Māori Law Review

Te Kōti Pīra – Court of Appeal

Judicial review - decision within power and not unreasonable - Ngāti Te Ata v The Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations [2019] NZCA 680 - Toni Love

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

Trespass - relief - wrongly placed structure - Hohepa v Piripi - Waima C30A and Waima Topu B Blocks [2019] Māori Appellate Court MB 629 (2019 APPEAL 629) - Te Kooanga Awatere-Reedy

2020 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

2019 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Procedure - review of refusal to register appeal - Chief Registrar refusal beyond administrative duties - Mangu - Te Runanga-a-Iwi o Ngāpuhi (2019) 2019 Chief Judge’s MB 1449 - Laura Sturch

Ownership - fixture - house owned by the parties as tenants in common - Keepa - Te Touwai B16A (2019) 207 Taitokerau MB 109 (207 TTK 109) - Laahariz Thapa-Naidu

Representation of Māori - Ngāti Wai ki Aotea - whakapapa - issues outside scope of s 30 inquiry - Bayne v Trustees of the Ngāti Rehua Ngāti Wai ki Aotea Trust [2019] Chief Judge's MB 1432 (2019 CJ 1432) - Toni Love

Chief Judge's powers - succession - dismissed - Broughton - Piripi Tairawhiti Totorewa [2020] Chief Judge’s MB 63 (2020 CJ 63) - Laahariz Thapa-Naidu

Chief Judge's powers - succession - administrative errors only - Te Awe Awe v Te Awe Awe - Estate of Pipi Rakene or Pipi Te Awe Awe [2019] Chief Judge's MB 1414 (2019 CJ 1414) - Laahariz Thapa-Naidu

Chief Judge's powers - succession - granted - joint tenancy instead of tenancy in common - Clarke v Overington [2020] Chief Judge’s MB 35 (2020 CJ 35) - Sam Taylor

Chief Judge's powers - earlier orders amended - mistake - lack of credibility - evidence of forgery - Mokaraka - Waima C8 [2019] Chief Judges MB 1137 (2019 CJ 1137) - Reto Blattner de-Vries

Chief Judge's powers - roadway - error of fact - ownership corrected - Rata – Whataarakai No 1 Roadway and Lot 1 Deposited Plan 374627 [2020] Chief Judge’s MB 74 (2020 CJ 74-96) - Kelly Mitchell

Status of land - land remains Māori freehold land despite alienation - Moore - Oakura F2A [2019] 204 Taitokerau MB 165 - Craig Linkhorn

Succession - beneficial interests in private trust - granted conditionally - Papuni - Barbara Lois Rewha nee King (2020) 208 Taitokerau MB 296 (208 TTK 296) - Sam Taylor

Trusts - trustee appointment - fair and transparent election process - Buchanan- Waimahana D3B3 (2019) 204 Taitokerau MB 154 - Laura Sturch

Trusts - trustee removal - variation application dismissed - Apo v Hudson - Marenui No 141 and other blocks (2019) 227 Waiariki MB 43 (227 WAR 43) - Sam Taylor

Trusts - trustee removal - ineligible for re-relection - D J Bethel Family Trust (2019) 408 Aotea MB 210 (408 AOT 210) - Sam Taylor

Trusts - trustee removal - inquiry into conduct - strike out dismissed - Hutcheson v Clarkson - Mangamaire B2 Trust (2019) 81 Takitimu MB 52 (81 TKT 52) - Sam Taylor

Roadways - ownership rights - no distinction between legal or physical access - New Zealand Transport Agency - Kaiti 336F Roadway (2020) 92 Tairāwhiti MB 287 (92 TRW 287) - Kelly Mitchell

2020 Māori Land Court judgments - index

2019 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition 2019

Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Tribal Trust and beyond the balancing exercise - Rhianna Morar

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Te Kōkiri – Advocacy

2019 Te Hunga Roia Māori Moot - Judge Craig Coxhead

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

2020 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

2019 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Ownership - rehearing - whānau house - previous decision upheld - Black v Nohotima - Ruatoki A Section 22B No 2C No 3 (2019) 228 Waiariki MB 3 - Laura Sturch

Injunction - interim injunction - majority support of trustees - lease obligations - Hennessy v Parkinson - Himatangi Block 7 (2019) 410 Aotea MB 238 (410 AOT 238) - Sam Taylor

Alienation - right of first refusal - notice period for preferred class of alienees - Pocock - Allotment 146D Waimana Parish (2019) 225 Waiariki MB 151 (225 WAR 151-160) - Kelly Mitchell

Succession - occupation order - intestacy - Appleton v Krissansen - Estate of Lavina Dawn Kahukore Appleton (2019) 194 Waikato Maniapoto MB 291 - Laura Sturch

Trusts - trustee removal - breach of trustee duty - active participation - Wynyard v Waata - Manawakore C1 and Manawakore D (Pa Te Aroha Marae) (2019) 205 Taitokerau MB 207 - Laura Sturch

Trusts - trustee removal - construction of marae - duty to act and promote - Ritete v Easthope - Wakapoungakau 2D2B2B2 (2019) 227 Waiariki MB 64 - Laura Sturch

Trusts - ahu whenua trust creation - Finlay – Wairau Block XII Part Sections B and C (2019) 61 Te Waipounamu MB 23 (61 TWP 23) - Zoe Rose-Curnow

2020 Māori Land Court judgments - index

2019 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Waitangi Tribunal

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - urgent inquiry declined - Lake Horowhenua (Wai 2898, #2.5.2) - Meredith Clement

Ngā Whakaturetanga - Legislation

Public Service Legislation Bill - Crown relationships with Māori - Craig Linkhorn

Te Kōkiri – Advocacy

2019 Te Hunga Roia Māori Moot - Judge Craig Coxhead

Te Kōti Pīra – Court of Appeal

Natural resource management - control of fishing activity - Attorney-General v The Trustees of the Motiti Rohe Moana Trust & Ors [2019] NZCA 532 - Toni Love

Te Kōti Matua – High Court

Natural resource management - sites of significance - remitted to Environment Court - Maungaharuru-Tangitu Trust v Hastings District Council [2019] NZHC 2576 - Toni Love

Incorporated societies - Māori fisheries - Page v Te Rūnanga o Wharekauri Rekohu Incorporated [2019] NZHC 2823 - Zoe Rose-Curnow

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

2019 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Costs - full indemnity costs inappropriate - partial costs awarded - Arthur v The Proprietors of Potikirua Incorporation - Potikirua Incorporation (2019) 225 Waiariki MB 63 (225 WAR 63) - Kelly Mitchell

Landlocked land - reasonable access - safest route - Tuson - Mangamuka West 3B2A Block (2019) 206 Taitokerau MB 130 (206 TTK 130) - Kelly Mitchell

Trusts - trustee removal - breach of trustee responsibilities - account of profits to determine - Pai - Waihi Kahakaharoa 3B2A and Waihi Kahakaharoa 9A (2019) 407 Aotea MB 180 (407 AOT 180) - Kelly Mitchell

Trusts - trustees - invited to resign - no defence of trust assets - Biddle v Biddle-Bassett - Te Atuareretahi and other blocks (2019) 223 Waiariki MB 182 (223 WAR 182) - Kelly Mitchell

Trusts - review - unpaid debt - standing - District Court more appropriate - Williams v Cotter-Arlidge - Okaihau 3C2 (2019) 77 Tākitimu MB 51 (77 TKT 51) - Toni Love

Trusts - trustee appointments - variation of trust order - Boase - Wharengaere No 3 (2019) 205 Taitokerau MB 227 - Laura Sturch

2019 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Waitangi Tribunal

Waitangi Tribunal Procedure - urgent inquiry declined - lack of evidence of prejudice - Wai 262 response - Māori Arts and Culture (Wai 2909, #2.5.7) - Meredith Clement

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - urgent inquiry declined - Lake Horowhenua (Wai 2898, #2.5.2) - Meredith Clement

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - urgent inquiry declined - adjournment inconsistent with urgency - Lake Horowhenua (Wai 2908, #2.5.5) - Meredith Clement

2019 Waitangi Tribunal decisions - index

Ngā Whakaturetanga - Legislation

Treaty settlement legislation before the House of Representatives in 2019 - Dr Carwyn Jones and Reto Blattner de-Vries

Public Service Legislation Bill - Crown relationships with Māori - Craig Linkhorn

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Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition 2019

Rhianna Morar is the winner of the 2019 Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition sponsored by the Māori Law Review. Her essay, about the Courts' interpretative approach to tikanga Māori will be published in the February 2020 issue of the Review.

