ARTICLE
Water Issues (part 1 of 2)
MÄORI LAND COURT & APPELLATE COURT
Status change, financing development
OTHER COURTS AND TRIBUNALS
Legal aid for Victoria Cross claim
PARLIAMENT
Question Time
Whenuakite Station - Landcorp
Office of Treaty Settlements - Landcorp
Te Ture Whenua M‰ori Amendment Act (No2)
Te Rˆroa Claims Settlement Bill - first reading
Fisheries Act 1996 Amendment Bill - first reading
OTHER
Rates on Maori Land - government inquiry
Download Maori Law Review March 2007 (123 KB PDF)
MÄORI LAND COURT & APPELLATE COURT
Waipiro A13 - investigation of loans
Ngarara West B3B - Sale confirmed; change of status declined
OTHER COURTS AND TRIBUNALS
Environment Court - consent to harvest forest
PARLIAMENT
Prime Minister's speech from the throne and members' replies
Ng‰ti Mutunga Claims Settlement Act
Te Ture Whenua M‰ori Amendment Act
Question Time
Settlements - Landcorp properties
Truancy among Maori
Schools - funding
Foreshore & Seabed - legislative framework
Download Maori Law Review February 2007 (126 KB PDF)
MÄORI LAND COURT & APPELLATE COURT
Rakautäua 1B2A2 - minority opposition to sale
OTHER COURTS AND TRIBUNALS
Ngäti Apa v A-G & MAC & Ngäi Tahu
Te Hui Amorangi Ki Te Tai Tokerau Trust Board v Urquhart
The Minister of Conservation v The Mäori Land Court and Ors
PARLIAMENT
Ngäti Mutunga Settlement - Calculation of Quantum
Closing the Gaps Policy - outcome
Te Arawa Settlement - cultural redress
Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act
Download Maori Law Review December-January 2007 (148 KB PDF)
Māori Appellate Court
Status of land - extent of change must be proportionate to the objective - Craig v Kira - Wainui 2F4D (2006) 7 Taitokerau Appellate MB 1
Māori Land Court
Ruapehu south slope re-hearing - dismissed - In Re Rangipo North 8 (2006) 178 AOT MB 51
Life interest to whangai - dismissed - In Re the estate of Wiremu Northcroft (2006) 175 AOT MB 189
Breach of lease in removing boundary fences - In re Kaitangata 4B & 3A (2006) 178 AOT MB 140
Waitangi Tribunal
Hauraki Report Vol. III - summary part 4
Other courts and tribunals
High Court - charitable trust procedures by Christina Inglis and Craig Linkhorn
Print edition
Download Maori Law Review November 2006 (144 KB PDF)
NGÄ MATE
Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu
Lord Cooke of Thorndon
Sir Hugh Kawharu
WAITANGI TRIBUNAL
Hauraki Report Vol. II
OTHER COURTS AND TRIBUNALS
High Court - marina decision
High Court - amendment to rûnanga rules
OTHER
Federal Court of Australia - native title to metropolitan area
Download Maori Law Review October 2006 (137 KB PDF)
OTHER COURTS AND TRIBUNALS
High Court – Building Act, application to Mäori land
High Court – beneficial vs legal ownership on Mäori trust land & eviction procedure
PARLIAMENT
Protected Objects Amendment Act 2006
Pronunciation of Mäori words
Te Arawa Lakes Settlement – select committee report
OTHER
UN Declaration on Indigenous Rights
Download Maori Law Review September 2006 (139 KB PDF)
Passing of the Mäori Queen
WAITANGI TRIBUNAL
Hauraki Report (Part II)
OTHER COURTS AND TRIBUNALS
High Court – Whanganui river water consents
Download Maori Law Review August 2006 (139 KB PDF)
MÄORI LAND COURT & APPELLATE COURT
Matauri X Incorporation – voting procedures at meetings
Partition of Mäori land – necessity for partition, alternatives
PARLIAMENT
Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Deletion Bill
Download Maori Law Review July 2006 (137 KB PDF)
MÄORI LAND COURT & APPELLATE COURT
Appointment of temporary judge
