Whiringa-ā-nuku 2025 October – Contents

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

2025 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

2024 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Partition - statutory requirements - confirming resolution of assembled owners - Seymour - Otonga 3 (2025) 99 Te Waipounamu MB 65 - Arthur Linkhorn

Partition - development of papakāinga housing - Te Puni Kōkiri funding - Gillies v Lucas - Waipuka No 2C No 1 and Others (2025) 124 Tākitimu MB 51 (124 TKT 51) - Elizabeth Derby

Trustees - replacement of trustees - improper election process - Poari-Broughton - Ihupuku G block (2025) 514 Aotea MB 80 (514 AOT 80) - Elizabeth Derby

Trusts - review of trust - Logan v Matthews - Omahu 2H1B and Others (2025) 124 Tākitimu MB 40 (124 TKT 40) - Elizabeth Derby

2025 Māori Land Court judgments - index

2024 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi - Waitangi Tribunal

Urgent inquiries by the Waitangi Tribunal - practice note - Tukanga Taihoro (22 August 2025)

Strategic Direction 2025-2035 - Waitangi Tribunal (2025)


Partition – statutory requirements – confirming resolution of assembled owners – Seymour

Seymour - Otonga 3

(2025) 99 Te Waipounamu MB 65

15 October 2025

Successful application to partition collectively owned Māori freehold land into two separate titles.

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Trustees – replacement of trustees – improper election process – Poari-Broughton

Poari-Broughton - Ihupuku G block

(2025) 514 Aotea MB 80 (514 AOT 80)

13 October 2025

Application to replace trustees of the Ihupuku G (Ihupuku Pa) Māori Reservation.

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Trusts – review of trust – Logan

Logan v Matthews - Omahu 2H1B and Others

(2025) 124 Tākitimu MB 40

6 October 2025

Review of the Herewini Tiopira Whānau Trust.

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Partition – development of papakāinga housing – Te Puni Kōkiri funding – Gillies

Gillies v Lucas - Waipuka No 2C No 1 and Others

(2025) 124 Tākitimu MB 51 (124 TKT 51)

6 October 2025

Application for partition of the Waipuka 2C1 and 2C2 blocks for the purpose of developing a papakāinga.

Download Gillies v Lucas - Waipuka No 2C No 1 and Others (312 KB PDF). read more