Ngā ture o ngā iwi taketake - Indigenous law

Legal pluralism and reconciliation - Professor Val Napoleon

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

2019 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Procedure - strike out - variation to roadway order - untenable - Ohinemango Lands Trust - Waikawa Pahaoa 1B & 1C 2C 1B (2019) 223 Waiariki MB 78 (223 WAR 78) - Toni Love

Injunction - trustee appointments - injunction declined - no jurisdiction - Nikora v Trustees of Te Uru Taumatua and Te Komiti o Runga (2019) 221 Waiariki MB 200 (221 WAR 200) - Sam Taylor

Injunction - refused - trustee elections - delay - Te Korowai Tiaki o Te Hauāuru Incorporated Society v Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Tama Trust (2019) 407 Aotea MB 47 (407 AOT 47) - Kelly Mitchell

Chief Judge's powers - clear and unambiguous statement to gift - no constructive trust - Cotter v Cotter - Tutaekuri B13 (2019) Chief Judge's MB 951 (2019 CJ 951) - Reto Blattner de-Vries

Rehearing - granted - out of time - notice insufficient for original application - Phillips v Paul - Mangorewa Kaharoa 6E3 No 2 Papakainga 15A2A (2019) 216 Waiariki MB 54 (216 WAR 54) - Sam Taylor

Rehearing - refused - insufficient grounds - Selwyn v Whakatōhea Māori Trust Board - Opape 1A19B (2019) 220 Waiariki MB 94 (220 WAR 94) - Reto Blattner de-Vries

Alienation - vesting - gift to whanaunga - Reedy v Atkins - Waitangi A1A1 (2019) 76 Tākitimu MB 54 (76 TKT 54) - Reto Blattner de-Vries

Occupation order - granted with conditions - Faulkner - Ohuki 1C Sec2 (2019) 183 Waikato Maniapoto MB 45 (183 WMN 45) - Sam Taylor

Trusts - review of trust confirmed - trustee removal dismissed -Puohotaua v Cribb (2019) 402 Aotea MB 230 (402 AOT 230) - Sam Taylor

Trusts - review of trust - lease of land - reasonable rent - Jones v Ratahi - Ngātitara 26B (2019) 403 Aotea MB 276 (403 AOT 276) - Toni Love

Trusts - administration of whānau house - conflict between will and terms of trust -Ngamotu - Karatia 3B2A2B2B and others (2019) 223 Waiariki MB 44 (223 WAR 44) - Reto Blattner de-Vries

2019 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Taiao o Aotearoa - Environment Court

Natural resource management - consent conditions - differing effects on mana whenua groups - Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Whai Maia Ltd v Auckland Council & Panuku Development Ltd [2019] NZEnvC 184 - Tom Bennion

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Waitangi Tribunal

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - urgent inquiry declined - not urgent - Te Wananga o Raukawa (Wai 2698, #2.5.10) - Meredith Clement

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - urgent inquiry declined - no jurisdiction - alternate remedies - not imminent - Wairoa settlement (Wai 2892, #2.5.5) - Meredith Clement

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Student Editor 2020

We are recruiting for our student editor role in 2020. Applications have closed. But if you might be interested for next year's appointment round please go here for details.

Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition 2019

Rhianna Morar is the winner of the 2019 Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition sponsored by the Māori Law Review. Her essay, about the Courts' interpretative approach to tikanga Māori will be published in the February 2020 issue of the Review.

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

Costs - awarded in light of special aid - special aid different from legal aid regime - Taueki v Horowhenua 11 (Lake) Māori Reservation Trust [2019] Māori Appellate Court MB 652 (2019 APPEAL 652) - Sam Taylor

Ownership - estate assets - house a fixture - rehearing ordered - Tihi v Nuku - Ruatoki B Sections 23, 25, 26B, 27, 31, 32, 33B2C2, 38 and 79 and Ruatoki C Sections 11, 12, 15, 17, 18B2, 21, 22B, 23 [2019] Māori Appellate Court MB 531 (2019 APPEAL 531) - Te Kooanga Awatere-Reedy

Procedure - resolution by consent - conditional partition order - matter referred back on technical issues - Clark v Trustees of Opehuia Whānau trust - Kapenga A No 5 [2019] Māori Appellate Court MB 361 (2019 APPEAL 361) - Reto Blattner de-Vries

2019 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Injunction - no jurisdiction - general land - no trust - Kidwell v Karaitana - Waipuka 3A3A (2019) 78 Tākitimu MB 7 (78 TKT 7) - Craig Linkhorn

Injunction - permanent injunction granted - trespass - Brown v Robson - Pukepoto No 8B No 12 (2019) 192 Taitokerau MB 177 (192 TTK 177) - Sam Taylor

Procedure - strike out - restraint on meritless proceedings premature - Karena v Steedman - Te Koau A (2019) 76 Tākitimu MB 183 (76 TKT 183) - Sam Taylor

Chief Judge's powers - amendment of succession and whānau trust order - error of fact - Phillips - Estate of Edith Iritana Phillips [2019] Chief Judge’s MB 981 (CJ MB 981) - Te Kooanga Awatere-Reedy

Chief Judge's powers - clear and unambiguous statement to gift - no constructive trust - Cotter v Cotter - Tutaekuri B13 [2019] Chief Judge's MB 951 (2019 CJ 951) - Reto Blattner de-Vries

Chief Judge's powers - occupation order amended - Johanson v Williams - Tokaipuritia Williams [2019] Chief Judge's MB 995 (2019 CJ 995) - Reto Blattner de-Vries

Special aid fund - refused - need for valuation and surveyor not "special" in partition application - Matchitt - Te Kaha 65 (2019) 215 Waiariki MB 204 (215 WAR 204) - Sam Taylor

Alienation - sale to close whānau - no opposition - Williams - Matapouri 45 Block (2019) 199 Taitokerau MB 286 (199 TTK 286) - Te Kooanga Awatere-Reedy

Alienation - share transfer - capacity - Nikora - 1 D2 Parish (2019) 185 Waikato Maniapoto MB 129 (185 WMN 129) - Reto Blattner de-Vries

Partition - refused - reasonable alternative available - shareholding insufficient for area sought - Takotohiwi - Rangitaiki Parish 28B 18A 1 (2019) 212 Waiariki MB 142 (212 WAR 142) - Sam Taylor

Partition - granted - sufficient notice - high degree of support - best overall use and development - independence - Bloor v Griggs - Ngapuketurua 6C2B Te Maipi 7C No 7C and Te Maipi 7C No 2 Blocks (2019) 80 Takitimu MB 152 (80 TKT 152) - Sam Taylor

Succession - rehearing declined - on-going applications - Hutana - Estate of Te Whe Ariki Hutana (2019) 58 Te Waipounamu MB 78 (58 TWP 78) - Te Kooanga Awatere-Reedy

Succession - inconsistency between will and written instructions - will clear - interests vested equally - McLeod v McIver - Succession to Harai McIver (2019) 401 Aotea MB 58 (401 AOT 58) - Sam Taylor

Trusts - removal of trustee - vote of no confidence insufficient - Amaru v Dickinson - Puketapu 3C7B1 (2019) 399 Aotea MB 202 (399 AOT 202) - Sam Taylor

Trusts - trustee removal - resignation - McGregor v McGregor - John Henry McGregor and Pirihia Maraenui Tapine Whānau Trust (2019) 402 Aotea MB 281 (402 AOT 281) - Sam Taylor

Trusts - whānau trust - partial termination dismissed - lack of support - detriment - no evidence of trustee breach - Watene v Hemi - Aramiro and Section 1 Survey Office Plan 61863 (2019) 181 Waikato Maniapoto MB 21 (181 WMN 21) - Sam Taylor

Incorporations - meeting procedure - postponed - proxies - nominations - Matchitt v Patchell - Torere 64 Incorporation (2019) 212 Waiariki MB 155 (212 WAR 155) - Sam Taylor

Māori Reservations - trustee appointment - election process criticised - Otimi v Fa'uhiva - Hauhungaroa 1A3 (2019) 401 Aotea MB 102 (401 AOT 102) - Sam Taylor

2019 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Waitangi Tribunal

Māori rights in water - stage two of the National Freshwater and Geothermal Resources Claim (Wai 2358, 2019) - Toni Love

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - urgent inquiry declined - alternate remedies - ambiguity in representation - Ngāti Whātua Deed of Settlement (Wai 1308, #2.56; Wai 745, #2.197) - Meredith Clement

Ngā Whakaturetanga - Legislation

Te Ture Whenua Māori (Succession, Dispute Resolution, and Related Matters) Amendment Bill - introduction - Craig Linkhorn

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Student Editor 2020

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Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition 2019

Rhianna Morar is the winner of the 2019 Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition sponsored by the Māori Law Review. Her essay, about the Courts' interpretative approach to tikanga Māori will be published in the February 2020 issue of the Review.

Te Kōti Matua – High Court

Procedure - intervenor - tikanga Māori - Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust v Attorney-General [2019] NZHC 2363 - Toni Love

Judicial review - interim relief - impact of proposed settlement on mana whenua interests - Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri Iwi Trust v The Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations [2019] NZHC 1942 - Zoe Rose-Curnow

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

2019 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Succession - de facto partner - intestate - applicant to seek advice - Hallett - Succession to Sheryl Marie Te Moana (2019) 399 Aotea MB 138 (399 AOT 138) - Te Kooanga Awatere-Reedy

Succession - de facto partner - intestate - claim falls within High Court jurisdiction - Carmont - Estate of El-Alamein Harawira (2019) 195 Taitokerau MB 103 (195 TTK 103) - Reto Blattner de-Vries

Succession - tamaiti whāngai - declined - not integrated into whānau - Ututaonga – Estate of Maraea Ututaonga (2019) 199 Taitokerau MB 281 (199 TTK 281) - Te Kooanga Awatere-Reedy

Succession - house ownership - not owned by whānau trust - excluded from vesting - Herewini - Te Tii Mangonui A3 (2019) 192 Taitokerau MB 170 (192 TTK 170) - Reto Blattner de-Vries

Succession - whānau trust - trustee suitability - historical conviction - whānau support - Tautari - Estate of Wairuaora Hinerupe Fairburn (2019) 200 Taitokerau MB 1 (200 TTK 1) - Te Kooanga Awatere-Reedy

Trusts - trustee duties - court directions sought by responsible trustee - Hemana - Rotopounamu 1B3A2C (2019) 77 Tākitimu MB 220 (77 TKT 220) - Reto Blattner de-Vries

Trusts - trustee duties - resignation - orders removing trustees - indemnity - Witana v Tau - Omapere Taraire E (2019) 191 Taitokerau MB 1 (191 TTK 1) - Reto Blattner de-Vries

Trusts - trustee removal - trustee resignation valid once submitted - Insley - Awanui Haparapara No 4B Trust (2019) 211 Waiāriki MB 68 (211 WAR 68) - Te Kooanga Awatere-Reedy

Trusts - trustee removal - resignation instead - Vaimoso - Maurihoro B Block (2019) 185 Waikato Maniapoto MB 145 (185 WMN 145) - Te Kooanga Awatere-Reedy