WAITANGI TRIBUNAL
Hauraki Report (part 1)
PARLIAMENT
Heritage Protection Amendment Act 2006
Mäori Purposes Bill 2006
Ngäti Whatua o Orakei Agreement in Principle
Download Maori Law Review June 2006 (137 KB PDF)
MÄORI LAND COURT & APPELLATE COURT
Mäori Appellate Court – exchange of Mäori land for General land, whether detriment to owners
WAITANGI TRIBUNAL
Tauranga Moana Inquiry – second stage
OTHER COURTS AND TRIBUNALS
Environment Court – Treaty issues in resource consents
PARLIAMENT
Te Arawa Lakes Settlement Bill
Budget announcements & debate
Waikato river negotiations
Download Maori Law Review May 2006 (137 KB PDF)
MÄORI LAND COURT & APPELLATE COURT
Horowhenua Lake - review of trust, removal of trustees
OTHER COURTS AND TRIBUNALS
Court of Appeal - Titi Islands, consultation & the Treaty
High Court - mandate & fiduciary duties
PARLIAMENT
Marine farming - reserved areas for Mäori
United Nations report on NZ
United Nations report on NZ (cont)
Download Maori Law Review April 2006 (106 KB PDF)
MÄORI LAND COURT & APPELLATE COURT
Tuaropaki E - change to trustee arrangements
PARLIAMENT
Resource Management (Climate Protection) Bill
NZ Council of Law Reporting Bill
Foreshore and Seabed Act - policy
REPORTS AND ARTICLES
Law Commission - draft Waka Umanga report
OTHER
UN Special Rapporteur report
Download Maori Law Review March 2006 (110 KB PDF)
Māori Land Court
Status of land and alienation – change to General land will not lead to more effective management and utilisation - MacDonald - Oraka 4A2 (2006) 111 Wairoa MB 32
Variation of trust order
Appointment of trustees
Waitangi Tribunal
Kaipara report – and commentary
Print version
Download Maori Law Review February 2006 (100 KB PDF)
MÄORI LAND COURT & APPELLATE COURT
Re Ihaia Taueki Trust
WAITANGI TRIBUNAL
Report on Te Wänanga o Aotearoa
Audit report on Te Wänanga o Aotearoa
Preliminary report on Manahi Victoria Cross
Urgency application – Transpower as the Crown
Discussion paper on Tribunal hearing practices
OTHER COURTS AND TRIBUNALS
High Court - Minhinnick v Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission
UPDATES
Treaty of Waitangi (Principles) Bill
Select Committee Membership
Launch of Mäori Land on Line
Mäori Electoral Option
Download Maori Law Review December-January 2006 (113 KB PDF)
Māori Land Court
Chief Judge’s powers – powers to appoint counsel and grant Special Aid vested in Court, not in Chief Judge – Matauri X Incorporation [2005] Chief Judge's MB 276
COMMENT
Discrimination in the Foreshore & Seabed Act 2004
MÄORI LAND COURT & APPELLATE COURT
Review of trust - voting methods
Change of status under land management plan
OTHER COURTS AND TRIBUNALS
High Court - claim to education land
High Court - challenge to trespass orders & Land Transfer Act title
Court of Appeal - Rakiura Island management
Environment Court - marina proposals, Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004
UPDATES
Brief to the Incoming Minister in Charge of Treaty Negotiations
Mäori ministers & Mäori related portfolios
Mäori electorate turnout
UN Rapporteur comment
PARLIAMENT
Maiden speeches of note
Download Maori Law Review November 2005 (102 KB PDF)
Māori Appellate Court
Alienation and status of land - sufficient notice of desire to exercise right of first refusal - Collins v Te Whaiti - Kehemane Reserve 2A1 (2005) 14 Tākitimu Appellate MB 42
Māori Land Court
Land Court - change of status application
Land Court - change of status application
Waitangi Tribunal
Report on Criminal Offender Assessment Policies
