Māori Law Review

Oranga Tamariki – Care of children

Section 7AA is worth fighting for, but we must remember it is not rangatiratanga - Luke Fitzmaurice-Brown

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

Injunction - appeal from refusal of rehearing - Ross v Edwards - Waikite 3A [2024] Māori Appellate Court MB 100 (2024 APPEAL 100) - Elizabeth Derby

2024 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Chief Judge's powers - amendment of succession order - Karaitiana-Bryant v Karaitiana - Waipahihi 4H and Others (2024) Chief Judge's MB 278 (2024 CJ 278) - Elizabeth Derby

Chief Judge's powers - amendment of succession order - Taipana - Āorangi Part Taonui Āhuatūranga Block 3A2 (2024) 486 Aotea MB 169 (486 AOT 169) - Arthur Linkhorn

Trusts - trustee removal refused - Mana-Tukaha v Lowry - Awarua A25 (2024) 273 Taitokerau MB 129 (273 TTK 129) - Elizabeth Derby

Trusts - review of trust - Logan - Omahu 2H1B and Others (2024) 109 Tākitimu MB 199 (109 TKT 199) - Elizabeth Derby

Partition - relationship breakdown between owners - Andree v Appelhof - Oriwa 1B3E (2024) 273 Waiariki MB 56 (273 WAI 56) - Elizabeth Derby

Partition - hapū partition for residential housing - Bowdler - Waikawa Village Section 26A Block (2024) 85 Te Waipounamu MB 32 (85 TWP 32) - Elizabeth Derby

2024 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi - Waitangi Tribunal

2024 Waitangi Tribunal decisions - index

Arotakena pukapuka – Book review

Treaty Law: principles of the Treaty of Waitangi in law and practice - Roimata Smail

Te Kōti Matua – High Court

Judicial review - Waitangi Tribunal summons to Crown minister set aside - Minister for Children v The Waitangi Tribunal [2024] NZHC 931 - Craig Linkhorn

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

Appeal - costs order - Phillips v Trustees of the Te Hanataua Trust - Ōuri 1A3 [2024] Māori Appellate Court MB 84 (2024 APPEAL 84) - Elizabeth Derby

2024 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Chief Judge's powers - amendment of succession order - Karaitiana-Bryant v Karaitiana - Waipahihi 4H and Others (2024) Chief Judge's MB 278 (2024 CJ 278) - Elizabeth Derby

Alienation - exemption from special valuation - Hipango v Ngaurukehu - Ngaurukehu A10 Section 3 and other blocks (2024) 484 Aotea MB 88 (484 AOT 88) - Elizabeth Derby

Trustees - removal of trustee - Henderson v Henderson - Pakowhai 5B2 (2024) 109 Tākitimu MB 54 (109 TKT 54) - Elizabeth Derby

Occupation order - previous vesting order made over the land - Barber v Hoani - Paremata Mokau A8A (2024) 269 Taitokerau MB 82 (269 TTK 82) - Elizabeth Derby

2024 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi - Waitangi Tribunal

Care of children - The Oranga Tamariki (Section 7AA) Urgent Inquiry Report (Wai 3350, 2024 interim report) - Elizabeth Derby

Care of children - the Oranga Tamariki (Section 7AA) urgent inquiry 10 May 2024 Report (Wai 3350, 2024) - Elizabeth Derby

2024 Waitangi Tribunal decisions - index

Tikanga Māori

Tikanga Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand law - He Poutama explored in detail – part three: future engagement - Rachael Brown, Dr Laura Hardcastle, Rhianna Morar (Ngāti Porou, Tapuika, Gujarat) and Nikorima Nuttall (Raukawa ki Te Kaokaoroa o Pātetere)

Te Kōti Pīra – Court of Appeal

Chief Judge's powers - joint tenancy intended - appeal dismissed - Boon v Tuwhangai [2024] NZCA 107 - Elizabeth Derby

Te Kōti Matua – High Court

Judicial review - Waitangi Tribunal summons to Crown minister set aside - Minister for Children v The Waitangi Tribunal [2024] NZHC 931 - Craig Linkhorn

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

Permanent injunction - improperly ordered - Puohotaua v Trustees of the Rakatō B Trust - Rakatō B [2024] Māori Appellate Court MB 19 (2024 APPEAL 19) - Craig Linkhorn

2024 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

2023 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Partition - developing Māori land - granted - Croon v Māori Trustee - Kekerione 31B (2024) 84 Te Waipounamu 224 (84 TWP 224) - Sam Foster

Trusts - payment to trustees from trust funds - review of trust - Reti - Part Lot 7 Deposited Plan 3351 - Petane Marae [2024] 109 Takitimu MB 1 (109 TKT 1) - Elizabeth Derby

2024 Māori Land Court judgments - index

2023 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi - Waitangi Tribunal

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - application for urgent inquiry - s 7AA Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 (Wai 3350, #2.5.1) - Elizabeth Derby

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - issue of summons - evidence from the Minister for Children about proposed repeal of s 7AA Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 (Wai 3350, #2.5.7) - Elizabeth Derby