Trusts - trustee removal - conflict of interest - failure to carry out duties - Bamber - Tahorakuri A No 1 Sec 33A 2 Block (2019) 218 Waiāriki MB 292 (218 WAR 292) - Te Kooanga Awatere-Reedy

Partition - declined - reasonable alternatives - impractical to partition - Kahukiwa v Ross - Waikite No 3A (2019) 217 Waiāriki MB 68 (217 WAR 68) - Reto Blattner de-Vries

Partition - declined - occupation order reasonable alternative - Angell - Part Nukuroa 2A3C2 and Lot 2 DP37299 (2019) 198 Taitokerau MB 231 (198 TTK 231) - Te Kooanga Awatere-Reedy

Easement - regularising existing situation - Committee of Management of Mangatawa Papamoa Blocks Inc - Asher Block Lot C (2019) 187 Waikato Maniapoto MB 67 (187 WMN 67) - Reto Blattner de-Vries

2019 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Waitangi Tribunal

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - urgent inquiry declined - failure to meet criteria - alternate remedies - Decision on applications for an urgent hearing (Wai 2578, #2.5.19; Wai 2693, #2.5.11; Wai 2886, #2.5.3) - Meredith Clement

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - urgent inquiry declined - failure to meet criteria - no further developments - Ngati Rehua-Ngatiwai ki Aotea - Decision on applications for an urgent hearing (Wai 2556, #2.5.7; Wai 2576, #2.5.7) - Meredith Clement

Ngā Whakaturetanga - Legislation

Ngā Rohe Moana o Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Porou Act 2019 - Carwyn Jones and Te Kooanga Awatere-Reedy

Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition 2019

Entries are welcomed for the 2019 Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition sponsored by the Māori Law Review. For more information and details on how the competition operates go here. Entries close at 5 p.m. on Friday 4 October 2019.

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Pūnaha whakawā – Criminal justice

Ināia Tonu Nei - now is the time. We lead, you follow - Te Ohu Whakatika - Anna Dawson

Te Kōti Matua – High Court

Injunction - further stay sought - declined - last warning - Māori Trustee v Smith [2019] NZHC 1701 - Toni Love

Recall - application dismissed - high threshold for recall not met - contentions essentially appeal arguments - Hill v The Crown [2019] NZHC 1464 - Toni Love

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

Chief Judge's powers - order varying trust annulled - application referred back for rehearing - Inia v Julian [2019] Māori Appellate Court MB 333 (2019 APPEAL 333) - Reto Blattner de-Vries

2019 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Ownership - tenancy in common and joint tenancy - incorrect recording in records - survivorship - Clarke v Overington - Maketu A Section 39 (2019) 215 Waiariki MB 95 (215 WAR 95) - Reto Blattner de-Vries

Ownership - tenancy in common - not held on trust - Welsh - Koutu (2019) 197 Taitokerau MB 172 (197 TTK 172) - Reto Blattner de-Vries

Chief Judge's powers - succession - mistake - children excluded - orders amended - Kui - Estate of Te Paea Hami Oru (2019) Chief Judge's MB 577 (2019 CJ 577) - Reto Blattner de-Vries

Chief Judge's powers - succession order - no mistake of law, fact or any error - Mucalo - Estate of Neri Te Waru [2019] Chief Judge’s MB 595 (2019 CJ 595) - Te Kooanga Awatere-Reedy

Procedure - leave to appeal declined until rehearing of preliminary decision - Williamson - Estate of Te Whe Ariki Hutana (2019) 57 Te Waipounamu MB 90 (57 TWP 90) - Te Kooanga Awatere-Reedy

Procedure - referral back to Court - remaining live issues - breach of self dealing rule - Naera v Fenwick - Whakapoungakau 24 Block (2019) 217 Waiāriki MB 85 (217 WAR 85) - Craig Linkhorn

Trusts - Whānau Trust - partial termination declined - Palmer - Joseph Hohepa and Gess Nukuhia Palmer Whānau Trust (2019) 180 Waikato Maniapoto MB 260 (180 WMN 260) - Te Kooanga Awatere-Reedy

Trusts - application for trustee appointment adjourned - Oneroa - Okahukura 8M2C2A2A and Okahukura 8M 2C2A Section 1 (2019) 401 Aotea MB 35 (401 AOT 35) - Te Kooanga Awatere-Reedy

2019 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Waitangi Tribunal

Hauora: Report on Stage One of the Health Services and Outcomes Kaupapa Inquiry (Wai 2575, 2019) - Carwyn Jones

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Te Kōti Matua – High Court

Judicial review - costs - 40 per cent public interest discount - Raukawa Settlement Trust v Waitangi Tribunal [2019] NZHC 1438 - Craig Linkhorn

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

Jurisdiction - General land owned by Māori - supervision of post-settlement land trusts - Moke v Ngāti Tarāwhai Iwi Trust [2019] Māori Appellate Court MB 265 (2019 APPEAL 265) - Craig Linkhorn; comment on Moke v Ngāti Tarāwhai Iwi Trust - Tom Bennion

2019 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Injunction - estate accounts - Hutana - Estate of Te Whe Ariki Hutana (2019) 57 Te Waipounamu MB 27 (57 TWP 27) - Te Kooanga Awatere-Reedy

Chief Judge's powers - partition - no mistake - Peita - Motatau 3H2 [2019] Chief Judge’s MB 337 (2019 CJ 343) - Te Kooanga Awatere-Reedy

Māori Reservations - failure to protect funds - no relief from trustee liability - recipient liability - Tata v Katipa - Waiwhakaata 3E4C Lot 2A (2018) 170 Waikato Maniapoto MB 123 (170 WMN 123) - Reto Blattner de-Vries

2019 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Waitangi Tribunal

Te Mana Whatu Ahuru: Report on Te Rohe Pōtae Claims Part III (Wai 898, 2019) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - urgent inquiry declined - prosecution of Māori - larger inquiry appropriate - Decision on application for an urgent hearing (Wai 2608, #2.5.3) - Meredith Clement

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - urgent inquiry declined - local government - upcoming kaupapa inquiry - Decision on application for an urgent inquiry (Wai 2883, #2.5.3) - Meredith Clement

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - urgent inquiry declined - local government electoral law - claim not ready to proceed - Decision of the Deputy Chairperson on application for an urgent hearing (Wai 2880, #2.5.4) - Meredith Clement

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Te Kōti Matua – High Court

Judicial review - appointment of Waitangi Tribunal members to an inquiry - Mutu v Chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal [2019] NZHC 647 - Anna Dawson

Procedure - leave to appeal out of time refused - Ngāti Pāoa representation issue - SKP Incorporated v Auckland Council [2019] NZHC 900 - Te Kooanga Awatere-Reedy

Procedure - fixture - adjournment refused - Te Ara Rangatū O Te Iwi O Ngāti Te Ata Waiohua Incorporated v The Attorney-General [2019] NZHC 1205 - Zoe Rose-Curnow

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

Jurisdiction - General land owned by Māori - supervision of post-settlement land trusts - Moke v Ngāti Tarāwhai Iwi Trust [2019] Māori Appellate Court MB 265 (2019 APPEAL 265) - Craig Linkhorn; comment on Moke v Ngāti Tarāwhai Iwi Trust - Tom Bennion

Trusts - breach of natural justice - conflict of interest - trustee removal - Pook v Matchitt - Matangareka 3B [2019] Māori Appellate Court MB 167 (2019 APPEAL 167) - Reto Blattner de-Vries

2019 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Injunctions - mandatory interim injunction - rights adversely affected - Myoak Holdings Ltd v Te Huia – Waipuka 2T Roadway (2019) 75 Tākitimu MB 90 (75 TKT 90) - Te Kooanga Awatere-Reedy

Trusts - whānau trust - partial termination refused - no trustee consent -Eru - Awanui Haparapara 9 Block (2019) 211 Waiariki MB 103 (211 WAR 103) - Te Kooanga Awatere-Reedy

Trusts - trustee removal - trustee appointments - Cameron – Lot 1 Deposited Plan 15331 (part Claim 61) (2019) 54 Te Waipounamu MB 130 (54 TWP 130) - Te Kooanga Awatere-Reedy

Trusts - variation - trustee replacement - Nepia - Ruaohinetu 21 (2019) 84 Tairawhiti MB 283 (84 TRW 283) - - Reto Blattner de-Vries

Māori Reservations - trustee appointment - marae area - further evidence required - marae charter - Raukawa v Lux - Opape 3A No 1E (2019) 210 Waiāriki MB 114 (210 WAR 114) - Reto Blattner de-Vries

Māori Reservations - failure to protect funds - no relief from trustee liability - recipient liability - Tata v Katipa - Waiwhakaata 3E4C Lot 2A (2018) 170 Waikato Maniapoto MB 123 (170 WMN 123) - Reto Blattner de-Vries

Succession - adoption - whāngai able to succeed - insufficient consents to support family arrangement - Riley - Estate of Matekino Raikuku (2019) 186 Taitokerau MB 285 (186 TTK 285) - Reto Blattner de-Vries

2019 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Waitangi Tribunal

Te Mana Whatu Ahuru: Report on Te Rohe Pōtae Claims Part III (Wai 898, 2019)

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - urgent inquiry declined - local government electoral law - claim not ready to proceed - Decision of the Deputy Chairperson on application for an urgent hearing (Wai 2880, #2.5.4) - Meredith Clement

Pūnaha whakawā – Criminal justice

He Waka Roimata - Te Uepū Hāpai i te Ora (the Safe and Effective Justice advisory group) - Craig Linkhorn with Anna Dawson

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Te Kōti Matua – High Court

Declaratory judgments - fiduciary relationship and constructive trust alleged - refused - earlier judgments conclusive - Winitana v Attorney-General [2019] NZHC 380 - Toni Love

