Te Kōti Matua – High Court
Declarations - ahi kā and mana whenua - Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust v Attorney-General [2022] NZHC 843 - Rhianna Morar, comment on Ngāti Whātua - Dr Sarah Down
Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court
Chief Judge's powers - jurisdiction - no appeal from decision not to exercise - Mokaraka v Mokaraka - Waima C8 [2022] Māori Appellate Court MB 17 (2022 APPEAL 17) - Kaea Hudson, comment on Mokaraka - Andrew Irwin
2022 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index
2021 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index
Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court
Injunction - permanent injunction - accessway - Donaldson v Hemi - Whaanga 1D1D Roadway (2021) 230 Waikato Maniapoto MB 168 (230 WMN 168) - Toni Love
2022 Māori Land Court judgments - index
2021 Māori Land Court judgments - index
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Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust v Attorney-General
High Court [2022] NZHC 843
28 April 2022
Dr Sarah Down comments on the High Court's judgment in Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei. read more
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust v Attorney-General
High Court [2022] NZHC 843
28 April 2022
The High Court declined to make declarations sought by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei about its ahi kā and mana whenua in central Tāmaki Makaurau and the impact of those rights on Crown decision-making. The Court proposed possible alternative declarations and invited further submissions from parties. For commentary on this judgment see Dr Sarah Down's article: Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei (No.4): insights into the complexities of recognising tikanga as part of New Zealand law.
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Mokaraka v Mokaraka - Waima C8
Māori Appellate Court [2022] Māori Appellate Court MB 17 (2022 APPEAL 17)
22 February 2022
Andrew Irwin comments on the Māori Appellate Court in Mokaraka v Mokaraka. read more
Mokaraka v Mokaraka - Waima C8
Māori Appellate Court [2022] Māori Appellate Court MB 17 (2022 APPEAL 17)
22 February 2022
This was an appeal from a refusal to exercise the special powers granted to the Chief Judge to reopen and modify earlier Court orders. The Court dismissed the appeal on the basis of a lack of jurisdiction - there was no appeal right in the circumstances. The judgment discusses the recent Court of Appeal decision in Inia v Julian and does not apply it.
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Donaldson v Hemi - Whaanga 1D1D Roadway
Māori Land Court (2021) 230 Waikato Maniapoto MB 168 (230 WMN 168)
3 December 2021
Application for a permanent injunction requiring removal of a gate blocking access to a roadway which serves as an access way between the applicants' land and the sea.
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