Legal and physical access to land - The Kōpūtara Priority Report (Wai 2200, 2024) - Elizabeth Derby

2024 Waitangi Tribunal decisions - index

Ngā whakahaere rauemi - natural resource management

Māori interests in natural resource management - 2023 in review - Chelsea Easter, Francesca Dykes, and Dave Randal

Arotakena pukapuka – Book review

Treaty Law: principles of the Treaty of Waitangi in law and practice - Roimata Smail

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Tikanga Māori

Tikanga Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand law - He Poutama explored in detail – part two: interaction between tikanga and state law - Rachael Brown, Dr Laura Hardcastle, Rebekah Te Rito (Ngāti Kahu and Ngāti Kahungunu), Rhianna Morar (Ngāti Porou, Tapuika, Gujarat) and Stuart Leslie (Ngāpuhi)

Te Kōti Mana Nui – Supreme Court

Tort - strike out - climate change - Smith v Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited [2024] NZSC 5 - Elizabeth Derby

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

2023 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Partition - developing Māori land - granted - Croon v Māori Trustee - Kekerione 31B (2024) 84 Te Waipounamu 224 (84 TWP 224) - Sam Foster

Procedure - stay of proceedings - strike out application - Watson v Day - Torere Section 64 (2024) 310 Waiariki MB 227 (310 WAR 227) - Arthur Linkhorn

2024 Māori Land Court judgments - index

2023 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi - Waitangi Tribunal

Crown forest licensed land - preliminary opinion - customary rights to CFL lands - Kāweka and Gwavas Crown forest licensed lands (Wai 2180, #6.2.58) - Elizabeth Derby

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - urgent inquiry refused - repeal of Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act 2022 (Wai 2575, #2.6.164) - Elizabeth Derby

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - urgent inquiry - use and status of te reo Māori in the public sector (Wai 3308, #2.5.10) - Elizabeth Derby

2024 Waitangi Tribunal decisions - index

Ngā whakahaere rauemi - natural resource management

Māori interests in natural resource management - 2023 in review - Chelsea Easter, Francesca Dykes, and Dave Randal

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Tikanga Māori

Tikanga Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand law - He Poutama explored in detail - part one: tikanga - Rachael Brown, Dr Laura Hardcastle, Rhianna Morar (Ngāti Porou, Tapuika, Gujarat), Nikorima Nuttall (Raukawa ki Te Kaokaoroa o Pātetere) and Brontë Tuffery (Ngāti Toa Rangatira)

Te Kōti Mana Nui – Supreme Court

Tort - strike out - climate change - Smith v Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited [2024] NZSC 5 - Elizabeth Derby

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

2023 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Chief Judge's powers - succession - Henderson v Nisbet - Karamu GB (Balance) (2024) Chief Judge's MB 156 (2024 CJ 156) - Elizabeth Derby

Succession - Family Protection Act 1955 - Julian v McGarvey - Succession to Moehuarahi Te Ruuri (2024) 309 Waiariki MB 197 - Elizabeth Derby

Chief Judge's powers - amendment of succession orders - Native Land Act 1909 - Wharekawa - Succession to Rewi Maniapoto (2024) Chief Judge's MB 35 (2024 CJ 35) - Elizabeth Derby

Chief Judge's powers - amendment of succession order - Manahi v Kingi - Succession to Hinerongonui Manahi  (2024) Chief Judge's MB 87 (2024 CJ 87) - Elizabeth Derby

Procedure - enforcement of settlement agreement - Nicholson v Pene - Tauakira No. 2M No. 4 (2023) 477 Aotea MB 140 (477 AOT 140) - Elizabeth Derby

Succession - Law Reform (Testamentary Promises) Act 1949 - Leef - Panguru A61B1 (2023) 267 Taitokerau MB 107 (267 TTK 107) - Elizabeth Derby

2024 Māori Land Court judgments - index

2023 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi - Waitangi Tribunal

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - non-interference principle inapplicable - urgent inquiry - Te Aka Whai Ora - Memorandum-directions of Judge D Stone on the Te Aka Whai Ora Urgent Application (Wai 3307, #2.5.6) - Elizabeth Derby

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - urgent inquiry sought - Te Aka Whai Ora - Decision on urgency application - Te whakataunga mō te tono ohotata e pā ana ki Te Aka Whai Ora (Wai 3307, #2.5.3) - Elizabeth Derby

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - priority inquiry - climate change - Decision of the Deputy Chairperson Judge Sarah Reeves on the applications for urgency and priority (Wai 3262, #2.5.6; Wai 2607, #2.5.12) - Elizabeth Derby

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - urgent inquiry refused - Memorandum-directions of Judge D Stone regarding applications for urgent hearing regarding the repeal of the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act 2022 (Wai 2575, #2.6.164) - Elizabeth Derby

Landlocked Māori Land - He Whenua Karapotia, He Whenua Ngaro: Priority Report on Landlocked Māori Land in the Taihape Inquiry District (Wai 2180, 2024) - Elizabeth Derby

