2024 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index
Procedure - Special Aid – Tawa – Tūaropaki E and Others (2025) 332 Waiariki MB 53 (332 WAR 53) - Laura Oh
2025 Māori Land Court judgments - index
2024 Māori Land Court judgments - index
Tawa – Tūaropaki E and Others
(2025) 332 Waiariki MB 53 (332 WAR 53)
13 March 2025
Unsuccessful application for special aid.
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Natural resource management - mana whenua status - Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua v Auckland Council [2024] NZHC 3794 - Elizabeth Derby
2024 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index
Trustees - replacement trustee appointments - Robson - Whitianga 9B1 (Tutawake Meeting House) Māori Reservation (2025) 329 Waiariki MB 217 (329 WAR 217) - Laura Oh
Chief Judge's powers - amendment of succession order - persons entitled to succeed - Te Puia v Cork - Succession to Guy Gerald Kau Kau (2025) Chief Judge's MB 129 (2025 CJ 129) - Elizabeth Derby
Chief Judge's powers - succession order - error in presentation of facts - McFetridge v Tapsell - Succession to Taa Tapsell also known as Tapihana or Retireti Tapihana or Ngahu Tohiteururangi or Tereanuku or Winiata Tohiteururangi or Te Arepa Tereanuku (2025) Chief Judge's MB 425 (2025 CJ 425) - Elizabeth Derby
Chief Judge's powers - amendment of succession orders - insufficient evidence of error by the Court - Ruha - Succession to Takerei Ruha (2025) Chief Judge's MB 30 (2025 CJ 30) - Elizabeth Derby
Chief Judge's powers - amendment of succession orders - insufficient evidence of error - Kingi - Succession to Te Punga Barclay also known as Glenville Punga Barclay or Punga Pakere (2025) Chief Judge's MB 61 (2025 CJ 61) - Elizabeth Derby
Chief Judge's powers - amendment of succession orders - presentation of facts to the Court - Hikaiti-Molloy v Hall - Succession to Timi Kaukau also known as Timi Panapa Kaukau (2025) Chief Judge's MB 92 (2025 CJ 92) - Elizabeth Derby
Chief Judge's powers - cancellation of succession order - insufficient notice - Heitia v Downs - Succession to Te Wetini Ngatai also known as Wetini Ngatai (2025) Chief Judge's MB 1 (2025 CJ 1) - Elizabeth Derby
Trustees - review, obligations and replacement of trustees - Deputy Registrar - Pukerewa A Trust (2025) 277 Waikato Maniapoto MB 58 (277 WMN 58) - Laura Oh
Trusts - application for directions - kaumātua housing - Galvin v Ngātai - Whakapoungakau 15B Sec 10 (2025) 329 Waiariki MB 206 (329 WAR 206) - Elizabeth Derby
2025 Māori Land Court judgments - index
2024 Māori Land Court judgments - index
Law as an instrument of disempowerment – the disestablishment of the Māori Health Authority Te Aka Whai Ora - Letitia Hill
Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition 2024
Law as an instrument of disempowerment – the disestablishment of the Māori Health Authority Te Aka Whai Ora
Letitia Hill
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua v Auckland Council
High Court - Te Kōti Matua o Aotearoa
[2024] NZHC 3794
19 December 2024
Appeals against an interim decision of the Environment Court indicating that it would grant consent for the construction and operation of a new regional landfill in Wellsford.
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Galvin v Ngātai - Whakapoungakau 15B Sec 10
(2025) 329 Waiariki MB 206 (329 WAR 206)
24 January 2025
Inquiry into the administration of the Whakapoungakau 15B 10 Māori Reservation.
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McFetridge v Tapsell - Succession to Taa Tapsell also known as Tapihana or Retireti Tapihana or Ngahu Tohiteururangi or Tereanuku or Winiata Tohiteururangi or Te Arepa Tereanuku
(2025) Chief Judge's MB 425 (2025 CJ 425)
11 February 2025
Application seeking an order to cancel a previous succession order made in 2009. The 2009 decision amended a previous succession order made in 1966 to include the respondent's father, who was not included in the 1966 succession order as a child of the deceased.