Injunction - failure to comply - arrest orders delayed - Māori Trustee v Smith [2019] NZHC 322 - Toni Love

Injunction - enforcement - arrest orders deferred - Police involvement - Māori Trustee v Smith [2019] NZHC 1022 - Toni Love

Injunction - stay of enforcement refused - issues addressed previously - Māori Trustee v Smith [2019] NZHC 1122 - Toni Love

Injunction - refused - arrest orders delayed further - enforcement - Court Sheriff - Māori Trustee v Smith [2019] NZHC 1220 - Toni Love

Procedure - strike out application dismissed - Paul v New Zealand Māori Council [2019] NZHC 784 - Toni Love

Lawyers - disqualification from acting - solicitor unable to discharge duty to both parties or to the court - Mitchell & Ors v Mitchell [2018] NZHC 2665 - Toni Love

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

Injunction - refused - Ngakoti v Department of Conservation - Ngaiotonga A3 [2019] Māori Appellate Court MB 213 (2019 APPEAL 213) - Te Kooanga Awatere-Reed

Trusts - trustee removal - process invalid - Smith v Smith - Nuki o Te Hapū Tahawai ki Rataroa Whānau Trust [2019] Māori Appellate Court MB 110 (2019 APPEAL 110) - Reto Blattner de-Vries

2019 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Chief Judge's powers - succession - cancellation declined - not erroneous - Noble - Estate of Rameka Korewha Ngamanu (2019) Chief Judge's MB 132 (2019 CJ 132) - Reto Blattner de-Vries

Chief Judge's powers - succession order cancelled - previous lawful order - Brown - Motatau 2 Section 23A1B [2019] Chief Judge's MB 311 (2019 CJ 311) - Reto Blattner de-Vries

Chief Judge's powers - vesting order amended - erroneous joint tenancy - Deputy Registrar – Lot 1 DP 150873 Part Waikoukou No 406 [2019] Chief Judge’s MB 264 (2019 CJ 264) - Te Kooanga Awatere-Reedy

Chief Judge's powers - vesting - insufficient evidence to cancel order - Rudolph - Paihia 2F2B2 [2019] Chief Judge's MB 327 (2019 CJ 327) - Reto Blattner de-Vries

Chief Judge's powers - succession - amendment granted - administrative error - Knight - Estate of Rewiti Te Rakaherea (2019) Chief Judge's MB 74 (2019 CJ 74) - Reto Blattner de-Vries

Chief Judge's powers - succession order - grounds not set out - Smallman - Te Rangi Kaiamokura (2019) Chief Judge's MB 66 (2019 CJ 66) - Te Kooanga Awatere-Reedy

Chief Judge's powers - vesting order - agreed price paid - Wharehinga v Henry – Rangatira A No 96 [2019] Chief Judge’s MB 15 (2019 CJ 15) - Te Kooanga Awatere-Reedy

Succession - gift and not trust under will - beneficiary not whāngai - partial succession to hapū land interests - Vincent v Kennedy - Estate of Carol Fleet (2019) 185 Taitokerau MB 148 (185 TTK 148) - Te Kooanga Awatere-Reedy

Trusts - trustee appointment - flaw in process but not erroneous - Tanerau-King - Mangamaunu 1A Part Section 19 (2019) 53 Te Waipounamu MB 220 (53 TWP 220) - Reto Blattner de-Vries

Trusts - trustee removal declined - trustee duties - Kauika-Stevens v Tawake - Rangitatau 1D5A1 Reserve (Tākirau Marae) (2019) 396 Aotea MB 215 (396 AOT 215) - Reto Blattner de-Vries

Trusts - relief from personal liability - good faith actions - replacement trustees appointed - Broadman - Waimarama 3A 4B Sec 5 (2019) 75 Tākitimu MB 83 (75 TKT 83) - Reto Blattner de-Vries

Trusts - ahu whenua trust over multiple Māori reservation blocks - Luke v Grey - Wairau Block XII Sections A1 & F and Block XII Cloudy Bay Survey District Sections 20, 22 & 24 (2019) 53 Te Waipounamu MB 187 (53 TWP 187) - Mihiata Pirini

Occupation order - refused - lack of trustee consent - Insley v Insley - Awapuni Haraparapara No 2B No 1B Section 2 (2018) 202 Waiariki MB 187 (20 WAR 187) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

2019 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Waitangi Tribunal

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - application for urgent hearing refused - no short term solution - Decision on application for urgent hearing - The Alcohol Healthcare Claim (Wai 2624, #2.5.3) - Meredith Clement

Ngā Whakahaere Rauemi - Resource Management

Māori interests in natural resource management - 2018 in review - Ana Coculescu and Chelsea Easter

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Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Australia - rights of indigenous peoples - native title - compensation - Timber Creek - Northern Territory v Mr A. Griffiths (deceased) and Lorraine Jones on behalf of the Ngaliwurru and Nungali Peoples [2019] HCA 7 - James Dwyer (free)

Te Kōti Matua – High Court

Judicial review - interested party status - memorialised land remedies - Raukawa Settlement Trust v Waitangi Tribunal [2019] NZHC 383 - Craig Linkhorn

Natural resource management - heritage protection of sites ousted by specific regime for mining - Te Ara Rangatu o te Iwi o Ngāti Te Ata Waiohua Incorporated v Attorney General [2018] NZHC 2550 - Toni Love

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

Trusts - term of investigatory trust - ahu whenua trust - Nicholas v Gibbons - Poike 8E [2019] Māori Appellate Court MB 68 (2019 APPEAL 68) - Craig Linkhorn

2019 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Chief Judge's powers - application to amend succession order dismissed - Gray - Estate of William Robinson Hawaikirangi [2019] Chief Judge’s MB 123 (2019 CJ 123) - Te Kooanga Awatere-Reedy

Succession - will maker's intention - gift of residue - Hutana - Estate of Te Whe Ariki Hutana (2019) 53 Te Waipounamu 97 (53 TWP 97) - Reto Blattner de-Vries

Trusts - ahu whenua - partition - mediation or facilitation - Thwaites v Barnett – Harataunga East 2B 2B 1 (2019) 174 Waikato Maniapoto MB 233 (174 WMN 233) - Te Kooanga Awatere-Reedy

Trusts - ahu whenua trust - proposed advisory trustees unsuitable - Mhyre – Ngapaeruru No 1B No 2C No 2 (2019) 73 Tākitimu MB 176 (73 TKT 176) - Te Kooanga Awatere-Reedy

Māori reservations - redefinition of class of beneficiaries - Gazette notice error - Raumati – Urenui Pā (2019) 394 Aotea MB 272 (394 AOT 272) - Te Kooanga Awatere-Reedy

Māori Reservations - inquiry into trustees conduct - trustees invited to resign - Otimi v Fa’uhiva – Hauhungaroa 1A3 (Poukura Pā) (2018) 394 Aotea MB 182 (394 AOT 182) - Te Kooanga Awatere-Reedy

2019 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Waitangi Tribunal

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - urgent hearing declined - criteria not met - broadcasting - Decision of the Tribunal on application for urgent hearing - Te Reo Irirangi 0 Te Upoko 0 te Ika Claim (2019) Wai 2844, #2.5.3 - Meredith Clement

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - urgent hearing declined - upcoming review - inclusion in kaupapa inquiry - charter schools - Decision of the Tribunal on application for urgent hearing - the Kura Hourua (Charter Schools) Claim (2019) Wai 2770, #2.5.6 - Meredith Clement

Ngā Whakahaere Rauemi - Resource Management

Māori interests in natural resource management - 2018 in review - Ana Coculescu and Chelsea Easter

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Te Kōti Mana Nui – Supreme Court

Judicial review - allowed - concessions to use conservation estate - giving effect to Treaty principles - Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Tribal Trust v Minister of Conservation [2018] NZSC 122 - James Watson

Te Kōti Matua – High Court

Natural resource management - heritage protection of sites ousted by specific regime for mining - Te Ara Rangatu o te Iwi o Ngāti Te Ata Waiohua Incorporated v Attorney General High Court [2018] NZHC 2550 - Toni Love

Procedure - discovery - granted in part - claim bona fide and non-speculative - Tahi Enterprises Ltd v Taua [2018] NZHC 3372 - Toni Love

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

Trusts - term of investigatory trust - ahu whenua trust - Nicholas v Gibbons - Poike 8E [2019] Māori Appellate Court MB 68 (2019 APPEAL 68) - Craig Linkhorn

Trusts - duty to account to trustees - mesne profits - trespass - Nicholls v Nicholls - Koromatua 3A [2018] Māori Appellate Court MB 604 (2018 APPEAL 604) - Craig Linkhorn

2019 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Ownership - fixture - equitable interest in land - subset of owners - Clarke v Rewha - Hauai 2G2B (2019) 186 Taitokerau MB 68 (186 TTK 68) - Tom Bennion

Costs - double award inappropriate - Special Aid Fund - Appleton v Krissansen - Whangamata 4D 1C 1B (2019) 176 Waikato Maniapoto MB 115 (176 WMN 115) - Reto Blattner de-Vries

2019 Māori Land Court judgments - index

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Waitangi Tribunal

Te Mana Whatu Ahuru: Report on Te Rohe Pōtae Claims Part II - Meredith Clement

Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition 2018

Incorporating indigenous worldviews on the environment into non-indigenous legal systems: has the Te Awa Tupua Act led to reconciliation and self-determination? - Nopera Dennis-McCarthy

He Taonga Te Tamariki - Eru Kapa-Kingi

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Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

2019 Māori Appellate Court judgments - index

2018 Māori Appellate Court Judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Representation of Māori - review of earlier order - expiry date - mediation - Ngāti Pāoa Iwi Trust v Ngāti Pāoa Trust Board - Ngāti Pāoa (2018) 173 Waikato Maniapoto MB 51 (173 WMN 51) - Meredith Clement

