Te Ranga Huatau
Ngā Rangahautira at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington has released Te Ranga Huatau 2026. The Māori Law Review is pleased to offer support to bring online access to articles in this edition.
Te Kōti Pīra – Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction - declaration of inconsistency - legislative settlement of Waitangi Tribunal claim - Wairarapa Moana ki Pouākani Incorporation v Attorney-General [2026] NZCA 255 - Craig Linkhorn
Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court
2026 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index
Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court
Taonga tūturu - definition of "found" under the Protected Objects Act 1975 - Preece - Taonga Tūturu found at Rēkohu/Wharekauri (2026) 106 Te Waipounamu MB 217 - Elizabeth Derby
Procedure - stay of proceedings while similar proceedings before the High Court - Gibbs v Te Āhuru Trustee Company Ltd - Lot 1 DP 4866 and Section 1 SO 10359 (2026) 543 Aotea MB 4 - Elizabeth Derby
Trusts - establishment of whenua tōpū trust - jurisdiction to vest Māori customary land - Deputy Registrar v Davis - Mataimoana (Māori Customary Land) (2026) 540 Aotea MB 91 - Elizabeth Derby
Injunction - interim injunction application on a without notice basis - Hart v Kuru - Whawhakanga 1B Ahu Whenua Trust (2026) 134 Tākitimu MB 103 - Elizabeth Derby
Trusts - replacement of trustees - enforcement of obligations of trust - Ngahere-Pompey v Green - Allotment 62D Parish of Waipa (Waingaro Marae) (2026) 303 Waikato Maniapoto MB 182 - Elizabeth Derby
Trusts - jurisdiction to review actions of Ngāti Pāoa Trust Board as former sole responsible trustee of Waiheke Station Trust - Ngāti Pāoa Iwi Trust v Ngāti Pāoa Trust Board - Allotment of Parish 20 Waiheke and others (Waiheke Station) (2026) 303 Waikato Maniapoto MB 30 - Elizabeth Derby
2026 Māori Land Court judgments - index
Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Waitangi Tribunal
Legislation - references to Treaty principles - Te Tinihanga o Ngā Mātāpono: The Urgent Report on the Treaty Principles Reform (Wai 3565, 2026)
Hauora - health and disability services - Hauwhaikaha - the Disability System Report- pre-publication version (Wai 2575, 2026)
Tāmati Durie-McGrath (he/him; Rangitāne, Ngāti Kauwhata, Ngāti Rangatahi, Raukawa ki te Tonga, Ngāti Tuwharetoa) discusses the function of mana and whakapapa within te ao Māori legal constructs through an examination of Ngāti Raukawa's narratives.
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Emma Barnes-Wetere (she/her; Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Maniapoto) reflects on the intersection of law, culture, identity, and place, shaped by her experience on a student exchange at Esade Law School in Barcelona.
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Eruera Raine (he/him; Ngāti Kahu) discusses the differences between whakapapa and the Western concept of "citizenship" and considers the pathway towards tikanga-based citizenship.
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Savannah Cowan (she/her; Ngāpuhi, Ngāruahine, Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Kauwhata) discusses whakapapa in family law through an analysis of the 2024 High Court appeal in Mable v Rangi. Note that the names of the parties to these proceedings have been modified.
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E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e nga karangatanga maha, tēnei te reo whakamihi atu ki a koutou! Nau piki mai, nau kake mai ki te kohikohinga kōrero nei, e kī ai ko Te Ranga Huatau! read more
Amiria Tikao (she/her; Kāi Tahu (Kāti Irakehu, Kāi Tarewa, Ngāi Tūāhuriri)) discusses the duty of active protection in the context of environmental decisionmaking in light of the recent case Climate Clinic Aotearoa Inc v Minister for Energy and Resources.
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Noah Wineti (he/him; Ngāti Whakaaue, Ngāti Awa, Ngāi Te Rangi, Te Whakatōhea) and PJ Wana (he/him; Ngāti Awa, Tūhoe) consider the recognition of whakapapa-derived decision-making in state legal processes.
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Amaia Watson (she/her; Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga, Ngāti Kahungunu ki te Wairoa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Rongomaiwahine) contemplates the constitutional authority for the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) (Customary Title) Amendment Act 2025.
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Ngārewarewa Tata (she/her; Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāi Tai, Rongowhakaata) imagines a legal system governed by the law of whakapapa.
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Phaedra Chin (she/her; Te Rarawa, Te Aupōuri) and Savannah Cowan (she/her; Ngāpuhi, Ngāruahine, Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Kauwhata) reflect on the legacy of Ngā Rangahautira and look forward to the future.
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Patricia Waugh (she/her; Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Mākino, Ngāti Rongomai) discusses shared authority in the resource management space and the work still to be done to reach a transformed Aotearoa.
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