February 2022 Māori Law Review

2022 Māori Land Court judgments – index

This table lists the 2022 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, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023. Follow this link for the 2022 Māori Appellate Court judgments index.

2022 Māori Land Court judgments

Judgment dateCitationMinute BookMLISLegislationSubject
2022
26.01.22Surnamecrown v Haig-Clarke - Kaiaua 1269 Waiariki MB 20269 WAR 20Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, section 241Whānau trust - termination refused.
12.02.22Meha v Haggerty - Tapairu A8X94 Takitimu MB 11194 TKT 111Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, section 135Change of land status refused.
09.03.22Pohio - Kekerione No 32 or Waikato75 Te Waipounamu MB 17975 TWP 179Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 18(1)(a) and 328Occupation order. Tiny house as chattel.
11.03.22Puna v Puna - Rotopounamu 1B1AChief Judge's MB 282022 CJ 28Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, section 45Application for order to correct order to succession of block.
16.03.22Wyllie - Whatatuna 11110 Tairāwhiti MB 64110 TRW 64Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, section 289Partition to build a papakainga.
16.03.22Dobson - Edgecombe Block X Section 12B75 Te Waipounamu MB 21175 TWP 211Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 19 and 244Interim injunction to stop unauthorised building.
16.03.22Wanikau-Chapman - Ngatiamaahuroa No. 5 and Others246 Taitokerau MB 291246 TTK 291Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 113 and 117Succession.
17.03.22Tamati v Hond - Paora Aneti 17 & 18446 Aotea MB 184446 AOT 184Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, section 19Application for interim injunction of AGM. Voting issue.
17.03.22Dawson v Crown - Kawerau A4272 Waiariki MB 191272 WAR 191Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, section 19Permanent injunction against trespass on Māori freehold land.
22.03.22Wynyard v Waata - Manawakore C1 and D247 Taitokerau MB 4247 TTK 4Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, section 240; Māori Reservation Regulations 1994, reg 21Removal of trustees.
25.03.22Logan v Logan - Patangata 2F Section 2B95 Takitimu MB 5295 TKT 52Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, section 151Rights of preferred class of alienee. Sale of Māori freehold land.
08.04.22Adlam v Reihana - Himatangi 1H1A447 Aotea MB 1447 AOT 1Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, section 328Tikanga, occupation order.
08.04.22O'Dea v Andrews - Waipapa 9 and Others273 Waiariki MB 35273 WAR 35Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, section 79Application for costs.
11.04.22Aperahama v Anderson - Sections 57 58 70 72 and 100 of Ratana Pa447 Aotea MB 93447 AOT 93Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 30, 98L and 231Representation of Māori - Te Hāhi Rātana kōmiti. Jurisdiction of court.
20.04.22Brooking v Henderson - Wharekahika A47110 Tairawhiti MB 238110 TRW 238Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, section 240Trusts - trustee removal - duties - conflicts.
11.05.22Kiriona v Groot - Kawerau A Section 13 and others273 Waiariki MB 182273 WAR 182Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 238 and 241Application for partial termination of a trust, trustee obligations.
05.05.22Far North District Council v Austen - Okau 3B2B2D and Okahu 4D248 Taitokerau MB 92248 TTK 92Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 18(1)(a) and 67Costs.
05.05.22The Māori Trustee v Erueti - Succession to Momona Tamihana448 Aotea MB 63448 AOT 63Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, section 165Succession.
11.05.22Whyte v Bond - Lot 15 Deposited Plan 1594895 Tākitimu MB 26695 TKT 266Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, section 151Alienation.
26.05.22Ngāti Moerewa o MHKM Māori Inc. v Attorney General of New Zealand - Matatau 5E25F and others248 Taitokerau MB 214248 TTK 214Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, section 19Costs.
26.05.22Falp - Succession to Bernard Albert Falp449 Aotea MB 210449 AOT 210Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 108, 113 and 117Succession - entitlement of non-Māori to succeed.
30.05.22Williams v The Attorney General - Allotment 20 Parish of Waiheke (Waiheke Station)238 Waikato Maniapoto MB 83238 WMN 83Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, section 18Declaration of ownership of Waiheke Station.
16.06.22Insley v Butler - Awanui Haparapara no-2B no 1B sec 2227 Waiariki MB 35227 WAR 35Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, section 18(1)(a)Ownership of curtilage.
23.06.22Yuile v Smith - Tuahu 6112 Tairawhiti MB 20112 TRW 20Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 18(1) and 328Ownership of homestead and occupation  order.
01.07.22Mercury NZ Ltd v Cairns - Pouakani River Bed227 Waiariki MB 174227 WAR 174Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 18(1)(h), 18(1)(i), 131 and 132Pouakani section of Waikato River - strike out refused - application for determination of customary land, interests in water and fiduciary obligations.
04.07.22Koha v Tatana - Winika HāweChief Judge's MB 2662022 CJ 266Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, section 45Succession.
21.07.22Blaikie v Lawless - Lake Taupo Forest Trust450 Aotea MB 247450 AOT 247Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 67 and 237; Trust Act 2019, section 133Deceased trustee. Trustee position - casual vacancy.