Procedure - consequences of breach of self-dealing rule - Naera v Fenwick - Whakapoungakau 24 (2019) 205 Waiāriki MB 96 (205 WAR 96) - Craig Linkhorn

2019 Māori Land Court judgments - index

2018 Māori Land Court Judgments - index

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Waitangi Tribunal

Te Mana Whatu Ahuru: Report on Te Rohe Pōtae Claims Part I - Meredith Clement

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - discovery information - Takutai Moana inquiry - Meredith Clement

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - memorialised and Crown forest land - interested party - leave to participate withdrawn - Wairarapa ki Tararua inquiry - Meredith Clement

Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition 2018

Incorporating indigenous worldviews on the environment into non-indigenous legal systems: has the Te Awa Tupua Act led to reconciliation and self-determination? - Nopera Dennis-McCarthy

He Taonga Te Tamariki - Eru Kapa-Kingi

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Te Kōti Matua – High Court

Judicial Review - challenge to Waitangi Tribunal recommendations - Whakatōhea Mandate Inquiry Report - Baker v Waitangi Tribunal & Ors [2018] NZHC 2348 - Toni Love

Procedure - natural resource management - report declined - not a basis to overcome failure to provide reasons - Maungaharuru-Tangitū Trust v Hastings District Council [2018] NZHC 3261 - Toni Love

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

Costs - 60 per cent of costs awarded - Maruera v Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Maru (Taranaki) Trust [2019] Māori Appellate Court MB 52 (2019 APPEAL 52) - Sam Taylor

2019 Māori Appellate Court Judgments - index

2018 Māori Appellate Court Judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Injunction - cancellation refused - no material change in circumstances - Faulkner v Hoete - Motiti North C No 1 (2018) 181 Waikato Maniapoto MB 2 (173 WMN 2) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Chief Judge's powers - error of law - land remains general land - status of land order cancelled - interests of justice - Murray v Parker - Paihia 3B9B Residue [2018] Chief Judges MB 707 (2018 CJ 707) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Trusts - review of ahu whenua trust – trust variation refused – appointment of advisory trustees - Kingi - Maungaroa No 1 Section 27 (2018) 194 Waiariki MB 268 (194 WAR 268) - Te Kooanga Awatere-Reedy

Trusts - trustee removal declined - conflict of interest - Randall v Moeahu - Lot 1 Deposited Plan 442626 (2018) 390 Aotea MB 4 (390 AOT 4) - Reto Blattner de-Vries

2019 Māori Land Court Judgments - index

2018 Māori Land Court Judgments - index

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Waitangi Tribunal

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - memorialised and Crown forest land - interested party - leave to participate withdrawn - Wairarapa ki Tararua inquiry - Meredith Clement

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - urgent inquiry - Hauraki Collective deed of settlement - Meredith Clement

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - urgent inquiry declined - Hauraki Collective deed of settlement - Meredith Clement

Te Kōti Mana Nui – Supreme Court

Human rights - electoral disenfranchisement - prisoner voting rights - entrenchment claim rejected - Ngaronoa v Attorney-General [2018] NZSC 123 - Rachael Jones

Leave to appeal declined - insufficient prospect of success - extradition - Tukaki v The Commonwealth of Australia [2018] NZSC 109 - Toni Love

Leave to appeal declined - Tītī Islands - no questions of general or public importance - Reihana v Rakiura Tītī Committee [2018] NZSC 119 - Meredith Clement

Te Kōti Matua – High Court

Judicial Review - challenge to Waitangi Tribunal recommendations - Whakatōhea Mandate Inquiry Report - Baker v Waitangi Tribunal & Ors [2018] NZHC 2348 - Toni Love

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

2018 Māori Appellate Court Judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Determination of ownership - house - equitable interest - Kingsnorth v Crawford - Motuaruhe 5D (2018) 199 Waiariki MB 203 (199 WAR 203) - Annelise Samuels

2018 Māori Land Court Judgments - index

Te Kōti Taiao o Aotearoa - Environment Court

Nga whakahaere rauemi - proposed plan - rules for waahi taonga - Maungaharuru-Tangitū Trust v Hastings District Council [2018] NZEnvC 079 - Zoe Rose-Curnow

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Waitangi Tribunal

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - memorialised and Crown forest land - interested party - leave to participate withdrawn - Wairarapa ki Tararua inquiry - Meredith Clement

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - urgent inquiry - prisoner voting - Meredith Clement

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - urgent inquiry - Hauraki Collective deed of settlement - Meredith Clement

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - urgent inquiry declined - Hauraki Collective deed of settlement - Meredith Clement

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - remedies - urgent hearing - application dismissed - Hauraki - Meredith Clement

Ngā Whakaturetanga – Legislation

Treaty settlement legislation before the House of Representatives in 2018 - Dr Carwyn Jones with Carolyn Southey-Jensen and Annelise Samuels

Arotakena pukapuka – Book review

Feminist Judgments of Aotearoa New Zealand Te Rino: A Two-Stranded Rope - Linda Te Aho

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Hui a Tau 2018 - Te Hunga Roia Māori o Aotearoa

Ka kuhu au ki te ture, hei matua mō te pani - Hon. Justice Joseph Williams

The role of the Solicitor-General in modern Aotearoa - Una Jagose QC

Criminal law - cultural context and background in sentencing - Tiana Epati

Overlapping claims and Crown engagement - will it lead to sustainable reconciliation? - Briar Peat and Carwyn Jones

Ka mate kāinga tahi, ka ora kāinga rua - growing mana motuhake while fighting for it - Sacha McMeeking

Whakaaro Māori and the role of the criminal lawyer - Chris Merrick with Corin Merrick

Rights of Indigenous Peoples – Canada

Consultation - development of legislation - honour of the Crown - Mikisew Cree First Nation v Canada (2018) SCC 40 - Rachael Jones

Te Kōti Pīra – Court of Appeal

Procedure - part waiver of security for costs - no hardship - Ngāti Te Ata v The Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations [2018] NZCA 471 - Toni Love

Te Kōti Matua – High Court

Judicial review - constitutional amendment to presidency term - due notice given - Rewiti v The Māori Women's Welfare League Inc [2018] NZHC 2713 - Toni Love

Trusts - Ngaitai Iwi Authority - election and removal of trustees by beneficiaries - Hillier v Whitewood [2018] NZHC 2623 - Toni Love

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

Jurisdiction - whenua tōpū trust order - application to revisit - jurisdiction not triggered - Maruera v Te Runanga o Ngati Maru (Taranaki) Trust [2018] Māori Appellate Court MB 552 (2018 APPEAL 552) - Annalise Samuels

Alienation - gift - lack of notice - Ormsby v Ormsby - Aorangi B No.1A No.3 (2018) Māori Appellate Court MB 547 (2018 APPEAL 547) - Annelise Samuels

2018 Māori Appellate Court Judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Chief Judge's powers - mistake in identity - no opposition - Pou v May - estate of Tame Horomona (2018) Chief Judge's MB 634 (2018 CJ 634) - Annelise Samuels

Chief Judge's powers - incorrect vesting - mistaken identity - variation of vesting order - Pou - The Petuere me Hemo Wharemate Whānau Trust (2018) Chief Judge's MB 626 (2018 CJ 626) - Annelise Samuels

Chief Judge's powers - error in fact - entitled to succeed - Hotene - Estate of Paratene Mita Hotene (2018) Chief Judge's MB 277 (2018 CJ 277) - Annelise Samuels

Succession - whāngai grandchildren - Moses-Heeney - Estate of Eric Moses (2018) 201 Waiariki MB 122 (201 WAR 122) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Trusts - interim trustee appointed - former trustees as advisory trustees - Rudd v The former trustees - Horowhenua 11 Part Reservation Trust and Horowhenua 11 (Lake) (2018) 392 Aotea MB 179 (392 AOT 179) - Meredith Clement

2018 Māori Land Court Judgments - index

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Waitangi Tribunal

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - Crown forest land - interested party status declined - Memorandum-directions of the Presiding Officer regarding renewed Wai 87 application to participate and be heard as an interested party (Wai 814 #2.654) - Meredith Clement

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - settlement - urgent inquiry refused - alternate remedy - Ngāti Rangitihi Settlement (Wai 2771, #2.5.2) - Meredith Clement

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - urgent hearing - mandate issues - granted - Maniapoto Māori Trust Board Deed of Mandate (Wai 2621 #2.5.16) - Meredith Clement

Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition 2018

Nopera Dennis-McCarthy won the 2018 Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition sponsored by the Māori Law Review. His article will be published in the February 2019 issue of the Review.

