Te Kōti Matua - High Court
Legal Aid - litigation about Waitangi Tribunal decisions - Griggs v Legal Services Commissioner [2022] NZHC 3001 - Elizabeth Derby
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
Injunction - building on trust land without consent - Motu v Rapihana - Pukepoto 8B15B3B Residue (2022) 256 Taitokerau MB 190 (256 TTK 190) - Elizabeth Derby
Injunction - incorporated society - jurisdiction of the Court - Allan v Thomas - Lot 1 Deposited Plan 64773 (2022) 255 Taitokerau MB 288 (255 TTK 288) - Elizabeth Derby
Trusts - trustee duties under tikanga - Pokere v Bodger - Ōuri 1A3 (2022) 459 Aotea MB 210 (459 AOT 210) - Craig Linkhorn
Māori incorporations - committee of management - unmeritorious allegations - Norman v Pohatu - Te Hapua 42 (2022) 256 Taitokerau MB 1 (256 TTK 1) - Elizabeth Derby
2022 Māori Land Court judgments - index
2021 Māori Land Court judgments - index
Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Waitangi Tribunal
Tino Rangatiratanga me te Kāwanatanga - Te Paparahi o Te Raki Inquiry - Elizabeth Derby
Waikanae: Report on Te Ātiawa/Ngāti Awa claims - Elizabeth Derby
Ngā Whakaturetanga - Legislation
Treaty Settlement legislation before the House of Representatives in 2022 - Carwyn Jones
Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition 2022
The winning entry has been chosen for the 2022 Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition sponsored by the Māori Law Review. This essay will be published in February 2023.
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Motu v Rapihana - Pukepoto 8B15B3B Residue
Māori Land Court (2022) 256 Taitokerau MB 190 (256 TTK 190)
21 December 2022
Application for an urgent interim injunction to prevent the respondent from undertaking any further building or work on land owned by the Te Oti Rapihana Ahu Whenua Trust.
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Griggs v Legal Services Commissioner
High Court [2022] NZHC 3001
16 November 2022
Successful appeal against a Legal Aid Tribunal decision declining the appellant legal aid for advice and representation in litigation about Waitangi Tribunal decisions.
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Norman v Pohatu - Te Hapua 42
Māori Land Court (2022) 256 Taitokerau MB 1 (256 TTK 1)
20 December 2022
Application to remove members of the committee of management of the Muriwhenua Incorporation.
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Waikanae: Report on Te Ātiawa/Ngāti Awa Claims
Waitangi Tribunal (2022) Wai 2200
15 December 2022
This report is the third volume of the Porirua ki Manawatū District Inquiry report. The claims considered in this report, brought by Te Ātiawa/Ngāti Awa individuals, whānau, hapū, and iwi organisations, focused on land, cultural sites, and resources in the iwi's traditional rohe on the west coast of the North Island.
This is an overview of the Tribunal's report until we prepare a more detailed summary.
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Pokere v Bodger - Ōuri 1A3
Māori Land Court (2022) 459 Aotea MB 210 (459 AOT 210)
14 December 2022
Decision assessing whether trustees of an ahu whenua trust have duties under tikanga. The trustees of Te Hanataua Trust were alleged to have breached tikanga when they facilitated a decision to demolish a homestead (the whare) located on whenua vested in the trust.
This decision is notable for being the first time the Māori Land Court has issued fully bilingual reasons for judgment in te reo Māori and English.
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Allan v Thomas - Lot 1 Deposited Plan 64773
Māori Land Court (2022) 255 Taitokerau MB 288 (255 TTK 288)
13 December 2022
Application for an urgent injunction to prevent newly appointed members of the committee which administers Kaitaia Marae Incorporated, an incorporated society, from acting in that role.
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Whakataunga – Overview
The Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki nui-a-Rua Claims Settlement Bill, the Te Rohe o Rongokako Joint Redress Bill, the Ngāti Maru (Taranaki) Claims Settlement Bill, the Ngāti Rangitihi Claims Settlement Bill, the Maniapoto Claims Settlement Bill, and the Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Amendment Bill were enacted in 2022. The Ngāti Hei Claims Settlement Bill, the Ngāti Paoa Claims Settlement Bill, and the Ngāti Tara Tokanui Claims Settlement Bill were introduced to the House in 2022. read more
Tana v Mahanga - Pukahakaha East 5B
Māori Land Court (2022) 255 Taitokerau MB 229 (255 TTK 229)
1 December 2022
Costs decision following the substantive decision in October 2022, in which applications made against the trustees of the Pukahakaha East 5B Trust were dismissed by the Court.
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