Māori Law Review

Pūnaha whakawā – criminal justice

Criminalising care and protection issues - child offenders in Aotearoa New Zealand - Katherine Werry

Te Kōti Pīra – Court of Appeal

Status of land - new title required before change of status - Short v Stowers [2021] NZCA 697 - Toni Love

Te Kōti Matua – High Court

Ngā whakataunga tiriti - interim relief refused - Maniapoto v Maniapoto Māori Trust Board [2022] NZHC 455 - Stuart Leslie

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

2022 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

2021 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Alienation of Māori freehold land - right of first refusal - seller not bound to accept an offer not on equivalent terms - Logan v Logan - Patangata 2F Section 2B (2022) 95 Tākitimu MB 52-76 (95 TKT 52-76) - Stuart Leslie

Partition - granted - application to change status of land dismissed - Kupa v Kupa - Lot 10H and 10I Pt Omahu 2C1C (2021) 92 Tākitimu MB 247 (92 TKT 247) - Elizabeth Derby

Partition - granted - trust variation - trust enforcement - Ashmore v Armstrong - Te Huruhi 12B (2021) 232 Waikato Maniapoto MB 219 (232 WMN 219) - Elizabeth Derby

Partition - dismissed - house building purpose - Solomon v Otte - Te Awapatiki 2B2 and 2B3 (2021) 74 Te Waipounamu MB 125 (74 TWP 125) - Elizabeth Derby

Partition - interim judgment - directions - Smith - Pekapeka 2A1D2B (2021) 91 Tākitimu MB 145 (91 TKT 145) - Elizabeth Derby

Trusts - removal of trustee - duty to be active - non-attendance at meetings - Wynyard v Waata - Manawakore C1 and D (2022) 247 Taitokerau MB 4 (247 TTK 4) - Stuart Leslie

Succession - determination of persons entitled to succeed - Wanikau-Chapman - Ngatiamaahuroa No. 5 and Others (2022) 246 Taitokerau MB 291 (246 TTK 291) - Elizabeth Derby

2022 Māori Land Court judgments - index

2021 Māori Land Court judgments - index

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Short v Stowers

Court of Appeal [2021] NZCA 697

17 December 2021

Unsuccessful appeal from a Māori Appellate Court decision that the Māori Land Court has no jurisdiction to grant a status order conditional on the issue of separate title. Title must exist to change the status of land under the legislation.

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Katherine Werry* discusses the criminalisation of care and protection issues for children. read more

O'Dea v Andrews - Waipapa 9 and Others

Māori Land Court (2022) 273 Waiariki MB 35 (273 WAR 35)

8 April 2022

Costs application following two earlier applications relating to the Waipapa 9 Trust.

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Māori Land Court (2021) 232 Waikato Maniapoto MB 219 (232 WMN 219)

22 December 2021

Application seeking to partition Te Huruhi 12B. Other issues before the Court included applications for a partial termination of trust, a variation of trust, an easement, and consideration of whether trustees breached their duties in entering into a loan.

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25 March 2022

Application granted to confirm an alienation of farmland that included a parcel of Maori freehold land. The applicant (seller) had followed the right of first refusal process, but was not bound to accept an offer to purchase in exercise the right of first refusal that was not on equivalent terms.

Download Logan v Logan - Patangata 2F Section 2B (353 KB PDF) . read more

Dawson v Crown - Kawerau A4

Māori Land Court (2022) 272 Waiariki MB 191 (272 WAR 191)

25 March 2022

Application for permanent injunction to restrain respondents residing on land and to remove objects and structures from land. Held, respondents have trespassed on the land and a permanent injunction is appropriate. Application granted.

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Maniapoto v Maniapoto Māori Trust Board

High Court [2022] NZHC 455

15 March 2022

This case concerned the proposed settlement of Maniapoto historical claims. Mr Maniapoto applied for an injunction and freezing orders, both of which were refused.

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25 March 2022

An application for removal of trustees for breach of duty to be active. Three of the trustees breached this duty and refused to act as trustee in failing to attend trust meetings. Trustees removed.

Download Wynyard v Waata - Manawakore C1 and D (288 KB PDF). read more

Māori Land Court (2022) 246 Taitokerau MB 291 (246 TTK 291)

16 March 2022

Succession application determining those entitled to succeed to the interests of the deceased.

Download Wanikau-Chapman - Ngatiamaahuroa No. 5 and Others (226 KB PDF). read more

Māori Land Court (2021) 74 Te Waipounamu MB 125 (74 TWP 125)

3 December 2021

Application seeking to partition an area to build a house and engage in permaculture and regenerative farming, dismissed. 

Download Solomon v Otte - Te Awapatiki 2B2 and 2B3 (320 KB PDF). read more

Māori Land Court (2021) 91 Tākitimu MB 145 (91 TKT 145)

9 September 2021

Interim judgment on an application for a partition of Pekapeka 2A1D2B.

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Māori Land Court (2021) 92 Tākitimu MB 247 (92 TKT 247)

29 October 2021

Application to partition eight sections within the Lot 10H and 10I Pt Omahu 2C1C land block and to then change the status of four of those sections from Māori freehold land to General land. Partition application granted. Status change application dismissed. 

Download Kupa v Kupa - Lot 10H and 10I Pt Omahu 2C1C (280 KB PDF) read more