2024 Waitangi Tribunal decisions - index

Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition 2023

The Taranaki Maunga settlement has blunted prospects for use of legal personality - Harry Waddington

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Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

2023 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Chief Judge's powers - amendment of succession order - Rogers Wiringi - Succession to Ngahuiatapu Rogers (2024) Chief Judge's MB 144 (2024 CJ 144) - Elizabeth Derby

Chief Judge's powers - amendment of succession order - Manahi v Kingi - Succession to Hinerongonui Manahi (2024) Chief Judge's MB 87 (2024 CJ 87) - Elizabeth Derby

Chief Judge's powers - succession - Native Land Act 1909 - Wharekawa - Succession to Rewi Maniapoto (2024) Chief Judge's MB 35 (2024 CJ 35) - Elizabeth Derby

Chief Judge's powers - amendment of vesting order - Welsh v Welsh - Taiharuru 4C3D (2024) Chief Judge's MB 1 (2024 CJ 1) - Elizabeth Derby

Chief Judge's powers - succession - Dixon - Succession to Pairama Ngutahi (2024) Chief Judge's MB 14 (2024 CJ 14) - Elizabeth Derby

Procedure - enforcement of settlement agreement - Nicholson v Pene - Tauakira No. 2M No. 4 (2023) 477 Aotea MB 140 (477 AOT 140) - Elizabeth Derby

Succession - Law Reform (Testamentary Promises) Act 1949 - Leef - Panguru A61B1 (2023) 267 Taitokerau MB 107 (267 TTK 107) - Elizabeth Derby

2024 Māori Land Court judgments - index

2023 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi - Waitangi Tribunal

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - urgent inquiry sought - Te Aka Whai Ora - Decision on urgency application - Te whakataunga mō te tono ohotata e pā ana ki Te Aka Whai Ora (Wai 3307, #2.5.3) - Elizabeth Derby

Landlocked Māori Land - He Whenua Karapotia, He Whenua Ngaro: Priority Report on Landlocked Māori Land in the Taihape Inquiry District (Wai 2180, 2024)

2024 Waitangi Tribunal decisions - index

Te Pōtitanga Whānui - General Election

2023 General Election and government formation - Craig Linkhorn

Te Kōti Pīra - Court of Appeal

Takutai Moana - controversy over the test for customary marine title - Whakatōhea Kotahitanga Waka v Te Kāhui and Whakatōhea Māori Trust Board [2023] NZCA 504 - Sarah Down

Te Kōti Matua - High Court

Judicial review - Te Urewera huts - retrospective operational plan - Tuna v Te Urewera Board [2023] NZHC 3680 - Craig Linkhorn

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

Procedure - case stated - refused - lower Court to determine issues at first instance - Deputy Registrar - Succession to Philomena Jane Smith [2023] Māori Appellate Court MB 181 (2023 APPEAL 181) - Craig Linkhorn

Chief Judge's powers - succession - Reti v Reti-Steel - Hemaima Reti [2023] Māori Appellate Court MB 274 (2023 APPEAL 274) - Elizabeth Derby

2023 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

2022 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Injunction - revoked - Te Amo v Nicholas - Te Whaiti-Nui-A-Toi Block (2023) 306 Waiariki MB 7 (306 WAR 7) - Elizabeth Derby

Alienation - preferred class of alienees - Jury v Korff - Rural Sec. 46 Blk V Waitara East Sub A (2023) 476 Aotea MB 28 (476 AOT 28) - Elizabeth Derby

Occupation order - granted - Norman - Nuhaka 2D2M1A3 (2023) 122 Tairāwhiti MB 149 (122 TRW 149) - Elizabeth Derby

Occupation order - insufficient support - Smith - Nuhaka 2A4A9Y2 Block (2023) 122 Tairāwhiti MB 192 (122 TRW 192) - Elizabeth Derby

Trusts - removal of trustee - Fruean v Knuckey - Waitara West 52D (2023) 475 Aotea MB 284 (475 AOT 284) - Elizabeth Derby

Incorporations - order for new election - Ferris v Proprietors of Nuhiti Q - Nuhiti Q Māori Incorporation (2023) 122 Tairāwhiti MB 101 (122 TRW 101) - Elizabeth Derby

2023 Māori Land Court judgments - index

2022 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Waitangi Tribunal

Pūrongo-ā-Tau o te Matariki 2022 ki 2023 | Annual Report Matariki 2022 – 2023

Ngā Whakaturetanga - Legislation

Treaty settlement legislation before the House of Representatives in 2023 - Dr Carwyn Jones

Student editor 2024

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Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition 2023

Harry Waddington, a student at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | the University of Canterbury has won the 2023 Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition. Harry's essay will be published in the February 2024 edition of the Māori Law Review.

