Māori Law Review

Te Kōti Mana Nui – Supreme Court

Procedure - application to intervene in appeal - Whakatōhea Kotahitanga Waka (Edwards) v Te Kāhui Takutai Moana o Ngā Whānau me Ngā Hapū o Te Whakatōhea [2024] NZSC 77 - Elizabeth Derby

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

2024 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Succession - intestate succession - Māori Trustee - Succession to Richard Henry Tamihere (2024) 126 TRW MB 107 (2024 TRW MB 107) - Arthur Linkhorn

Succession - SILNA land interests - proof of adoption - Deputy Registrar - Succession to Irihapeti Toria (also known as Toria Irihapeti or Irihapeti Korako) (2024) 88 Te Waipounamu MB 271 (88 TWP 271) - Elizabeth Derby

2024 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi - Waitangi Tribunal

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - application for urgent inquiry - Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 (Wai 3400, #2.5.4) - Elizabeth Derby

2024 Waitangi Tribunal decisions - index

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

(2024) 127 Tairāwhiti MB 1 (127 TRW 1)

22 August 2024

Applications for replacement of trustees and for an order varying the charter of Te Reinga Marae.

Download Kokiri-Tamanui - Mangapoike 2A2 Sections 12, 46, 47, & 48 (Te Reinga Marae) (258 KB PDF). 

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(2024) 275 Taitokerau MB 252

12 August 2024

Application for leave to appeal a preliminary decision of the Māori Land Court in relation to the Mimitu Ruarei Trust.

Download Kelly-Kaipo v Matiu - Mimitu Ruarei 4B 2H 4B 2J and 4B 2K (263 KB PDF). 

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(2024) 126 Tairāwhiti MB 228

2 August 2024

Decision concerning the transfer, by way of gift, of shares in land from the applicant to her son.

Download Tangiora - Whareongaonga 5 (293 KB PDF). 

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(2024) 126 Tairāwhiti MB 196 (2024 TRW MB 196)

23 July 2024

Application filed on behalf of the trustees of the Waiomatatini C & Wairoa 1A Trust to vary the trust order pursuant to s 244 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.

Download Kawhia - Waiomatatini C & Wairoa 1A (469 KB PDF). 

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(2024) 88 Te Waipounamu MB 271 (88 TWP 271)

22 July 2024

This is a preliminary determination of an application filed by the Deputy Registrar to determine succession to the interests of Irihapeti Toria (the deceased). The deceased was an original owner of the Hāwea/Wānaka Substitute block, which forms part of the South Island Landless Native Act 1906 (SILNA) lands and this decision addresses adoption issues.

Download Deputy Registrar - Succession to Irihapeti Toria (also known as Toria Irihapeti or Irihapeti Korako) (435 KB PDF). read more

(2024) 487 Aotea MB 53 (2024 487 AOT 53)

17 July 2024

Unsuccessful application to remove the trustees from a Māori Reservation trust.

Download Puohotaua v Paranihi - Rakato and Part Rakato Māori Reservation (347 KB PDF). 

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Reasons for granting an urgent inquiry into the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Financial Assistance Scheme and proposed amendments to the Act 

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi - Waitangi Tribunal (Wai 3400, #2.5.4)

26 July 2024

Decision setting out the reasons for granting an urgent inquiry into the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Financial Assistance Scheme and proposed amendments to the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011.

Download Reasons for granting an urgent inquiry into the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Financial Assistance Scheme and proposed amendments to the Act (607 KB PDF). read more

(2024) 126 TRW MB 107 (2024 TRW MB 107)

9 July 2024

Application for the constitution of two putea trusts under ss 114 and 212 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.

Download Māori Trustee - Succession to Richard Henry Tamihere (302 KB PDF). read more

(2024) 318 Waiariki MB 24 (318 WAR 24)

5 August 2024

Application to confirm the alienation of the land known as Te Karaka 1B2B1.

Download Malcolm v Hahipene - Te Karaka 1B2B1 (280 KB PDF). 

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