Te Kōti Mana Nui – Supreme Court
Procedure - leave refused to appeal direct to Supreme Court - Stafford v Attorney-General [2025] NZSC 28 - Craig Linkhorn
Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court
Injunction - permanent - appeal allowed - nature of occupation order - Meroiti v Meroiti – Owhata No 1J No 2B [2025] Māori Appellate Court MB 142 (2025 APPEAL 142) - Craig Linkhorn
2025 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index
2024 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index
Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court
Jurisdiction - charitable trust - Skipper v Gibson – Ngāti Tawhirikura Hapū Charitable Trust (2025) 498 MB Aotea MB 148 (498 AOT 148) - Craig Linkhorn
Partition - thresholds not met - principles outweigh proposal - Richards v Rangi - Part Kai Iwi 5E2 (2025) 499 Aotea MB 139 (2025 499 AOT MB 139) - Arthur Linkhorn
Partition - sole owner - statute allows - Mullins - Kaitoki No 2K Sec 1 (2025) 119 Tākitimu MB 50 (2025 119 TKT MB 50) - Arthur Linkhorn
Trusts - enforcement and trustee removal - repeated breaches - Sycamore v McLaughlin - Rangatira E (2025) 335 Wairiki MB 40 - Laura Oh
Trusts - trustee obligations - repayment of fees - Mio v Daniels - Waipupumahana A No. 6 (2025) 335 Waiariki MB 22 (335 WAR 22) - Laura Oh
2025 Māori Land Court judgments - index
2024 Māori Land Court judgments - index
Ngā whakahaere rauemi - natural resource management
Māori interests in natural resource management - 2024 in review - Francesca Dykes, Hinemoana Markham-Nicklin, Chelsea Easter, Cerridwen Bulow, Frances Wedde, and Dave Randal
Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition 2024
An extended entry deadline means that entries are open until 30 April 2025 for the 2024 Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition sponsored by the Māori Law Review. For details see this page.
Meroiti v Meroiti – Owhata No 1J No 2B
[2025] Māori Appellate Court MB 142 (2025 APPEAL 142)
3 April 2025
The Court allowed an appeal from a decision to grant a permanent injunction in a situation where the holder of an occupation order sought the Court's assistance to remove a person they had initially permitted to stay.
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Skipper v Gibson – Ngāti Tawhirikura Hapū Charitable Trust
(2025) 498 MB Aotea MB 148 (498 AOT 148)
14 March 2025
The Court determined that it holds jurisdiction over an incorporated charitable trust established for the benefit of the Ngāti Tāwhirikura hapū but not established under Part 12 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
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Mullins - Kaitoki No 2K Sec 1
(2025) 119 Tākitimu MB 50 (2025 119 TKT MB 50)
11 April 2025
In this preliminary judgment the Court confirmed that the statutory scheme of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 does permit partition by a sole owner of land.
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Richards v Rangi - Part Kai Iwi 5E2
(2025) 499 Aotea MB 139 (2025 499 AOT MB 139)
2 April 2025
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Sycamore v McLaughlin - Rangatira E
335 Wairiki MB 40 (335 WAR 40)
2 April 2025
Court ordered removal of trustees for repeated inexcusable breaches of trust accountability obligations to beneficial owners. A court-directed AGM and trustee election process will be held and the removed trustees are eligible to stand for re-election.
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Mio v Daniels - Waipupumahana A No. 6
(2025) 335 Waiariki MB 22 (335 WAR 22)
2 April 2025
Application granted in part for the enforcement of trustee obligations, requiring the repayment of trustee fees.
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