Tikanga Māori

Tikanga Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand law - He Poutama (SP 24), Te Aka Matua o Te Ture | Law Commission - Carwyn Jones

Te Kōti Mana Nui – Supreme Court

Takutai Moana - Paul v Attorney-General [2023] NZSC 135

Te Kōti Pīra – Court of Appeal

Takutai Moana - Whakatōhea Kotahitanga Waka (Edwards) & Ors v Te Kāhui and Whakatōhea Māori Trust Board & Ors [2023] NZCA 504 - Elizabeth Derby

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

Procedure - case stated - refused - lower Court to determine issues at first instance - Deputy Registrar - Succession to Philomena Jane Smith [2023] Māori Appellate Court MB 181 (2023 APPEAL 181) - Craig Linkhorn

Natural justice - determination without a hearing - Tana v Gilbert - Pukahakaha East 5B4 and other blocks [2023] Māori Appellate Court MB 206 (2023 APPEAL 206) - Elizabeth Derby

2023 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

2022 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Chief Judge's powers - cancellation of succession orders - Gilvray v Rungarunga - Succession to Tamati Rungarunga (2023) Chief Judge's MB 551 (2023 CJ 551) - Elizabeth Derby

Chief Judge's powers - cancellation of succession orders - Peta v Hemara - Succession to Henry Peta also known as Te Whero Te Uraotera (2023) Chief Judge's MB 731 (2023 CJ 731)- Elizabeth Derby

Trusts - establishment of whenua tōpū trust - appointment of trustees - Herangi - Lot 12 Deposited Plan 8805 Block (2023) 259 Waikato Maniapoto MB 126 (259 WMN 126) - Elizabeth Derby

2023 Māori Land Court judgments - index

2022 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Waitangi Tribunal

Takutai Moana - The Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 Inquiry Stage 2 Report (Wai 2660, 2023)

Procedure - Guide to Practice and Procedure for the Waitangi Tribunal 2023

Pūrongo-ā-Tau o te Matariki 2022 ki 2023 | Annual Report Matariki 2022 – 2023

Student editor 2024

The Co-editors of the Māori Law Review want to appoint a Student Editor for 2024 to assist with producing the Review. Applications close on 6 December 2023. There is more information here.

Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition 2023

Entries for the 2023 Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition sponsored by the Māori Law Review have now closed. For details see this page.

Tikanga Māori

Tikanga Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand law - He Poutama (SP 24), Te Aka Matua o Te Ture | Law Commission - Carwyn Jones

Te Kōti Mana Nui – Supreme Court

Takutai Moana - Paul v Attorney-General [2023] NZSC 135

Te Kōti Pīra – Court of Appeal

Takutai Moana - Whakatōhea Kotahitanga Waka (Edwards) & Ors v Te Kāhui and Whakatōhea Māori Trust Board & Ors [2023] NZCA 504 - Elizabeth Derby

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

2023 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

2022 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Costs - withdrawn injunction application - Gemmell v Gemmell - Ngatarawa 2A3B1B2 and Section 1 Survey Office Plan 387653 and Others (2023) 105 Tākitimu MB 199 (105 TKT 199) - Elizabeth Derby

Trusts - replacement of trustee - review of trust - The Māori Trustee - Whakakī 2H Block [2023] 121 Tairawhiti MB 203 (121 TRW 203) - Elizabeth Derby

2023 Māori Land Court judgments - index

2022 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Waitangi Tribunal

Takutai Moana - The Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 Inquiry Stage 2 Report (Wai 2660, 2023)

Procedure - Guide to Practice and Procedure for the Waitangi Tribunal 2023

Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition 2023

Entries are open until 10 November 2023 for the 2023 Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition sponsored by the Māori Law Review. For details see this page.

Tikanga Māori

Tikanga Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand law - He Poutama (SP 24), Te Aka Matua o Te Ture | Law Commission - Carwyn Jones

Te Kōti Matua – High Court

Judicial review - bylaw and customary rights - interim relief - Hart v Marlborough District Council [2023] NZHC 2714 - Elizabeth Derby

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

2023 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

2022 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Chief Judge's powers - amendment of succession orders - Twomey - Succession to Te Ngahoa Te Whaaro (2023) Chief Judge's MB 587 (2023 CJ 587) - Elizabeth Derby

Chief Judge's powers - amendment of succession orders - Crozier - Succession to Molly Crozier (2023) Chief Judge's MB 531 (2023 CJ 531) - Elizabeth Derby

Easements - change of status of land - Newton v Ashmore - Te Huruhi 12B Block (2023) 257 Waikato Maniapoto MB 91 (257 WMN 91) - Elizabeth Derby

Occupation order - insufficient support - Skerrett - Taumanu A (2023) 299 Waiariki MB 93 (299 WAR 93) - Elizabeth Derby

Partition - partial termination of trust - Hinaki v Nepe - Whāngārā A5 Block (2023) 120 Tairāwhiti MB 186 (120 TRW 186) - Elizabeth Derby

Trusts - removal of beneficiary - partial termination of trust - Ratima v Ratima - Tahoraiti 2A 12A and Others (2023) 105 Tākitimu MB 29 (105 TKT 29) - Elizabeth Derby