28.07.22Austen v Far North District Council - Okahu 3B2A and Okahu 3B2B2D252 Taitokerau MB 87252 TTK 87Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 18(1)(a) and 24AJurisdiction - contract dispute involving Māori freehold land. Easement. Request to cancel ford agreement.
29.07.22McCaw Lewis - Rakautatahi 1B2B1A97 Tākitimu MB 23297 TKT 232Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, section 311Land exchange.
02.08.22Gray v Paikea - Otara 5D2252 Taitokerau MB 210252 TTK 210Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, section 239Trusts - removal of trustee. Declined. Relationship breakdown.
04.08.22McGarvey - Lot 23 Deposited Plan South Auckland 1846279 Waiariki MB 75279 WAR 75Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 215 and 328Occupation. Ahu whenua trust. Succession.
12.08.22Newton v Ashmore - Te Huruhi 12B241 Waikato Maniapoto MB 178241 WMN 178Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 241, 244, 289 and 326BEasement. Partition. Views of beneficial owners.
12.08.22Mackey - Succession to Rangi Hawea Mackey113 Tairawhiti MB 37113 TRW 37Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 18(1)(a), 113, 117, 214, 222 and 219Succession - refusal to vest shares in trust for whanau not constituted under 1993 Act.
23.08.22Rudd v Hemana - Horowhenua 11 Lake451 Aotea MB 214451 AOT 214Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, section 238Election of trustees. Trust obligations.
01.09.22Duncan v Osborn - Koukourarata Māori Reserve 874 1C278 Te Waipounamu MB 26778 TWP 267Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, section 19(1)(a)Injunction - permanent. Trespass on area covered by occupation order.
02.09.22Yuile v Smith - Tuahu 6113 Tairawhiti MB 198113 TRW 198Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 18(1)(a) and 328.Application for rehearing.
06.09.22Schimanski - succession to Tamati HapimanaChief Judge's MB 4892022 CJ 489Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, section 45Chief Judge's powers - succession. Birth certificate.
12.09.22Wikiriwhi v Walters - Lot 1 DP 47989281 Waiariki MB 117281 WAR 117Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 19(1)(b) and 238(2)Injunction. Interim. Refused.
15.09.22Kurei v Shaw - Waioeka Lot 435281 Waiariki MB 60281 WAR 60Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, section 19Injunction. Permanent injunction ordered. Trespass. Rehearing.
22.09.22Karaitiana - Runanga 2EChief Judge's MB 4542022 CJ 454Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, section 45Chief Judge's powers - partition.
23.09.22Yuile v Smith - Tuahu 6114 Tairawhiti MB 92114 TRW 92Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 18(1)(a) and 328Costs.
19.09.22Roberts v Paul - Succession to Riana Margaret Eru254 Taitokerau MB 129254 TTK 129Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, section 43Whāngai succession.
29.09.22Kapua - Succession to Paora te HikoChief Judge's MB 6452022 CJ 645Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, section 45Chief Judge's powers. Succession. Application dismissed. Failure to prove error.
30.09.22Ngawharau - Succession to Frederick Robert Ngawharau or Freddie Robert Ngawharau243 Waikato Maniapoto MB 147243 WMN 147Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, ss 109, 113, and 118Succession. Whāngai. Equitable distribution of land interests.
05.10.22Karaitiana v Waka-Kotahi - Parahaki Island454 Aotea MB 299454 AOT 299Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 18(1)(a) and 133Accretion - status of land - provisional determination.
11.10.22Tana v Mahanga - Pukahakaha East 5B254 Taitokerau MB 174254 TTK 174Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 67 and 231Trustees - review of trust.
14.10.22Bamber v Official Assignee - Lot 39 DPS 3455Chief Judge's MB 6642022 CJ 664Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, s 45Chief Judge's powers.
04.11.22Paerata v George - Tuaropaki A (Mokai Marae)284 Waiariki MB 76284 WAR 76Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, s 18(1)(a)Ownership of dwelling. Located on Māori Reservation.
01.12.22Tana v Mahanga - Pukahakaha East 5B255 Taitokerau MB 229255 TTK 229Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, ss 67 and 231Costs. Unmeritorious application.
12.12.22Allan v Thomas - Lot 1 Deposited Plan 64773255 Taitokerau MB 288255 TTK 288Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, s 19Injunction - incorporated society operating on Māori reservation. Jurisdiction of court.
14.12.22Pokere v Bodger - Ōuri 1A3459 Aotea MB 210459 AOT 210Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, ss 19, 231, 237, 238, and 338Bilingual judgment. Tikanga. Duty of trustees.
14.12.22Rudolph - Taheke Papakainga 8B287 Waiariki MB 226287 WAR 226Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, s 328Application for occupation.
20.12.22Norman v Pohatu - Te Hapua 42256 Taitokerau MB 1256 TTK 1Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, s 269(1)Application to remove members of committee.
21.12.22Motu v Rapihana - Pukepoto 8B15B3B Residue256 Taitokerau MB 150256 TTK 150Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, s 19Interim injunction.

 

Author: Elizabeth Derby

Elizabeth is a graduate of Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka, Pōneke - The University of Otago, Wellington and Waipapa Taumata Rau - The University of Auckland. She enjoys writing, and now editing, having followed law and social policy issues since secondary school.