Pipiri 2026 June – Contents
Te Kōti Mana Nui
Procedure - leave to appeal - Crown Forest Assets Act 1989 - Ruru v Attorney-General [2026] NZSC 79 - Elizabeth Derby
Te Kōti Pīra – Court of Appeal
Comity - non-interference - Treaty settlement process - Lanauze v Attorney-General [2026] NZCA 244 - Elizabeth Derby
Te Kōti Matua – High Court
Procedure - application for hearing adjournment - Rakiura Tītī Committee v Reihana [2026] NZHC 1338 - Elizabeth Derby
Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court
Trusts - establishment of whānau trust - can a spouse be a beneficiary of a whānau trust - Whata v Kerr - Lynette Te Maari Whata Whānau Trust (2026) 131 Tākitimu MB 199 - Elizabeth Derby
Trusts - breach of trustee duties - remedies - MacDonald v Gibson - Ngāti Tāwhirikura Hapū Charitable Trust (2026) 537 Aotea MB 1 - Elizabeth Derby
Trusts - breach of trustee duties - further remedies - MacDonald v Gibson - Ngāti Tāwhirikura Hapū Charitable Trust (2026) 538 Aotea MB 260 - Elizabeth Derby
2026 Māori Land Court judgments - index
2025 Māori Land Court judgments - index