Te Kōti Matua – High Court
Judicial review - calculation of Māori electorates - Tamihere v Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri | Electoral Commission [2025] NZHC 3802 - Arthur Linkhorn
Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court
Judicial recusal - refusal to adjourn hearing - natural justice principles - tikanga - Takamore v Tawhara - Waioeka Papakāinga 25 [2025] Māori Appellate Court MB 436 - Craig Linkhorn
Trustees - retirement of reservation trustees - Watson v Van der Broek [2025] Māori Appellate Court MB 470 - Craig Linkhorn
Status of land - registration of change of status - Malcolm v Hahipene - Te Karaka 1B2B1 [2025] Māori Appellate Court MB 603 - Craig Linkhorn
2025 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index
2024 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index
Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court
Alienation - invalid lease - injunction - Toatoa v Toatoa - Wharerangi 5B1 and 6B2 Lot A and Lot B (2025) 125 Tākitimu MB 38 (2025 125 TKT MB 38) - Arthur Linkhorn
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)
Tamihere v Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri | Electoral Commission
[2025] NZHC 3802
8 December 2025
Unsuccessful application for judicial review of a decision by the Electoral Commission calculating the Māori electoral population and resulting number of Māori electorates. Applicant's interpretation of the legislation untenable.
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Malcolm v Hahipene - Te Karaka 1B2B1
[2025] Māori Appellate Court MB 603 (2025 APPEAL 603)
8 December 2025
A change of status of land takes effect on registration of the Court order. A transfer of the land occurred after its status was changed from General land to Māori freehold land but before registration of the Court's order changing status. This transfer did not trigger the requirements for confirmation of alienation applicable to Māori freehold land. The decision of the Māori Land Court was upheld and the appeal dismissed.
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[2025] Māori Appellate Court MB 470 (2025 APPEAL 470)
3 October 2025
Successful appeal from decisions to replace and appoint trustees to four Māori reservations. Several errors of law were made including failing to appreciate that some trustees had resigned and were no longer in office because the effective date of their resignation was governed by the Māori Reservations Regulations 1994.
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Takamore v Tawhara - Waioeka Papakāinga 25
2025 Māori Appellate Court MB 436 (2025 APPEAL 436)
18 September 2025
This was an unsuccessful appeal from decisions of the lower Court to make trustee appointments. The appellants contended that the lower Court judge should not have heard the application and should have adjourned the hearing. There was no error in declining to adjourn the case, tikanga was not breached, and the judge's relationships did not call for recusal from hearing and deciding the case.
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