai 262)
Overview
Ko Aotearoa Tēnei - This is New Zealand/Aotearoa is the long awaited report of the Waitangi Tribunal on a number of claims about law and policy affecting Māori culture and identity.
Māori Law Review co-editor Carwyn Jones has written a series of posts examining the major sections of this substantial Tribunal report. In the eighth post in this series, Carwyn sets out the Tribunal's views on Mātauranga Māori - Māori knowledge. read more
Ko Aotearoa Tēnei (A Report into Claims Concerning New Zealand Law and Policy Affecting Māori Culture and Identity)
Waitangi Tribunal (2011 Wai 262)
Overview
Ko Aotearoa Tēnei - This is New Zealand/Aotearoa is the long awaited report of the Waitangi Tribunal on a number of claims about law and policy affecting Māori culture and identity.
Māori Law Review co-editor Carwyn Jones has written a series of posts examining the major sections of this substantial Tribunal report. In the ninth post in this series, Carwyn sets out the Tribunal's views on rongoā Māori - traditional Māori medicine and healing. read more
Ko Aotearoa Tēnei (A Report into Claims Concerning New Zealand Law and Policy Affecting Māori Culture and Identity)
Waitangi Tribunal (2011 Wai 262)
Overview
Ko Aotearoa Tēnei - This is New Zealand/Aotearoa is the long awaited report of the Waitangi Tribunal on a number of claims about law and policy affecting Māori culture and identity.
Māori Law Review co-editor Carwyn Jones has written a series of posts examining the major sections of this substantial Tribunal report. In this tenth and final post, Carwyn sets out the Tribunal's views on concerns raised by the claimants about international agreements. read more
Phillips v Gemmell - Mohaka A4 Trust
Māori Land Court (2012) 13 Tākitimu MB 264 (13 TKT 264)
8 February 2012
Four persons appointed as advisory trustees. Application to appoint Ms Phillips as an advisory trustee was declined on the basis that this was inappropriate given that she was a debtor to the trust.
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