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Robson - Whitianga 9B1 (Tutawake Meeting House) Māori Reservation
(2025) 329 Waiariki MB 217 (329 WAR 217)
28 January 2025
Successful application to replace retiring trustees.
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Deputy Registrar - Pukerewa A Trust
(2025) 277 Waikato Maniapoto MB 58 (277 WMN 58)
14 January 2025
Application for review of trust, enforcement of obligations and replacement of trustees.
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Heitia v Downs - Succession to Te Wetini Ngatai also known as Wetini Ngatai
(2025) Chief Judge's MB 1 (2025 CJ 1)
13 January 2025
Application seeking to cancel a succession order made in 2021 relating to additional Māori land interests of Te Wetini Ngatai.
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Hikaiti-Molloy v Hall - Succession to Timi Kaukau also known as Timi Panapa Kaukau
(2025) Chief Judge's MB 92 (2025 CJ 92)
23 January 2025
Application seeking to amend succession orders made in 2005 relating to the estate of Timi Kaukau also known as Timi Panapa Kaukau.
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Kingi - Succession to Te Punga Barclay also known as Glenville Punga Barclay or Punga Pakere
(2025) Chief Judge's MB 61 (2025 CJ 61)
22 January 2025
Application seeking amendment of succession orders made in 1969 relating to the Māori land interests of Te Punga Barclay or Glenville Punga Barclay or Punga Pakere.
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Ruha - Succession to Takerei Ruha
(2025) Chief Judge's MB 30 (2025 CJ 30)
17 January 2025
Application seeking an order to amend succession orders made in 1985 relating to the Māori land interests of Takerei Rua.
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Te Puia v Cork - Succession to Guy Gerald Kau Kau
(2025) Chief Judge's MB 129 (2025 CJ 129)
24 January 2025
Application seeking amendment of a succession order made in 2021 relating to the estate of Guy Gerald Kau Kau.
Download Te Puia v Cork - Succession to Guy Gerald Kau Kau (455 KB PDF).
Fiduciary duty - Wakatū Nelson Tenths - liability, loss, and remedy - Stafford v Attorney-General [2024] NZHC 3110 - Elizabeth Derby
2024 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index
Chief Judge's powers - cancellation of succession order - insufficient notice - Heitia v Downs - Succession to Te Wetini Ngatai also known as Wetini Ngatai (2025) Chief Judge's MB 1 (2025 CJ 1) - Elizabeth Derby
Chief Judge's powers - amendment of succession orders - insufficient evidence of error by the Court - Ruha - Succession to Takerei Ruha (2025) Chief Judge's MB 30 (2025 CJ 30) - Elizabeth Derby
Chief Judge's powers - amendment of succession orders - insufficient evidence of error by the Court - Kingi - Succession to Te Punga Barclay also known as Glenville Punga Barclay or Punga Pakere (2025) Chief Judge's MB 61 (2025 CJ 61) - Elizabeth Derby
Chief Judge's powers - amendment of succession orders - presentation of facts to the Court - Hikaiti-Molloy v Hall - Succession to Timi Kaukau also known as Timi Panapa Kaukau (2025) Chief Judge's MB 92 (2025 CJ 92) - Elizabeth Derby
Chief Judge's powers - amendment of succession orders - persons entitled to succeed - Te Puia v Cork - Succession to Guy Gerald Kau Kau (2025) Chief Judge's MB 129 (2025 CJ 129) - Elizabeth Derby
2025 Māori Land Court judgments - index
Hautupua: Te Aka Whai Ora (Māori Health Authority) Priority Report (Wai 2575, 2024) - Elizabeth Derby
Ngā Mātāpono - The Principles: Interim Report Part II - Tomokia Ngā Tatau o Matangireia - Constitutional Kaupapa Inquiry Panel - Treaty Principles Bill and Treaty Clause Review Policies - Elizabeth Derby
Ngā Mātāpono - The Principles: interim report - Tomokia Ngā Tatau o Matangireia - Constitutional Kaupapa Inquiry Panel - Treaty principles and Treaty clause policies (Wai 3300, 2024) - Elizabeth Derby
2024 Waitangi Tribunal decisions - index
This table lists the 2025 judgments of the Māori Appellate Court and contains links to reports about the decisions once decisions are released.
For other years: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. Follow this link for the 2025 Māori Land Court judgments index.