2023 Māori Land Court judgments - index

2022 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Waitangi Tribunal

Procedure - Guide to Practice and Procedure for the Waitangi Tribunal 2023

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

2023 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

2022 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Injunction - marae building project - Cyclone Gabrielle - Hiha v Reti (2023) 103 Takitimu MB 299 - Keeley Peachey

Injunction - preventing building work - Hassan v Woodcock (2023) 262 Taitokerau MB 164 (262 TTK 164) - Keeley Peachey

Injunction - sought to halt building - Paul-Palmer v Tohu (2023) 262 Taitokerau MB 184 (262 TTK 184) - Keeley Peachey

Jurisdiction - liquidation - seeking determination of Māori land - Hill v PTW Holdings (2023) 262 Taitokerau MB 140 (262 TTK 140) - Keeley Peachey

Trusts - trustee removal refused - conviction - Duff v Prentice – Te Moanapapaku Ahu Whenua Trust (2023) 470 Aotea MB 22 - Keeley Peachey

2023 Māori Land Court judgments - index

2022 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

2023 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

2022 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Injunction - proposed rescue plan - Patena v Cook 468 Aotea MB 265 (468 AOT 265) - Keeley Peachey

Encroachment - relief - Edwards - Aramiro and Section 1 Survey Office Plan 61863 254 Waikato Maniapoto MB 86 - Keeley Peachey

Trusts - trustee appointments - McDonell v Burgess - Te Rongoroa Papakainga Māori Reservation (2023) 471 Aotea MB 9 - Elizabeth Derby

2023 Māori Land Court judgments - index

2022 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Indigenous Law and Legal Education - seminar - 4 Hōngongoi | July 2023 - 5.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m.

Professor Val Napoleon and Professor Jeremy Webber will present a seminar at Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington on the development and implementation of the Indigenous law degree at the University of Victoria. Click here for more details.

Indigenous Law and Legal Education - seminar - 4 Hōngongoi | July 2023 - 5.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m.

Professor Val Napoleon and Professor Jeremy Webber will present a seminar at Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington on the development and implementation of the Indigenous law degree at the University of Victoria. Click here for more details.

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

2023 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

2022 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Trusts - breach of trust - knowing receipt - Gilbert v Mulligan (2023) 466 Aotea MB 164 (466 AOT 164) - Keeley Peachey

Partition - residential housing - Smith v Cracknell - Pekapeka 2A1D2B (2023) 103 Takitimu MB 287 - 295 (103 TKT 287-295) - Keeley Peachey

2023 Māori Land Court judgments - index

2022 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

2023 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

2022 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Injunction - trespass by ouster - Edwards v Ross (2023) 293 Waiariki MB 110 (293 WAR 110) - Keeley Peachey

Injunction - trespass of house and occupation order site - Mokaraka and Ors v Mokaraka (2023) 259 Taitokerau MB 3 (259 TTK 3) - Keeley Peachey

Injunction - trespass - Gemmell v Phillips – Mohaka A4B (2023) 103 Takitimu MB 129 (103 TKT 129) - Keeley Peachey

Alienation of land - confirmation process - Flutey - Papatupu 3B2B (2023) 466 Aotea MB 212 (466 AOT 212) - Keeley Peachey

Occupation order - competing applications - Rudolph v Bond - Taheke Papakainga 8B (2023) 292 Waiariki MB 159 (292 WAR 159) - Elizabeth Derby

Trusts - directions - order of retirement - Spicer - Ngaporo No.2 (2023) 465 Aotea MB 21 (465 AOT 21) - Keeley Peachey

Trusts - removal of trustee - Cutforth v Witana - Kohewhata 27C2A and Others (2023) 259 Taitokerau MB 111 (259 TTK 111) - Keeley Peachey

2023 Māori Land Court judgments - index

2022 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Mana Nui – Supreme Court

Pūnaha whakawā – criminal justice – sentencing – causative contribution of background – Berkland v R [2022] NZSC 143 - Oliver Fredrickson

Te Kōti Pīra – Court of Appeal

Injunction - right to occupy house - Nicholas v Te Amo [2023] NZCA 22 - Elizabeth Derby

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

2023 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

2022 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Trusts - supply of information to beneficiaries - Nikora - Tuhoe - Te Uru Taumatua (2023) 292 Waiariki MB 6 (292 WAR 6) - Keeley Peachey

2023 Māori Land Court judgments - index

2022 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Mana Nui – Supreme Court

Public works - role of the Minister for Land Information - Dromgool v Minister for Land Information [2022] NZSC 157 - Elizabeth Derby

Te Kōti Matua – High Court

Judicial review - Waitangi Tribunal - compensation - licensed land - Attorney General v Waitangi Tribunal [2023] NZHC 132 - Elizabeth Derby

Customary title to freshwater - jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court - Attorney-General v Carter [2022] NZHC 204 - Elizabeth Derby

Trusts - enforcement proceedings - repayment of trust funds - Doney v Adlam [2023] NZHC 363 - Elizabeth Derby

