Mahuru 2023 September – Contents

Tikanga Māori

Tikanga Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand law - He Poutama (SP 24), Te Aka Matua o Te Ture | Law Commission - Carwyn Jones

Te Kōti Matua – High Court

Judicial review - bylaw and customary rights - interim relief - Hart v Marlborough District Council [2023] NZHC 2714 - Elizabeth Derby

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

2023 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

2022 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Chief Judge's powers - amendment of succession orders - Twomey - Succession to Te Ngahoa Te Whaaro (2023) Chief Judge's MB 587 (2023 CJ 587) - Elizabeth Derby

Chief Judge's powers - amendment of succession orders - Crozier - Succession to Molly Crozier (2023) Chief Judge's MB 531 (2023 CJ 531) - Elizabeth Derby

Easements - change of status of land - Newton v Ashmore - Te Huruhi 12B Block (2023) 257 Waikato Maniapoto MB 91 (257 WMN 91) - Elizabeth Derby

Occupation order - insufficient support - Skerrett - Taumanu A (2023) 299 Waiariki MB 93 (299 WAR 93) - Elizabeth Derby

Partition - partial termination of trust - Hinaki v Nepe - Whāngārā A5 Block (2023) 120 Tairāwhiti MB 186 (120 TRW 186) - Elizabeth Derby

Trusts - removal of beneficiary - partial termination of trust - Ratima v Ratima - Tahoraiti 2A 12A and Others (2023) 105 Tākitimu MB 29 (105 TKT 29) - Elizabeth Derby

2023 Māori Land Court judgments - index

2022 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Waitangi Tribunal

Procedure - Guide to Practice and Procedure for the Waitangi Tribunal 2023


Judicial review – bylaw and customary rights – interim relief – Hart

Hart v Marlborough District Council 

High Court [2023] NZHC 2714

29 September 2023

Application for interim relief in a judicial review proceeding where representatives of Te Rūnanga a Rangitāne o Wairau Trust (Rangitāne) sought that a bylaw be set aside or quashed because of its impact on the exercise of customary rights.

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Chief Judge’s powers – amendment of succession orders – Twomey

Twomey - Succession to Te Ngahoa Te Whaaro 

(2023) Chief Judge's MB 587 (2023 CJ 587)

27 September 2023

Application to amend succession orders made in 1974 which vested the interests of Te Ngahoa Te Whaaro (the deceased) in Te Kōau A Block solely in one of the grandchildren of the deceased.

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Trusts – removal of beneficiary – partial termination of trust – Ratima

Ratima v Ratima - Tahoraiti 2A 12A and Others

(2023) 105 Tākitimu MB 29 (105 TKT 29)

22 September 2023

Application to remove a beneficiary of the Waikari Ratima Family Trust.

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Tikanga Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand law – He Poutama

He Poutama

Te Aka Matua o te Ture | Law Commission

Pūrongo Rangahau | Study Paper 24 (SP24)

21 Mahuru | September 2023

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Partition – partial termination of trust – Hinaki

Hinaki v Nepe - Whāngārā A5 Block 

(2023) 120 Tairāwhiti MB 186 (120 TRW 186)

20 September 2023

Application filed on behalf of the James Tūranga Hinaki Whānau Trust seeking a partition of Whāngārā A5.

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Easements – change of status of land – Newton

Newton v Ashmore - Te Huruhi 12B Block  

(2023) 257 Waikato Maniapoto MB 91 (257 WMN 91)

15 September 2023

Application for easements over the Te Huruhi 12B block, as well as a change of status of the accessway to the block from General land to Māori freehold land, and the vesting of the accessway into specified persons.

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Chief Judge’s powers – amendment of succession orders – Crozier

Crozier - Succession to Molly Crozier also known as Molly Mullen also known as Muriwai Crozier also known as Muriwai Mullen also known as Muriwai Lillian Mullen also known as Muriwai Lillian Crozier

(2023) Chief Judge's MB 531 (2023 CJ 531)

1 September 2023

Application to amend succession orders made in 2011 in respect of the estate of Molly Crozier (the deceased).

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Occupation order – insufficient support – Skerrett

Skerrett - Taumanu A   

(2023) 299 Waiariki MB 93 (299 WAR 93)

18 August 2023

An application for an occupation order over a house located on a block was refused.

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