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Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Australia - the year in review - 2017-18 - James Dwyer

Te Kōti Mana Nui – Supreme Court

Judicial review - strike out reversed on final appeal - decisions in advance of proposed Treaty settlement - Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust v Attorney-General [2018] NZSC 84 - Cate Barnett

Te Kōti Pīra – Court of Appeal

Judicial review - stay upheld - regulatory procedure more appropriate - Reihana v Rakiura Titi Committee [2018] NZCA 325 - Toni Love

Procedure - strike out declined by consent - legal aid - extension of time granted - security - Hill v Māori Trustee [2018] NZCA 280 - Toni Love

Te Kōti Matua – High Court

Judicial review - strike out granted - no utility - moot legal issues - Ngāti Tama Ki Te Waipounamu Trust v Tasman District Council [2018] NZHC 2166 - Toni Love

Whānau - parenting order - balancing of principles - Nikau v Nikau [2018] NZHC 1862 - Toni Love

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

Trusts - charging order over future revenue upheld - Adlam v Niao - Matata Parish 39A 2A Ahu Whenua Trust [2018] Māori Appellate Court MB 478 (2018 APPEAL 478) - Toni Love

2018 Māori Appellate Court Judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Chief Judge's powers - amendment of a succession order - inaccurate reflection of the original will - Ketu - Estate of Te Ringahuia Rangitakatu (2018) Chief Judge's MB 237 (2018 CJ 237) - Annelise Samuels

Chief Judge's powers - erroneous succession order excluding children - Smith - Estate of Here Wiremu Ihaka Ututaonga [2018] Chief Judge's MB 541 (2018 CJ 541) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Chief Judge's powers - application to cancel succession order declined - order amended - Julian v Inia-McCaull - Estate of Moehuarahi Te Ruuri [2018] Chief Judge's MB 493 (2018 CJ 493) - Annelise Samuels

Chief Judge's powers - erroneous succession order - whāngai succession - preferred class of alienee - Puru - Takou [2018] Chief Judge's MB 563 (2018 CJ 563) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Procedure - court amended proceedings - administrative error - Pou - Maungakawakawa 6B, 6B1,6B2, 6B3 and 6B4 [2018] Chief Judge's MB 725 (2018 CJ 725) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Procedure - adjournment - related case in Court of Appeal - Carston v Kusabs - Lot 1 DPS 64109 and Lot 2 DPS 64109 (2018) 191 Waiariki MB 14 (191 WAR 14) - Annelise Samuels

Succession - contingent land interests - vested under will - Ford - Estate of Amiria Bowden (2018) 390 Aotea MB 25 (390 AOT 25) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Trusts - trustee appointment - tikanga at variance with trust deed - Solomon - Manukau Lands Trust (2018) 51 Te Waipounamu MB 40 (51 TWP 40) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Trusts - enforcement of trust obligations - no relief from liability - Rātima v Smith - Te Haroto 2B2B (2018) 70 Takitimu MB 88 (70 TKT 88) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Trusts - termination of trust - res judicata - Tito v Andrews - Mangakahia 2B2 No 2A1A (2018) 178 Taitokerau MB 193 (178 TTK 193) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Occupation orders - insufficient owner support - insufficient shareholding - Malcolm - Waione Y  (2018) 195 Waiariki MB 111 (195 WAR 111) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

2018 Māori Land Court Judgments - index

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Waitangi Tribunal

Te Rohe Pōtae district inquiry - Te Mana Whatu Ahuru: Report on Te Rohe Pōtae Claims - overview - Elizabeth Derby

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - remaining historical claims - standing inquiry panel - Meredith Clement

Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition 2018

Nopera Dennis-McCarthy won the 2018 Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition sponsored by the Māori Law Review. His article will be published in a future issue of the Review.

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Te Kōti Mana Nui – Supreme Court

Judicial review - strike out reversed on final appeal - decisions in advance of proposed Treaty settlement - Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust v Attorney-General [2018] NZSC 84 - Cate Barnett

Te Kōti Pīra – Court of Appeal

Resource management - control of fishing under RMA - leave to appeal - Attorney-General v The Trustees of the Motiti Rohe Moana Trust [2018] NZCA 67 - Toni Love

Rating valuation - prohibition on alienation a relevant factor - Rotorua District Council v Ngāti Whakaue Education Endowment Trust Board [2018] NZCA 143 - Toni Love

Te Kōti Matua – High Court

Procedure - representation order - refused - Tahi Enterprises Ltd v Taua [2018] NZHC 516 - Toni Love

Procedure - security of costs - appeal from waiver decline - Ngai Te Hapu Incorporated and Nga Potiki A Tamapahore Trust v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [2018] NZCA 291 - Toni Love

Resource management - control of fishing under RMA - Attorney-General v The Trustees of the Motiti Rohe Moana Trust [2017] NZHC 1429 - Toni Love

Trusts - trustee duties - Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust - unlawful trustee removal - Waho v Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust [2018] NZHC 1935 - Toni Love

Costs - granted - disbursements not necessary - earlier order varied - Ngāti Hurungaterangi & Ors v Ngāti Wāhiao [2018] NZHC 1991 - Toni Love

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

Succession - return of shares - no obligation on the Court to inquire further - Wihongi v Samson - Otarihau 2B1C [2018] Māori Appellate Court MB 469 (2018 APPEAL 469) - Toni Love

Judicial recusal - apparent bias - prior role as barrister - decision quashed - rehearing - Taueki - Horowhenua 11 Part Reservation Trust [2018] Māori Appellate Court MB 512 (2018 APPEAL 512) - Toni Love

Trusts - charging order over future revenue upheld - Adlam v Niao - Matata Parish 39A 2A Ahu Whenua Trust [2018] Māori Appellate Court MB 478 (2018 APPEAL 478) - Toni Love

2018 Māori Appellate Court Judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Injunction - trespass - no permission to occupy - Dawson v Young - Maungaturoto D1B Block (2018) 174 Taitokerau MB 89 (174 TTK 89) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Chief Judge's powers - succession order amended - Nyman v Appleton - Estate of Felix Appleton (2018) Chief Judge MB 31 (2018 CJ 31) - Annelise Samuels

Chief Judge's powers - succession order amended - exclusion - Tiopira - Bella Tiopira [2018] Chief Judge's MB 96 (2017 CJ 96) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Costs - special aid refused - venue was applicant's choice - Barns - Lot 39A Sec. 2B No. 2B. No. 2A Parish of Matata (2018) 387 Aotea 218 (387 AOT 218) - Annelise Samuels

Costs - unmeritorious defence - 80% costs awarded - Baker v Samuels-Thomas (2018) 178 Taitokerau MB 131 (178 TTK 131) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Succession - intestacy - interests from whāngai relatives returned - Wati - Estate of Thomas Winitana Nuku Soloman (2018) 66 Tākitimu MB 176 (66 TKT 176) - Annelise Samuels

Succession - absence of consent - vesting of interests and trustee appointments void - Hay - Estate of Douglas Allan Huirama Te Kohera Hay (2018) 50 Te Waipounamu MB 144 (50 TWP 144) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Trusts - application for directions in administration of estate - Djangozov v Johnston - Estate of Audrey Trimble (2018) 185 Waiariki MB 238 (185 WAR 238) - Annelise Samuels

Trusts - review of whānau trust - interest of beneficiary quantified - Buchanan – Riwaka-Matiu-Matana Whānau Trust (2018) 50 Te Waipounamu MB 152 (50 TWP 152) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Trusts - beneficial interests compensated - property to remain within the whānau - Buchanan - Riwaka-Matiu-Mātana Whānau Trust (2018) 51 Te Waipounamu MB 269 (51 TWP 269) - Annelise Samuels

Trusts - trustee appointment - opposition insufficient - Evans - Waitara West 52C (2018) 383 Aotea MB 43 (383 AOT 43) - Annelise Samuels

Trusts - disqualification of counsel - lack of independence - Witana v Robust - Omapere Taraire E (2018) 175 Taitokerau MB 251 (175 TTK 251) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Partition - application granted - needed for a mortgage - Hancock - Horowhenua A5F2B and A5F2C (2018) 385 Aotea 296 (385 AOT 296) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Occupation order - disputed ownership of dwelling - lifetime award - Rean v Pitman - Takahiwai 7A2B2C (2018) 175 Taitokerau MB 237 (175 TTK 237) - Annelise Samuels

Māori reservations - removal of reservation status - insufficient support - Winitana - Mokau Reserve (2018) 77 Tairawhiti MB 187 (77 TRW 187) - Annelise Samuels

2018 Māori Land Court Judgments - index

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Waitangi Tribunal

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - remedies - urgent inquiry refused - no imminent risk - Ngāti Rangi settlement - Rangataua and Umumore blocks (Wai 836, #2.54) - Meredith Clement

Rights of indigenous peoples

The 2017 Shirley Smith address - First laws: tikanga Māori in / and the law - Professor Jacinta Ruru

Arotakenga pukapuka - Book review

Indigenous Courts, Self-Determination and Criminal Justice - Dr Fleur Te Aho

Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition 2018

Entries are welcomed for the 2018 Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition sponsored by the Māori Law Review. For more information and details on how the competition operates go here. Entries close at 5 p.m. on Tuesday 9 October 2018.

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Court of Appeal - Te Kōti Pīra

Extradition - not oppressive - appellant surrendered - whanaungatanga - Tukaki v Commonwealth of Australia [2018] NZCA 324 - Toni Love

High Court – Te Kōti Matua

Judicial review - settlement redress property - overlapping claims - transfer not unreasonable - Ngāti Te Ata v The Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations [2017] NZHC 2058 - Toni Love

Procedure - appeal dismissed - failure to provide security - MV Rena - Ngai Te Hapu Incorporated v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [2018] NZHC 1710 - Toni Love

Family - language and school attendance - Cavanagh v Cavanagh [2017] NZHC 1546 - Toni Love

Procedure - representation order - refused - Tahi Enterprises Ltd v Taua [2018] NZHC 516 - Toni Love

Procedure - substitution of appellant - dismissed - Ngai Te Hapu Incorporated and Nga Potitki a Tamapahore Trust v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [2018] NZHC 936 - Toni Love

Procedure - security for costs - no waiver - no public interest - Ngai Te Hapu Incorporated and Nga Potitki a Tamapahore Trust v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [2018] NZHC 643 - Toni Love

Procedure - leave to appeal security for costs - dismissed - Ngai Te Hapu Incorporated and Nga Potitki a Tamapahore Trust v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [2018] NZHC 1142 - Toni Love

Costs - Treaty settlement litigation - public interest - normal rules apply - Ngāti Te Ata v The Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations & Ors [2018] NZHC 915 - Toni Love

Human rights - declaration - refused - mana whenua - insufficient evidence - Kamo v The Minister of Conservation [2018] NZHC 1983 - Craig Linkhorn

Māori Appellate Court – Te Kōti Pīra Māori

Determination of ownership - succession order - sale of land - s 77 - jurisdiction - equitable title - White v Potroz - Mohakatino Parininihi No 1C West 3A2 [2017] Māori Appellate Court MB 450 (2017 APPEAL 450) - Meredith Clement