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

2023 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

2022 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

2023 Māori Land Court judgments - index

2022 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Waitangi Tribunal

Legal aid - claimant funding - Report on Whakatika ki Runga, a mini-inquiry commencing Te Rau o te Tika: the Justice System inquiry (Wai 3060, 2023) - Elizabeth Derby

Ngā whakahaere rauemi - natural resource management

Māori interests in natural resource management - 2022 in review - Chelsea Easter, Francesca Dykes, Sam Kenneally, and Dave Randal

Arotakena pukapuka - Book review

The Constitution of New Zealand: A Contextual Analysis - Mihiata Pirini

Student editor 2023

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Te Kōti Matua – High Court

Insolvency - relevance of tikanga - Bamber v Official Assignee [2023] NZHC 260 - Elizabeth Derby

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

Trusts - trustee removal - payments - Henderson v Brooking - Wharekahika A47 [2023] Māori Appellate Court MB 17 (2023 APPEAL 17) - Elizabeth Derby

Costs - unsuccessful appeal - Special Aid recipient - Tawa v Tuaropaki E Trust [2023] Māori Appellate Court MB 1 (2023 APPEAL 1) - Elizabeth Derby

2023 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

2022 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Chief Judge's powers - partition amendment cancelled - Williams - Hohotaka 2A Section 4 and other blocks (2023) Chief Judge's MB 2 (2023 CJ 2) - Elizabeth Derby

Chief Judge's powers - succession - birth certificate - Smith v Bristowe - Succession to Eruera Pereto (2023) Chief Judge's MB 39 (2023 CJ 39) - Elizabeth Derby

Partition - effective use of land - Hinaki - Whāngārā A5 (2023) 116 Tairāwhiti MB 143 (116 TRW 143) - Elizabeth Derby

Trusts - appointment of trustees - Wray v Heath - Ongaonga No 1G Sec 2 (2023) 247 Waikato Maniapoto MB 250 (247 WMN 250) - Elizabeth Derby

2023 Māori Land Court judgments - index

2022 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Waitangi Tribunal

Tino Rangatiratanga me te Kāwanatanga - Te Paparahi o Te Raki Inquiry - Elizabeth Derby

Waikanae: Report on Te Ātiawa/Ngāti Awa claims - Elizabeth Derby

Arotakena pukapuka - Book review

The Constitution of New Zealand: A Contextual Analysis - Mihiata Pirini

Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition 2022

Te Ture o Takutai Moana kei muri i te kēhi o Re Edwards: examining approaches to overlapping claims for customary marine title - William Morrison

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Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

2023 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

2022 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Chief Judge's powers - partition amendment cancelled - Williams - Hohotaka 2A Section 4 and other blocks (2023) Chief Judge's MB 2 (2023 CJ 2) - Elizabeth Derby

Partition - effective use of land - Hinaki - Whāngārā A5 (2023) 116 Tairāwhiti MB 143 (116 TRW 143) - Elizabeth Derby

2023 Māori Land Court judgments - index

2022 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Waitangi Tribunal

Tino Rangatiratanga me te Kāwanatanga - Te Paparahi o Te Raki Inquiry - Elizabeth Derby

Waikanae: Report on Te Ātiawa/Ngāti Awa claims - Elizabeth Derby

Te Kōti Matua - High Court

Legal Aid - litigation about Waitangi Tribunal decisions - Griggs v Legal Services Commissioner [2022] NZHC 3001 - Elizabeth Derby

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

2022 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

2021 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Injunction - building on trust land without consent - Motu v Rapihana - Pukepoto 8B15B3B Residue (2022) 256 Taitokerau MB 190 (256 TTK 190) - Elizabeth Derby

Injunction - incorporated society - jurisdiction of the Court - Allan v Thomas - Lot 1 Deposited Plan 64773 (2022) 255 Taitokerau MB 288 (255 TTK 288) - Elizabeth Derby

Trusts - trustee duties under tikanga - Pokere v Bodger - Ōuri 1A3 (2022) 459 Aotea MB 210 (459 AOT 210) - Craig Linkhorn

Māori incorporations - committee of management - unmeritorious allegations - Norman v Pohatu - Te Hapua 42 (2022) 256 Taitokerau MB 1 (256 TTK 1) - Elizabeth Derby

2022 Māori Land Court judgments - index

2021 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Waitangi Tribunal

Tino Rangatiratanga me te Kāwanatanga - Te Paparahi o Te Raki Inquiry - Elizabeth Derby

Waikanae: Report on Te Ātiawa/Ngāti Awa claims - Elizabeth Derby

Ngā Whakaturetanga - Legislation

Treaty Settlement legislation before the House of Representatives in 2022 - Carwyn Jones

Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition 2022

The winning entry has been chosen for the 2022 Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition sponsored by the Māori Law Review. This essay will be published in February 2023.

