Māori reservation – land set aside as urupā – conditions – Graham

Graham - Parish of Komakorau Lot 240B2

Māori Land Court (2015) 110 Waikato Maniapoto MB 161 (110 WMN 161)

23 November 2015

Conditions for setting aside an urupā not met. Further orders issued giving the parties one further chance to comply.

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Māori reservations – replacement of trustees – Davies

Davies - Te Haroto Marae Māori Reservation

Māori Land Court (2015) 45 Tākitimu MB 174 (45 TKT 174)

9 December 2015

An application to replace trustees of two Māori reservations and another block was granted. The Court rejected objections that there was insufficient notice that trustee appointments were to be considered at meetings.

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Trusts – request for information – Matenga

Matenga-Ohiti Waitio 1E No 3A Trust

Māori Land Court (2015) 45 Tākitimu MB 184 (45 TKT 184)

9 December 2015

Application seeking provision of information and an audit of the trust accounts dismissed.

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Waitangi Tribunal procedure – an inquiry plan for the backlog of historical claims

Memorandum of the Chairperson concerning remaining historical claims

Waitangi Tribunal

22 September 2015

Nicholas Coyle outlines proposed inquiries by the Waitangi Tribunal into remaining historical claims.

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Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition 2015 – Not one more acre: opportunity and compromise in Te Ture Whenua Māori Reform

Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition 2015

Not One More Acre: Opportunity and Compromise in te Ture Whenua Māori Reform

The Māori Law Review is pleased to publish Monique van Alphen Fyfe's prize winning essay about reform of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (the Māori Land Act 1993).
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January 2016 Kohi-tātea – Contents

Māori Land Court - Te Kōti Whenua Māori

Injunction - adjourned - use of homestead - trustee replacement - Rountree v Rountree - Kohatutaka 6A10C1 9 (Te Uranga Trust) (2015) 118 Taitokerau MB 178 (118 TTK 178)

Injunction - amendment of previous order - permanent injunction granted - Trustees of Aata Paora Keretene Ahu Whenua Trust v Cherrington Motata 3b2b3 (2016) 122 Taitokerau MB 218 (122 TTK 218)

Representation of Māori - Ngāti Pu - Shaw v Ngāti Huarere Ki Whangapoua - Ngāti Pu (2015) 113 Waikato Maniapoto MB 82 (113 WMN 82)

Rehearing - declined - Kupa v Whitfield and Sons Ltd - Omahu 4C Section 6 Block (2015) 45 Tākitimu MB 219 (45 TKT 219)

Rehearing - granted over succession application - Keenan - The Estate of Patricia June Graham (2015) 45 Takitimu MB 212 (45 TKT 212)

Succession - life interest - whāngai - Koia - Hoani Tau Takahi (deceased) (2015) 133 Waiariki MB 273 (133 WAR 273)

Trusts - appointment of trustees - MacFarlane v Hurihanganui - Whakarewarewa 2B Block (2015) 133 Waiariki MB 290 (133 WAR 290)

Easement - granted - Top Energy - Taheke 2 (2015) 118 Taitokerau MB 144 (118 TTK 144)

Roadways - injunction and cancellation sought - Rogers v Hauraki - Te Aute A1B (2015) 117 Taitokerau MB 87 (117 TTK 87)


Injunction – adjourned – use of homestead – trustee replacement – Rountree

Rountree v Rountree - Kohatutaka 6A10C1 9 (Te Uranga Trust)

Māori Land Court (2015) 118 Taitokerau MB 178 (118 TTK 178)

21 December 2015

Application for injunction adjourned.

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Injunction – amendment of previous order – permanent injunction granted – Trustees of Aata Paora Keretene Ahu Whenua Trust

Trustees of Aata Paora Keretene Ahu Whenua Trust v Cherrington Motata 3b2b3

Māori Land Court (2016) 122 Taitokerau MB 218 (122 TTK 218)

27 January 2016

Applications seeking correction of a slip or omission in a previous order. A permanent injunction was also granted.

Download Trustees of Aata Paora Keretene Ahu Whenua Trust v Cherrington Motata 3b2b3 (196 KB PDF).
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Representation of Māori – Ngāti Pu – Shaw

Shaw v Ngāti Huarere Ki Whangapoua - Ngāti Pu

Māori Land Court (2015) 113 Waikato Maniapoto MB 82 (113 WMN 82)

17 December 2015

Application adjourned to determine representatives for Ngāti Pu for certain purposes. Directions issued for the management of the remainder of the proceeding.

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Rehearing declined – Kupa

Kupa v Whitfield and Sons Ltd - Omahu 4C Section 6 Block

Māori Land Court (2015) 45 Tākitimu MB 219 (45 TKT 219)

22 December 2015

Application for a rehearing to set aside a sale dismissed.

Download Kupa v Whitfield and Sons Ltd - Omahu 4C Section 6 Block (461 KB PDF) when available. read more

Succession – life interest – whāngai – Koia

Koia - Hoani Tau Takahi (deceased)

Māori Land Court (2015) 133 Waiariki MB 273 (133 WAR 273)

22 December 2015

Application for succession where two whāngai children and the will maker's wife were granted life interests.

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Rehearing – granted over succession application – Keenan

Keenan - The Estate of Patricia June Graham

Māori Land Court (2015) 45 Takitimu MB 212 (45 TKT 212)

22 December 2015

Application granted for a rehearing of a succession application.

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Trusts – appointment of trustees – MacFarlane

MacFarlane v Hurihanganui - Whakarewarewa 2B Block

Māori Land Court (2015) 133 Waiariki MB 290 (133 WAR 290)

24 December 2015

Application granted to appoint elected trustees.

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Roadways – injunction and cancellation sought – Rogers

Rogers v Hauraki - Te Aute A1B

Māori Land Court (2015) 117 Taitokerau MB 87 (117 TTK 87)

26 November 2015

An application for an injunction was granted relating to breaches of an earlier roadway order. An application to cancel the roadway order because of the breaches was dismissed.

Download Rogers v Hauraki - Te Aute A1B  (222 KB PDF) here. read more

Easement – granted – Top Energy

Top Energy - Taheke 2

Māori Land Court (2015) 118 Taitokerau MB 144 (118 TTK 144)

18 December 2015

Application for an easement granted consistent with earlier related cases.

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