2018 Māori Appellate Court Judgments - index

Māori Land Court - Te Kōti Whenua Māori

Injunction - trespass - no permission to occupy - Dawson v Young - Maungaturoto D1B Block (2018) 174 Taitokerau MB 89 (174 TTK 89) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Jurisdiction - trusts - recovery of land - lack of standing - Te Kanawa v Earle - Pukehina M Section 1B No 3 (2018) 193 Waiariki MB 151 (193 WAR 151) - Craig Linkhorn

Rehearing - partition set aside - change in commercial position - Committee of Management of Mangatawa Papamoa Blocks Incorporation Lot 1 DPS 65413 (2018) 164 Waikato Maniapoto MB 69 (164 WMN 69) - Craig Linkhorn

Chief Judge's powers - erroneous survey plan - order amended - Henare - Hokio A and Part Hokio A [2018] Chief Judge's MB 164 (2018 CJ 164) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Alienation - confirmation - changes of trustees - Potroz - Mohakatino Parininihi 1C West 3A2 (2018) 388 Aotea MB 233 (388 AOT 233) - Craig Linkhorn

Maori reservations - inquiry - removal of trustees - Hina - Ihupuku G (Ihupuku Pa) Maori Reservation (2018) 385 Aotea 1 (385 AOT 1) - Annelise Samuels

2018 Māori Land Court Judgments - index

Environment Court - Te Kōti Taiao o Aotearoa

MV Rena - consent to abandon and discharge contaminants - Ngāi Te Hapu Inc v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [2017] NZEnvC 073 - Toni Love

Waitangi Tribunal - Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - remedies - urgent inquiry refused - no imminent risk - Ngāti Rangi settlement - Rangataua and Umumore blocks (Wai 836, #2.54) - Meredith Clement

Whakatōhea mandate inquiry report - recognising a mandate to negotiate a settlement - Dr Carwyn Jones

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Ngā Whakahaere Rauemi – Resource Management

Incorporating Māori approaches to ecosystem management in marine management - Toni Love

Te Kōti Pīra Māori – Māori Appellate Court

Alienation - failure to give notice - decisions set aside - transfer already registered - Karena v Whitfield - Omahu 4C Section 6 [2018] Māori Appellate Court MB 170 (2018 APPEAL 170) - Craig Linkhorn

Trusts - trustee election - validation of proxies and voting not unfair - Donnelly v Deputy Registrar - Ohinepoutea B [2018] Māori Appellate Court MB 219 (2018 APPEAL 219) - Toni Love

2018 Māori Appellate Court Judgments - index

Te Kōti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court

Jurisdiction - inherent power to correct not exercised - recusal not warranted - Maruera v Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Maru (Taranaki) Trust (2018) 385 Aotea MB 168 (385 AOT 7) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Chief Judge's powers - succession - adoption - Taurua - Estate of Piatarihi Taurua [2018] Chief Judge's MB 108 (2018 CJ 108) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Chief Judge's powers - succession - error interpreting will - Pace - Margaret Rose Karaka [2018] Chief Judge's MB 86 (2018 CJ 86) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Rehearing - application dismissed - no grounds - Mikaere v Mikaere - Manaia No 6 (2018) 162 Waikato Maniapoto MB 168 (162 WMN 168) - Annelise Samuels

Trusts - breach of trust - removal of trustees - repayment ordered - Matchitt v Butler - Matangareka 3B (2018) 189 Waiariki MB 74 (189 WAR 74) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Trusts - distribution - trustee liability - owner ballot - Takarangi v Owens - Hautu 2B1B2A No 3 (2018) 383 Aotea MB 50 (383 AOT 50) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Trusts - appointment of further trustee to overcome impasse - Rika v Williams - Torere Section 33 (2018) 189 Waiariki MB 139 (189 WAR 139) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Trusts - trustee appointment - trust order variation - McGuckin - Whitianga Papa Tupu Ora Whenua Trust (2018) 385 Aotea MB 20 (385 AOT 20) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Trusts - removal of trustees - insufficient evidence - role of marae committee - Priestly v Tawa - Tuaropaki A (2018) 191 Waiariki MB 234 (191 WAR 234) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Maori reservations - limited inquiry granted - Harawira - Te Tii A Maori Reservation (Waitangi Marae) (2018) 173 Taitokerau MB 245 (173 TTK 245) - Annelise Samuels

2018 Māori Land Court Judgments - index

Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Waitangi Tribunal

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - remedies - urgent inquiry refused - no imminent risk - Ngāti Rangi settlement - Rangataua and Umumore blocks (Wai 836, #2.54) - Meredith Clement

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - urgent inquiries - urgency dormant - The Ngati Te Ata (Minhinnick) Claim (Wai 2568, ##2.5.6) - Meredith Clement

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - urgent inquiries - urgency criteria not met - The Patuharakeke Hapū Lands and Resources Claim (Wai 745, #2.162; 1308 #2.21) - Meredith Clement

Waitangi Tribunal procedure - urgent inquiries - urgency abandoned by applicants - Whangapoua Forest (Wai 475, #2.67) - Meredith Clement

Whakatōhea mandate inquiry report - recognising a mandate to negotiate a settlement - Dr Carwyn Jones

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High Court – Te Kōti Matua

Land transfer - caveat preventing dealings - Crown agent proprietor - Accident Compensation Corporation v Stafford [2018] NZHC 218 - Toni Love

Māori Appellate Court – Te Kōti Pīra Māori

Breach of natural justice - no notice - Wade - Whakarewarewa Lot 29 Māori Reservation (Wāhiao Meeting House) [2018] Māori Appellate Court MB 283 (2018 APPEAL 283) - Toni Love

2018 Māori Appellate Court Judgments - index

Māori Land Court - Te Kōti Whenua Māori

Procedure - interrogatories - discovery - Kingsnorth v Crawford - Moutaruhe 5D Block (2018) 185 Waiariki MB 106 (185 WAR 106-112) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Equity - succession claim opposing survivorship - Tuwhangai v Boon – Kawhia U 2B Block (2018) 160 Waikato Maniapoto MB 113 (160 WMN 113) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Representation of Māori – review of earlier order – Whakatōhea – Edwards - Whakatōhea (2018) 183 Waiariki 169-194 (183 WAR 169) - Annelise Samuels

Representation of Māori – advice on effect of order declined – no jurisdiction – Whakatōhea – Edwards - Whakatōhea (2018) 181 Waiariki 121 (181 WAR 121) - Annelise Samuels

Chief Judge's powers - succession - exclusion - Rangi v Larkins - Estate of Hakaraia Muru Waata (2018) Chief Judge's MB 25 (2018 CJ 25) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Costs - application dismissed - costs should lie where they fall - Edwards v Tatere - Mangatainoka No 1BC No 2C1, Tamaki 2A1C Part (Lot DP7840) and Tamaki 2A2A (Balance) also known as Ngawapurua and Rua Roa Trusts (2018) 186 Waiariki MB 44-60 (186 WAR 44) - Annelise Samuels

Māori incorporations - partition - change of status - easement - Management Committee of Mangatawa Papamoa Blocks Incorporation - Lot 1 DPS 65413 and Part Mangatawa Papamoa SO 452445 (2018) 156 Waikato Maniapoto MB 77 (156 WMN 77) - Toni Love

Māori Incorporations - term of appointment - Pook v Gage - Mangaroa Block and Others (2018) 186 Waiariki MB 32-38 (186 WAR 32) - Annelise Samuels

Trusts - review of trust - standing - Russell v Burns - Ōnuku 886 2B2 Ahu Whenua Trust (49 Waipounamu MB 34-44) (2018) 39 Te Waipounamu MB 43 (39 TWP 34) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Trusts - distribution - trustee liability - owner ballot - Takarangi v Owens - Hautu 2B1B2A No 3 (2018) 383 Aotea MB 50 (383 AOT 50) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Trusts - investigatory trust terminated by operation of the law - ahu whenua trust constituted over block - Nicholas - Poike 8E (2018) 162 Waikato Maniapoto MB 90 (162 WMN 90) - Te Kooanga Awatere-Reedy

Trusts - constitution of a whānau trust - Anderson v Anderson - Estate of Barlow Nathaniel Hahona Anderson & Estate of Ora Hanna Anderson (2018) 185 Waiariki MB 287 (185 WAR 287-303) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Trusts - intention to create a whānau trust - preliminary judgment - Mane - Waihou A8C1B1 (2018) 169 Taitokerau MB 108 (169 TTK 108) - Annelise Samuels

Trusts - whānau trust constituted - previous findings upheld - Mane - Waihou A8C1B1 (2018) 171 Taitokerau MB 291 ( 171 TTK 291)

2018 Māori Land Court Judgments - index

Waitangi Tribunal - Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Whakatōhea mandate inquiry report - recognising a mandate to negotiate a settlement - Dr Carwyn Jones

Resource Management - Ngā Whakahaere Rauemi

Māori interests in natural resource management - 2017 in review by Anna Brenstrum, Annie O'Connor and Dave Randal

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Court of Appeal – Te Kōti Pīra

Procedure - extension of time to appeal - Kusabs and Ors v Staite and Ors [2018] NZCA 106 - Toni Love

High Court – Te Kōti Matua

Procedure - recall application - Staite v Kusabs [2017] NZHC 2299 - Toni Love

Procedure - slip rule - judgment amended - Staite v Kusabs [2017] NZHC 1758 - Toni Love

Māori Appellate Court – Te Kōti Pīra Māori

Security for costs - Maiava criteria not met - points arguable - W T Nicholls - Security for Costs [2018] Māori Appellate Court MB 165-169 (2018 APPEAL 165) - Toni Love

Judicial recusal - apparent bias - prior role as barrister - Rudd v Hurunui - Horowhenua 11 Part Reservation [2018] Māori Appellate Court MB 123 (2018 APPEAL 123) - Toni Love

