Stevie-Rae Hart – Māori Law Review

Articles by Stevie-Rae Hart since 2011

Stevie-Rae is currently completing her Professional Legal Studies and studying International Relations at a postgraduate level at Victoria. She has previously worked in the Registry of the Waitangi Tribunal and as a Research Assistant to Dr. Carwyn Jones.

Appeals – assessing merits of appeal before ordering rehearing – Matchitt, 08 Mar 2016
Costs – receipt of Special Aid not a shield against an award of costs – Gemmell, 08 Mar 2016
Trusts – leases to beneficiaries – unclear whether trustees breached their fiduciary duty – Davies, 08 Mar 2016
Costs – not imposed – parties need to co-exist in the future – Solomon-Rehe, 02 Mar 2016
Appeals – leave granted – natural justice issues – Matchitt, 13 Nov 2015
Chief Judge’s powers – breach of natural justice – Tioro, 13 Nov 2015
Trusts – trustee appointments – all relevant factors weighed correctly – Mahoney, 13 Nov 2015
Costs – award after appeal withdrawn – Trustees of Maungatautari 4G Sec IV Block, 13 Nov 2015
Māori Incorporations – elections – lower Court wrong to order an entire new election – Watson, 13 Nov 2015
Judicial review – refusal of Waitangi Tribunal to inquire urgently upheld – Tūrāhui v Waitangi Tribunal, 18 Aug 2015
Protected objects – ownership and custody – Ngāti Rehia granted custody of taonga tūturu found in Kerikeri – Acting Chief Executive of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, 16 Aug 2015
Trusts – trustee to account for profits received in breach of duty – Savage v Adlam, 11 Jul 2015
Alienation – Māori Trustee – shares purchased under the conversion fund returned to current owners – Ihaia, 03 Jul 2015
Māori Reservations – Court declined to set aside Lake Horowhenua as a Māori Reservation – Taueki, 02 Jul 2015
Occupation orders – lower Court exercised its discretion improperly – Howell, 28 Jun 2015
Succession – nothing in Act to suggest succession must follow the male line – Keepa, 26 Jun 2015
Trusts – removal of trustee – order for removal set aside – Keepa, 25 Jun 2015
Costs – lower Court erred in awarding costs solely against one former trustee – Gemmell, 24 Jun 2015
Māori fisheries – matter bound to be referred to the Court – Te Ohu Kaimoana Trustee Limited, 09 Jun 2015
Costs – special aid not a shield against a costs award – Nepia, 08 Jun 2015
Trusts – no relief from liability to reimburse – Moeahu, 05 Jun 2015
Status of land – land deemed General land under Māori Affairs Act 1953 – Coast Law, 13 May 2015
Rehearing – to deny a rehearing on costs could create a possible injustice – Big Hill Station Limited, 13 May 2015
Costs – some costs claimed were not reasonably incurred – Pouwhare, 13 May 2015
Costs – respondent allowed to claim for management time – Manuirirangi, 13 May 2015