Māori Law Review

Supreme Court

Supreme Court rules on body burial clash - Takamore v Clarke [2012] NZSC 116

High Court

High Court rejects Māori Council water rights case - New Zealand Māori Council v Attorney-General [2012] NZHC 3338

Māori Appellate Court

2012 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Māori Land Court

2012 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Injunction – no serious question to be tried – Orbell v Rowallan Block XIII Section 1 and 5 Ahu Whenua Trusts - Rowallan Block XIII Section 1 and 5 Ahu Whenua Trusts (2012) 16 Te Waipounamu MB 53

Status of land - no jurisdiction for Māori Land Court to declare status of foreshore and seabed - Pue - Te Ika a Maui (2012) 295 Aotea MB 13

Status of land - no change to General land solely for purpose of sale - Taura - Ngapakihi 2D3A1A (2012) 294 Aotea MB 106

Trusts:

Review - Whanganui District Council – Kai Iwi 5G3A1, 5G3A2, 5G3B, 5G3C, 5H1 & 5H2 (2012) 295 Aotea MB 17

Review and variation - insufficient support - Livingstone v The Trustees of Lake Taupō Forest Trust – Lake Taupō Forest Trust (2012) 295 Aotea MB 6

Variation of trust order to enable sale of land – Steedman v Steedman - Owhaoko D6 Section 3 (2012) 20 Tākitimu MB 230

Legislation

Treaty settlement legislation before the House of Representatives in 2012

Book Review

Aboriginal Title: The Modern Jurisprudence of Tribal Land Rights - reviewed by Professor Richard Boast

Print Version

Download the Māori Law Review December 2012 (404 KB PDF).