Other courts and tribunals
Employment Relations Authority – Mäori TV presenter, foreshore protest
Updates
Te Arawa Lakes settlement
Te Roroa settlement
Foreshore and seabed applications
Fisheries settlement payouts
Print edition
Download Maori Law Review October 2005 (99 KB PDF)
MÄORI LAND COURT & APPELLATE COURT
Trust - method of voting, variation of trust s 244
Section 45 applications - purpose and powers
WAITANGI TRIBUNAL
The Waimumu Trust (SILNA) Report 2005
OTHER COURTS AND TRIBUNALS
High Court - illegal payments by trustees, beneficial class of trust
Environment Court - Mäori sovereignty and Resource Management Act 1991, s 314(da) Resource Management Act 1991
Download Maori Law Review September 2005 (104 KB PDF)
MÄORI LAND COURT & APPELLATE COURT
Tresspass on Maori freehold land
Lake Horowhenua
Removal of trustees
Succession order
Foreshore customary rights order
WAITANGI TRIBUNAL
Turanga (Gisborne) report part II
PARLIAMENT
Constitutional Arrangements Select Committee
UPDATES
Maori aquaculture
Download Maori Law Review August 2005 (116 KB PDF)
WAITANGI TRIBUNAL
Türanga Tangata Türanga Whenua (vol II)
OTHER COURTS AND TRIBUNALS
High Court - Maori Reserved Land Amendment Act 1997 & 1998 - compensation and valuation
PARLIAMENT
Legal Services (Territorial Customary Rights) Amendment Bill
Acts recently assented
Regulations recently assented
UPDATES
Foreshore and seabed applications
Treaty settlements
Geographic Board - Mt Parahaki
Crown forestry rental fees repayment
Appointments
SPEECHES AND PRESS RELEASES
Treaty settlement policies
Treaty of Waitangi touring exhibition
Download Maori Law Review July 2005 (117 KB PDF)
MÄORI LAND COURT & APPELLATE COURT
Power of land trust to issue a licence
Unclear will - land described rather than shares
WAITANGI TRIBUNAL
Te Arawa Mandate Report (No 2) - adequacy of the Crown negotiations process
OTHER COURTS AND TRIBUNALS
High Court – judicial review re Mäori issues under Local Government Act 2002
Court of Appeal – Matauri X - mortgage powers
under objects of Mäori incorporation
Download Maori Law Review June 2005 (113 KB PDF)
ARTICLE - BIAS ISSUES IN THE WAITANGI TRIBUNAL AND MAORI LAND COURT
Introduction
High Court decision
Legal tests for apparent & presumed bias
Waitangi Tribunal cases
Maori Land Court cases
Commentary
UPDATES
Waitangi Tribunal
Parliament
Download Maori Law Review May 2005 (131 KB PDF)
Māori Appellate Court
Status of land - no change to General land for the purpose of securing finance - Davies - Orokawa 3B Lot 14 (2005) 6 Taitokerau Appellate MB 240
Māori Land Court
Conditions of a whānau trust order
Easements over Māori freehold land – equitable estoppel
Other courts and tribunals
Environment Court - Historic Places Act - subdivision on archaeological site
Parliament
Acts recently assented
Bills recently introduced
Foreshore and seabed
Whakatöhea claim
Print edition
Download Maori Law Review April 2005 (106 KB PDF)
MÄORI LAND COURT & APPELLATE COURT
Conditions of a whänau trust order
Easements over Mäori freehold land – equitable estoppel
Trustees – limitations and conflicts of interest
Removal of trustees – meeting procedure, reasons, notice required
OTHER COURTS AND TRIBUNALS
UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination – Foreshore and Seabed Act
PARLIAMENT
Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Deletion Bill
Download Maori Law Review March 2005 (106 KB PDF)
WAITANGI TRIBUNAL
Report on the Tauranga Confiscation claims
Download Maori Law Review February 2005 (97 KB PDF)
