Māori Law Review

Ngā ture o ngā iwi taketake - Rights of Indigenous peoples

Wishes are not laws - McGirt v Oklahoma – one of the most important US Supreme Court cases of all time? - Stephen Young

Te Kōti Matua – High Court

Judicial review - interim orders refused - Deed of Settlement ceremony - Ngāti Pāoa Trust Board v Attorney-General [2021] NZHC 580 - Zoe Rose-Curnow

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

2021 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

2020 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Chief Judge's powers - succession - whāngai - bloodline connection - King v Te Aretoa - Succession to Puti Green (2021) Chief Judge's MB 132 (2021 CJ 132) - Hinemoana Markham-Nicklin

Chief Judge's powers - succession order amended - Ellison v Jones - Estate of Daniel Ellison (2021) Chief Judge’s MB 150 (2021 CJ 150) - Hinemoana Markham-Nicklin

Status of land - refusal to change status - no whakapapa connection - Toia - Section 67 Town of Tokatoka (2021) 227 Taitokerau MB 226 (227 TTK 226) - Hinemoana Markham-Nicklin

Alienation - gift - assessment of fair value - Lett - Waipu 4A3E1 and others (2021) 431 Aotea MB 100 (431 AOT 100) - Craig Linkhorn

Trusts - enforcement of trustee obligations - Stowers v Short - Tumu Kaituna 14 (2021) 251 Waiāriki MB 144 (251 WAR 144) - Hinemoana Markham-Nicklin

Māori Reservation - trustee removal - non-attendance at meetings -Tait v Kruger - Tauarau Block (2021) 252 Waiariki MB 180 (252 WAR 180) - Craig Linkhorn

2021 Māori Land Court judgments - index

2020 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Waitangi Tribunal

Waitangi Tribunal procedure – urgent inquiry declined – Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009 - Wai 3007, #2.5.5 - Zoe Rose-Curnow

Ngā Whakaturetanga - Legislation

Easing the way for dedicated Māori local government representation - Local Electoral (Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Act 2021 - Andrew Geddis

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