Te Kōti Mana Nui – Supreme Court
Procedure - leave to appeal declined - Stafford v Attorney-General [2022] NZSC 108
Te Kōti Pīra – Court of Appeal
Takutai moana - strike out - nationwide application - Paul v Attorney-General [2022] NZCA 443 - Elizabeth Derby
Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court
Chief Judge's powers - appeal from use allowed - joint tenancy - Tuwhangai v Boon - Kawhia U2B [2022] Māori Appellate Court MB 347 (2022 APPEAL 347) - Elizabeth Derby
Trusts - restraint on trustee standing for election - Melrose v Porter - Torere Section 58 (2022) Māori Appellate Court MB 209 (2022 APPEAL 209) - Elizabeth Derby
2022 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index
2021 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index
Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court
Injunction - permanent - rehearing - granted - Kurei v Shaw - Waioeka Lot 435 (2022) 281 Waiariki MB 60 (281 WAR 60) - Kaea Hudson
Injunction - permanent - trespass - Duncan v Osborn - Koukourarata Māori Reserve 874 1C2 Block (2022) 78 Te Waipounamu MB 267 (78 TWP 267) - Elizabeth Derby
Chief Judge's powers - succession - Schimanski - Succession to Tamati Hapimana (2022) Chief Judge's MB 489 (2022 CJ 489) - Elizabeth Derby
Chief Judge's powers - partition - Karaitiana - Runanga 2E (2022) Chief Judge's MB 454 (2022 CJ 454) - Elizabeth Derby
Rehearing - new evidence - levels of support - Yuile v Smith - Tuahu 6 (2022) 113 Tairawhiti MB 198 (113 TRW 198) - Elizabeth Derby
2022 Māori Land Court judgments - index
2021 Māori Land Court judgments - index
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Paul v Attorney-General
Court of Appeal [2022] NZCA 443
27 September 2022
Appeal against a High Court judgment striking out an application on behalf of all Māori seeking an order recognising customary marine title in respect of the entire marine and coastal area of New Zealand.
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Yuile v Smith - Tuahu 6 Block
Māori Land Court (2022) 114 Tairawhiti MB 95 (114 TRW 95)
23 September 2022
Costs decision from two earlier applications. The first sought an occupation order over the Tuahu 6 Block and was declined. The second sought a rehearing and was accepted, but then later withdrawn.
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Tuwhangai v Boon - Kawhia U2B
[2022] Māori Appellate Court MB 347 (2022 APPEAL 347)
22 September 2022
Successful appeal from an exercise of the Chief Judge's power to amend an order that had land purchasers as joint tenants.
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Karaitiana - Runanga 2E
Māori Land Court [2022] Chief Judge's MB 454 (2022 CJ 454)
22 September 2022
Application to amend orders in respect of a partition application made in 1986 and orders for amendment of the Court record in relation to Runanga E Block.
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Melrose v Porter - Torere Section 58
Māori Appellate Court (2022) Māori Appellate Court MB 209 (2022 APPEAL 209)
7 July 2022
Appeal of orders made by the Māori Land Court replacing the trustees of the Torere Section 58 Trust. The appellants claimed that the directions given by the Māori Land Court for the election of new trustees were ambiguous, and they sought to have another meeting of owners called in order to hold another trustee election.
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Roberts v Paul - Succession to Riana Margaret Eru
Māori Land Court (2022) 254 Taitokerau MB 129 (254 TTK 129)
19 September 2022
Decision, on a rehearing, of a succession application.
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Kurei v Shaw - Waioeka Lot 435
Māori Land Court (2022) 281 Waiariki MB 60 (281 WAR 60)
15 September 2022
On a rehearing, an application for a permanent injunction to prevent trespass was granted.
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Schimanski - Succession to Tamati Hapimana
Māori Land Court (2022) Chief Judge's MB 489 (2022 CJ 489)
6 September 2022
Application to amend a succession order. The applicant claimed that her mother was the daughter of the deceased and this was not made known to the Court at the time of the order.
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Yuile v Smith - Tuahu 6
Māori Land Court (2022) 113 Tairawhiti MB 198 (113 TRW 198)
2 September 2022
Application for a rehearing. The applicant had sought an occupation order over the Tuahu 6 Block, which the Court dismissed in June 2022.
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Duncan v Osborn - Koukourarata Māori Reserve 874 1C2 Block
Māori Land Court (2022) 78 Te Waipounamu MB 267 (78 TWP 267)
1 September 2022
Application for a permanent injunction to prevent trespass on an occupation area.
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