Supreme Court – Te Kōti Mana Nui
Habeas corpus - sovereignty claim - no prospect of success - Te Tangata Whenua (Warren) v Chief Executive of Dept of Corrections [2017] NZSC 189 - Meredith Clement
Court of Appeal – Te Kōti Pīra
Judicial review - appeal dismissed - use of conservation land - decision gave effect to Treaty principles - Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Tribal Trust v Minister of Conservation [2017] NZCA 613 - James Watson
High Court – Te Kōti Matua
Trespass - appeal - defence of honest belief unavailable - Crockenberg v New Zealand Police [2017] NZHC 2704 - Toni Love
Māori Appellate Court – Te Kōti Pīra Māori
2017 Māori Appellate Court Judgments - index
Māori Land Court - Te Kōti Whenua Māori
Trusts - recovery of rental income - Nicholls v Nicholls - Koromatua 3A (2017) 154 Waikato-Maniapoto MB 128 (154 WMN 128) - Toni Love
Trusts - trustee removal - enforcement of obligations of trust - Tamaki - Paremata Mokau A7A1 (Mokau Marae) (2017) 163 Taitokerau MB 256 (163 TTK 256) - Toni Love
Costs - no award - no successful party - Dennett v Te Tumu Paeroa - Rotohokahoka D North 2A (2017) 178 Waiariki MB 24 (178 WAR 24) - Toni Love
2018 Māori Land Court judgments - index
2017 Māori Land Court Judgments - index
Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition 2017
Durability of the Treaty settlement process: Ngāti Whātua, tikanga, and overlapping claims - Cate Barnett
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Te Tangata Whenua (Warren) v Chief Executive of Dept of Corrections
New Zealand Supreme Court [2017] NZSC 189; BC201762670
13 December 2017
The Supreme Court dismissed an attempt to appeal a habeas corpus decision of the High Court.
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Dennett v Te Tumu Paeroa - Rotohokahoka D North 2A
Māori Land Court (2017) 178 Waiariki MB 24 (178 WAR 24)
21 December 2017
Application for for an award of costs dismissed.
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Nicholls v Nicholls - Koromatua 3A
Māori Land Court (2017) 154 Waikato-Maniapoto MB 128 (154 WMN 128)
21 December 2017
Application for recovery of rental income granted.
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This table lists the 2018 judgments of the Māori Land Court and contains links to reports about the decisions.
For other years: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023. For the 2018 Māori Appellate Court judgments index. read more
Tamaki - Paremata Mokau A7A1 (Mokau Marae)
Māori Land Court (2017) 163 Taitokerau MB 256 (163 TTK 256)
12 December 2017
Trustees should not be removed, obligations of trust should be enforced, and an election to vote for Marae trustees is not required.
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This table lists the 2018 judgments of the Māori Appellate Court and contains links to reports about the decisions.
For other years: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023. For the 2018 Māori Land Court judgments index.
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Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition 2017
The Durability of the Treaty Settlement Process: Ngāti Whātua, Tikanga, and the Overlapping Claims Policy
Cate Barnett
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