Injunction - trespass by ouster - planning instruments - Faulkner v Hoete - Motiti North C No 1 [2018] Māori Appellate Court MB 17 (2018 APPEAL 17) - Toni Love

2018 Māori Appellate Court Judgments - index

Māori Land Court - Te Kōti Whenua Māori

Chief Judge's powers - succession order - natural child - Hona - Estate of Hiriweteri Toby (2017) Chief Judge's MB 428 (2017 CJ 428) - Toni Love

Status of land - Māori customary land - no jurisdiction - Hetaraka v Auckland Council - Allotments 170-176 Parish of Manurewa (2017) 158 Taitokerau MB 248 (158 TTK 248) - Annelise Samuels

Partition - construction of marae complex - Kerehi v Griggs - Ngapuketaurua 6C Section 1 (2017) 62 Tākitimu MB 210 (62 TKT 210) - Annelise Samuels

Occupation orders - opposition - possible future ahu whenua trust - Gilbert - Horahora 1A3B (2017) 158 Taitokerau MB 69 (158 TTK 69) - Annelise Samuels

Occupation orders - ownership of dwelling - Taka v Watene - Koparakore A32A2B3B (2017) 34 Tākitimu MB 163 (34 TKT 163) - Toni Love

Occupation orders - family trust - no jurisdiction - Taipana - Taonui Ahuaturanga 3A2 Part (2017) 377 Aotea MB 282 (377 AOT 282) - Toni Love

Trusts - ahu whenua trust - no meritorious objections - Insley v Insley - Awanui Haparapara No 2B1B2 (2017) 167 Waiariki MB 183 (167 WAR 183) - Annelise Samuels

Trusts - trustee appointment - insufficient support - Goldsmith - Lot 72B 3G2 Parish of Matata (2017) 175 Waiariki MB 99 (175 WAR 99) - Toni Love

Trusts - trustee appointment - method of voting - Hei - Maraehako C3D (2017) 174 Waiariki MB 274 (174 WAR 274) - Toni Love

Trusts - trustee removal - vesting of shares - injunction - The Māori Trustee v Smith - Waipaoa 5A2 (2017) 72 Tairāwhiti MB 57 (72 TRW 57)

Trusts - termination - distribution of assets - Carlton v Dodd - June Dodd Whānau Trust (2017) 377 Aotea MB 248 (377 AOT 248) - Toni Love

Trusts - partial termination - Katene-Griffith - Katene Whanau Trust (2017) 47 Te Waipounamu MB 4 (47 TWP 4) - Toni Love

Māori Incorporations - term of appointment - Pook v Gage - The Proprietors of Mangaroa and Other Blocks Incorporated (2017) 168 Waiariki MB 200 (168 WAR 200) - Annelise Samuels

2018 Māori Land Court Judgments - index

Waitangi Tribunal - Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Whakatōhea mandate inquiry report - recognising a mandate to negotiate a settlement - Dr Carwyn Jones

Resource Management - Ngā Whakahaere Rauemi

Māori interests in natural resource management - 2017 in review by Anna Brenstrum, Annie O'Connor and Dave Randal

Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition 2017

Durability of the Treaty settlement process: Ngāti Whātua, tikanga, and overlapping claims - Cate Barnett

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Rights of indigenous peoples

Canada - the year in review - 2017 - Kevin Hille (free)

High Court – Te Kōti Matua

Injunction - dismissed - beneficial interest - Mitchell v Mitchell [2017] NZHC 1759 - Toni Love

Māori Appellate Court – Te Kōti Pīra Māori

Judicial recusal - apparent bias - prior role as barrister - Rudd v Hurunui - Horowhenua 11 Part Reservation [2018] Māori Appellate Court MB 123 (2018 APPEAL 123) - Toni Love

Injunction - trespass by ouster - planning instruments - Faulkner v Hoete - Motiti North C No 1 [2018] Māori Appellate Court MB 17 (2018 APPEAL 17) - Toni Love

Procedure - rehearing application out of time - Karena v Te Koau A Ahu Whenua Trust [2018] Māori Appellate Court MB 154 (2018 APPEAL 154) - Toni Love

Procedure - standing - adduce further evidence - appeal dismissed - Charters v Rika - Arataua 4C [2018] Māori Appellate Court MB 142 (2018 APPEAL 142) - Toni Love

Succession - double event - interpretation of survive - Williams - Estate of Blewett Porou Williams [2018] Māori Appellate Court MB 47 (2018 APPEAL 47) - Toni Love

2018 Māori Appellate Court Judgments - index

2017 Māori Appellate Court Judgments - index

Māori Land Court - Te Kōti Whenua Māori

Ownership - equitable interests - constructive trust rejected - Broad v Massey - Otarihau 2B1C (2018) 169 Taitokerau MB 138 (169 TTK 138) - Annelise Samuels

Status of land - land remains Māori freehold land - Western Bay of Plenty District Council - Rangiuru 1A 7B 8B1 Residue (2018) 181 Waiariki MB 157 (181 WAR 157) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Succession - determination of entitlement - estoppel - Charteris v Rowe - Estate of David Charteris (2018) 181 Waiariki MB 108 (181 WAR 108) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Trusts - trustee removal - enforcement of trust obligations - White v Franks - Te Komiti 1A1 Ahu Whenua Trust (2018) 167 Taiokerau MB 292 (167 TTK 292) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Trusts - review and enforcement of obligations of trust - dismissed - Rudd - Horowhenua 11 Part Reservation Trust (2017) 372 Aotea MB 171 (372 AOT 171) - Toni Love

Roadway - variation - reversion to earlier order - Eruera - Kōkōhinau Block (2018) 179 Waiariki MB 249 (179 WAR 249) - Carolyn Southey-Jensen

Landlocked land - access - easement granted - Tuson - Mangamuka West 3B2A (2018) 168 Taitokerau MB 17 (168 TTK 17) - Annelise Samuels

2018 Māori Land Court Judgments - index

2017 Māori Land Court Judgments - index

Resource Management - Ngā Whakahaere Rauemi

Māori interests in natural resource management - 2017 in review by Anna Brenstrum, Annie O'Connor and Dave Randal

Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition 2017

Durability of the Treaty settlement process: Ngāti Whātua, tikanga, and overlapping claims - Cate Barnett

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High Court – Te Kōti Matua

Injunction - dismissed - beneficial interest - Mitchell v Mitchell [2017] NZHC 1759 - Toni Love

Māori Appellate Court – Te Kōti Pīra Māori

Injunction - appeal granted - no notice - Reihana v Benedito - Punakitere [2018] Māori Appellate Court MB 32 (2018 APPEAL 32) - Toni Love

2018 Māori Appellate Court Judgments - index

2017 Māori Appellate Court Judgments - index

Māori Land Court - Te Kōti Whenua Māori

Rehearing - succession orders remain - no whakapapa link - Kerehoma v Haeta-Kuku - Estate of Kenneth James Haeta-Kuku (2017) 65 Tākitimu MB 23 (65 TKT 23) - Toni Love

Trusts - trustee - liability for amounts received in breach - ineligibility for reappointment - Rātima v Sullivan - Tataraakina C Trust (2017) 64 Tākitimu MB 121 (64 TKT 121) - Toni Love

Trusts - trustee removal - ineligibility period - Rātima v Sullivan - Tataraakina C Trust (2015) 41 Tākitimu MB 102 (41 TKT 102) - Annelise Samuels

Trusts - review of trust, enforcement of trustee obligations, removal of trustees - Broadman - Waimarama 3A 4B Sec 5 Block (2018) 66 Tākitimu MB 207 (66 TKT 207) - Toni Love

Trusts - conflict of interest - contracts rescinded - Matchitt v Butler - Mangatareka 3B (2017) 177 Waiariki MB 170 (177 WAR 170) - Toni Love

Māori Reservation - recommendation - urupā - Maori Trustee - Waerenga-a-Hika Māori Cemetery (2017) 73 Tairāwhiti MB 16 (73 TKT 16) - Toni Love

2018 Māori Land Court Judgments - index

2017 Māori Land Court Judgments - index

Resource Management - Ngā Whakahaere Rauemi

Māori interests in natural resource management - 2017 in review by Anna Brenstrum, Annie O'Connor and Dave Randal

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Supreme Court – Te Kōti Mana Nui

Habeas corpus - sovereignty claim - no prospect of success - Te Tangata Whenua (Warren) v Chief Executive of Dept of Corrections [2017] NZSC 189 - Meredith Clement

Court of Appeal – Te Kōti Pīra

Judicial review - appeal dismissed - use of conservation land - decision gave effect to Treaty principles - Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Tribal Trust v Minister of Conservation [2017] NZCA 613 - James Watson

High Court – Te Kōti Matua

Trespass - appeal - defence of honest belief unavailable - Crockenberg v New Zealand Police [2017] NZHC 2704 - Toni Love

Māori Appellate Court – Te Kōti Pīra Māori

2017 Māori Appellate Court Judgments - index

Māori Land Court - Te Kōti Whenua Māori

Trusts - recovery of rental income - Nicholls v Nicholls - Koromatua 3A (2017) 154 Waikato-Maniapoto MB 128 (154 WMN 128) - Toni Love

Trusts - trustee removal - enforcement of obligations of trust - Tamaki - Paremata Mokau A7A1 (Mokau Marae) (2017) 163 Taitokerau MB 256 (163 TTK 256) - Toni Love

Costs - no award - no successful party - Dennett v Te Tumu Paeroa - Rotohokahoka D North 2A (2017) 178 Waiariki MB 24 (178 WAR 24) - Toni Love

2018 Māori Land Court judgments - index

2017 Māori Land Court Judgments - index

Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie student essay competition 2017

Durability of the Treaty settlement process: Ngāti Whātua, tikanga, and overlapping claims - Cate Barnett

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