Te Kōkiri – Advocacy
2019 Te Hunga Roia Māori Moot - Judge Craig Coxhead
Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court
2020 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index
2019 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index
Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court
Ownership - rehearing - whānau house - previous decision upheld - Black v Nohotima - Ruatoki A Section 22B No 2C No 3 (2019) 228 Waiariki MB 3 - Laura Sturch
Injunction - interim injunction - majority support of trustees - lease obligations - Hennessy v Parkinson - Himatangi Block 7 (2019) 410 Aotea MB 238 (410 AOT 238) - Sam Taylor
Alienation - right of first refusal - notice period for preferred class of alienees - Pocock - Allotment 146D Waimana Parish (2019) 225 Waiariki MB 151 (225 WAR 151-160) - Kelly Mitchell
Succession - occupation order - intestacy - Appleton v Krissansen - Estate of Lavina Dawn Kahukore Appleton (2019) 194 Waikato Maniapoto MB 291 - Laura Sturch
Trusts - trustee removal - breach of trustee duty - active participation - Wynyard v Waata - Manawakore C1 and Manawakore D (Pa Te Aroha Marae) (2019) 205 Taitokerau MB 207 - Laura Sturch
Trusts - trustee removal - construction of marae - duty to act and promote - (2019) 227 Waiariki MB 64 - Laura Sturch
Trusts - ahu whenua trust creation - Finlay – Wairau Block XII Part Sections B and C (2019)
2020 Māori Land Court judgments - index
2019 Māori Land Court judgments - index
Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Waitangi Tribunal
Waitangi Tribunal procedure - urgent inquiry declined - Lake Horowhenua (Wai 2898, #2.5.2) - Meredith Clement
Ngā Whakaturetanga - Legislation
Public Service Legislation Bill - Crown relationships with Māori - Craig Linkhorn
Finlay – Wairau Block XII Part Sections B and CMāori Land Court (2019)
17 December 2019
Successful application to constitute an ahu whenua trust over Wairau Block XII Part Sections B and C (the block). Although some owners objected to the application, the Court did not consider these meritorious, and in any case, a management structure was needed for the property.
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Māori Land Court (2019) 227 Waiariki MB 64
16 December 2019
This application seeking trustee removal was dismissed on the grounds that working towards trust obligations in differing manners does not constitute a breach of trustee duty.
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Wynyard v Waata - Manawakore C1 and Manawakore D (Pa Te Aroha Marae)
Māori Land Court (2019) 205 Taitokerau MB 207
3 December 2019
The Court found breaches of trustee duties but not such as to justify removal of the trustee.
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Black v Nohotima - Ruatoki A Section 22B No 2C No 3
Māori Land Court (2019) 228 Waiariki MB 3
20 December 2019
Application for rehearing of a contested claim to ownership of a whānau house. The Court dismissed the applicant's claim to the house due to no evidence that the applicant contributed financially or to its maintenance, and upheld the earlier ruling on ownership.
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Appleton v Krissansen - Estate of Lavina Dawn Kahukore Appleton
Māori Land Court (2019) 194 Waikato Maniapoto MB 291
18 December 2019
The Court decided on future benefit from an existing occupation order to ensure the fair occupation, development, and utilisation of Māori freehold land among competing interests.
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Hennessy v Parkinson - Himatangi Block 7
Māori Land Court (2019) 410 Aotea MB 238 (410 AOT 238)
20 December 2019
An application for an injunction was dismissed. The application was to prevent further excavation and contouring of the Himatangi 7 Block by its lessee. The Court found that the lessee had the required authorisation to carry out the works as part of his obligations under the lease.
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Pocock - Allotment 146D Waimana Parish
Māori Land Court (2019) 225 Waiariki MB 151 (225 WAR 151-160)
5 December 2019
Application seeking confirmation of alienation adjourned to allow for the notice period to operate required for the preferred class of alienees to be able to exercise their right of first refusal.
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