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Te Kōti Mana Nui – Supreme Court

Tikanga Māori - Recognition but key questions unanswered - Ellis v R [2022] NZSC 114 and 115 - Sarah Down

Procedure - leave to appeal declined - Staite v Kusabs [2022] NZSC 123 - Elizabeth Derby

Te Kōti Matua – High Court

Care of children - custody - cultural needs of Māori child - Moana's Mother v Smith & others [2022] NZHC 2934 - Elizabeth Derby

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

Representation of Māori - Te Hāhi Rātana - jurisdiction - Aperahama v Anderson - Sections 57, 58, 70, 72, and 100 of the Rātana Pā Block [2022] Māori Appellate Court MB 424 (2022 APPEAL 424) - Elizabeth Derby

Procedure - appeal dismissed for non-compliance with rules - Logan v Logan - Patangata 2F Section 2B [2022] Māori Appellate Court MB 234 (2022 APPEAL 234) - Kaea Hudson

Trusts - jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court - review of trust - Tawa v Tūaropaki E Trust [2022] Māori Appellate Court MB 377 (2022 APPEAL 377) - Elizabeth Derby

Trustees - personal liability - breach of natural justice - further evidence - Hill v Sherard - Otakanini Church Site [2022] Māori Appellate Court MB 390 (2022 APPEAL 390) - Elizabeth Derby

2022 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

2021 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Ownership - dwelling - Paerata v George - Tuaropaki A (Mokai Marae) (2022) 284 Waiariki MB 76 (284 WAR 76) - Elizabeth Derby

2022 Māori Land Court judgments - index

2021 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition 2022

Entries are open for the 2022 Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition sponsored by the Māori Law Review. For details see this page

Te Kōti Pīra – Court of Appeal

Status of land - s 2(2)(f) Māori Affairs Act 1953 - Phillip Peacocke, Susan Peacocke and CR Rejthar Trustees Limited as Trustees of The Totoro Trust [2022] NZCA 469 - Elizabeth Derby

Te Kōti Matua - High Court

Procedure - tailored discovery - Tau v Attorney-General [2022] NZHC 2604 - Elizabeth Derby

Judicial review - access through recreational reserve - Whanarua Beachfront Property Owners Group Incorporated Society v Ōpōtiki District Council & Ors [2022] NZHC 2589 - Elizabeth Derby

Judicial review - mātaitai - Kaikōura and Hurunui Landowners Association Incorporated v The Minister of Fisheries [2022] NZHC 2677 - Elizabeth Derby

Pūnaha whakawā – criminal justice – appeal from conviction and sentence - tikanga - Mahia v New Zealand Police [2022] NZHC 2413 - Elizabeth Derby

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

2022 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

2021 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Chief Judge's powers - jurisdiction under s 45 - Bamber Whānau Trust v Official Assignee - Lot 39 DPS 3455 [2022] Chief Judge's MB 664 (2022 CJ 664) - Elizabeth Derby

Succession - whāngai - equitable distribution of Māori land interests - Ngawharau - Succession to Frederick Robert Ngawharau or Freddie Robert Ngawharau (2022) 243 Waikato Maniapoto MB 147 (243 WMN 147) - Elizabeth Derby

Status of land - accretion - provisional determination - Karaitiana v Waka Kotahi - Parahaki Island Provisional Determination (2022) 454 Aotea MB 299 (454 AOT 299) - Elizabeth Derby

Trusts - review of trust - dismissed - Tana v Mahanga and Ors - Pukahakaha East 5B (2022) 254 Taitokerau MB 174 (254 TTK 174) - Elizabeth Derby

2022 Māori Land Court judgments - index

2021 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition 2022

Entries are open for the 2022 Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition sponsored by the Māori Law Review. For details see this page

Te Kōti Mana Nui – Supreme Court

Procedure - leave to appeal declined - Stafford v Attorney-General [2022] NZSC 108

Te Kōti Pīra – Court of Appeal

Takutai moana - strike out - nationwide application - Paul v Attorney-General [2022] NZCA 443 - Elizabeth Derby

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

Chief Judge's powers - appeal from use allowed - joint tenancy - Tuwhangai v Boon - Kawhia U2B [2022] Māori Appellate Court MB 347 (2022 APPEAL 347) - Elizabeth Derby

Trusts - restraint on trustee standing for election - Melrose v Porter - Torere Section 58 (2022) Māori Appellate Court MB 209 (2022 APPEAL 209) - Elizabeth Derby

2022 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

2021 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Injunction - permanent - rehearing - granted - Kurei v Shaw - Waioeka Lot 435 (2022) 281 Waiariki MB 60 (281 WAR 60) - Kaea Hudson

Injunction - permanent - trespass - Duncan v Osborn - Koukourarata Māori Reserve 874 1C2 Block (2022) 78 Te Waipounamu MB 267 (78 TWP 267) - Elizabeth Derby

Chief Judge's powers - succession - Schimanski - Succession to Tamati Hapimana (2022) Chief Judge's MB 489 (2022 CJ 489) - Elizabeth Derby

Chief Judge's powers - partition - Karaitiana - Runanga 2E (2022) Chief Judge's MB 454 (2022 CJ 454) - Elizabeth Derby

Rehearing - new evidence - levels of support - Yuile v Smith - Tuahu 6 (2022) 113 Tairawhiti MB 198 (113 TRW 198) - Elizabeth Derby

2022 Māori Land Court judgments - index

2021 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition 2022

Entries are open for the 2022 Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition sponsored by the Māori Law Review. For details see this page

Te Kōti Matua - High Court

Natural resource management - appeal and judicial review - The Trustees of the Motiti Rohe Moana Trust v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [2022] NZHC 1846 - Elizabeth Derby

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

2022 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

2021 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Jurisdiction - contract dispute - Māori freehold land - Austen v Far North District Council - Okahu 3B2A and Okahu 3B2B2D (2022) 252 Taitokerau MB 87 (252 TTK 87) - Kaea Hudson

Occupation - ahu whenua trust - succession - McGarvey - Lot 23 Deposited Plan South Auckland 1846 (2022) 279 Waiariki MB 75 (279 WAR 75) - Elizabeth Derby

Succession - vesting of shares in trust - Mackey - Succession to Rangi Hawea Mackey (2022) 113 Tairawhiti MB 37 (113 TRW 37) - Elizabeth Derby

Trusts - interpretation of trust order - casual vacancy - Blaikie v Lawless - Lake Taupo Forest Trust (2022) 450 Aotea MB 247 (450 AOT 247) - Elizabeth Derby

Trusts - trustee removal - declined - Gray v Paikea - Otara 5D2 (2022) 252 Taitokerau MB 210 (252 TTK 210) - Elizabeth Derby

Trusts - obligations - elections - Rudd v Hemana and Ors - Horowhenua 11 (Lake) (2022) 451 Aotea MB 214 (451 AOT 214) - Elizabeth Derby

Easement - partition - views of beneficial owners - Newton v Ashmore - Te Huruhi 12B (2022) 241 Waikato Maniapoto MB 178 (241 WMN 178) - Kaea Hudson

Title reconstruction - land exchange - McCaw Lewis Trustee (No 1) Limited - Rakautatahi 1B2B1A (2022) 97 Tākitimu MB 232-249 (97 TKT 232-249) - Craig Linkhorn

2022 Māori Land Court judgments - index

2021 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Pīra – Court of Appeal

Procedure - intervenor - customary marine title legal test - New Zealand Māori Council v Te Kāhui Takutai Moana o Ngā Whānui Me Nga Hapū [2022] NZCA 224 - Elizabeth Derby

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

2022 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

2021 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Chief Judge's powers - succession - Koha v Tatana - Succession to Winika Hāwe [2022] Chief Judge's MB 266 (2022 CJ 266) - Craig Linkhorn

Status of land - strike out refused - river bed - Mercury NZ Ltd v Cairns - Pouakani River Bed (2022) 277 Waiariki MB 174 (277 WAR 174) - Craig Linkhorn

Occupation order - refused - ownership of homestead - Yuile v Smith - Tuahu 6 [2022] 112 Tairawhiti MB 20-36 (112 TRW 20-36) - Stuart Leslie

2022 Māori Land Court judgments - index

2021 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Matua – High Court

Judicial review - struck out - abuse of process - Smith & Ors v Māori Land Court & Ors [2022] NZHC 1028 - Elizabeth Derby

Costs - judicial review - Ngāti Paoa Trust Board v Auckland Council [2022] NZHC 1377 - Elizabeth Derby

Costs - strike out application - takutai moana - Re Ngāti Pāhauwera (Costs) [2022] NZHC 393 - Elizabeth Derby

Procedure - expert witness - tikanga - Cowan v Cowan [2022] NZHC 1322 - Elizabeth Derby

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

2022 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

2021 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Declarations - ownership - terms of trust - Waiheke Station - Williams v The Attorney-General - Allotment 20 Parish of Waiheke (Waiheke Station) (2022) 238 Waikato Maniapoto MB 83 (238 WMN 83) - Elizabeth Derby

Representation of Māori - Te Hāhi Rātana - jurisdiction - Aperahama v Anderson - Sections 57, 58, 70, 72 and 100 of Rātana Pā (2022) 447 Aotea MB 93 (447 AOT 93) - Elizabeth Derby

Costs - personal liability - Te Whata - Motatau 2E25F and Ors (2022) 248 Taitokerau MB 214 (248 TTK 214) - Elizabeth Derby

Occupation order - tikanga - Adlam v Reihana - Himatanga 1H1A (2022) 447 Aotea MB 1 (447 AOT 1) - Elizabeth Derby

Succession - entitlement of non-Māori to succeed - Falp - Succession to Bernard Albert Falp (2022) 449 Aotea MB 210 (449 AOT 210) - Elizabeth Derby

Trusts - trustee obligations - partial termination of trust - Kiriona v Groot - Kawerau A Section 13 and Others (2022) 273 Waiariki MB 182 (273 WAR 182) - Elizabeth Derby

Trusts - trustee removal - breach of duties - Brooking v Henderson - Wharekahika A47 (2022) 110 Tairawhiti MB 238 (110 TRW 238) - Elizabeth Derby

2022 Māori Land Court judgments - index

2021 Māori Land Court judgments - index