Smith v The Māori Trustee - Waipaoa 5A2 Block
Māori Land Court (2014) 44 Tairāwhiti MB 104 (44 TRW 104)
24 December 2014
Application for an injunction dismissed. The applicant was concerned about the actions of the Māori Trustee in leasing the Waipaoa 5A2 Block. There was no evidence of actual or potential breach of trustee duties by the Māori trustee or of risk to the trust.
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Trustees of Maungatautari 4G Section IV Block v Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust - Maungatautari 4G Section IV Block
Māori Land Court (2014) 90 Waikato Maniapoto MB 291 (90 WMN 291)
16 December 2014
Injunctive relief refused due to the applicant's failure to engage in the processes outlined in an easement instrument.
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Trustees of Ihaka Whaanga Whānau Trust v Whaanga - Town Section 90 Mahia and Town Section 91 Mahia
Māori Land Court (2014) 42 Tairāwhiti MB 292 (42 TRW 292)
9 October 2014
Successful application for orders granting return of land wrongfully occupied, a permanent injunction against the respondent, and various other orders relating to compensation and payment of rates and rental in arrears.
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Akura Lands Trust v Te Whata - Akura 1C 3B 2
Māori Land Court (2014) 29 Tākitimu MB 199 (29 TKT 199)
5 March 2014
Preliminary determination of ownership of a dwelling on Trust property. Succession and other matters were left to be determined at a later date.
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Taueki v Horowhenua Sailing Club Limited - Horowhenua (11) Lake
Māori Land Court (2013) 304 Aotea MB 288 (304 AOT 288)
12 July 2013
Application for injunction dismissed. The Court will not interfere when a trust is acting in accordance with its trust order and the general principles of trust law.
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Albert - Lake Waikaremoana
Māori Land Court (2013) 74 Waiariki MB 276 (74 WAR 276)
7 May 2013
Application to delay voting dismissed. The order sought fell outside the provisions of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
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Taueki v Horowhenua District Council - Horowhenua (11) Lake
Māori Land Court (2013) 298 Aotea MB 263 (298 AOT 263)
28 February 2013
Interim decision of Judge Harvey adjourning an application for an injunction.
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Horton v Māori Trustee - Awarua 3D3 No 12B and Awarua 3D3 No 13
Māori Land Court (2013) 297 Aotea MB 178 (297 AOT 178)
14 February 2013
Application for injunction dismissed by consent. The parties had reached a sensible outcome and had agreed upon terms.
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Orbell v Rowallan Block XIII Section 1 and 5 Ahu Whenua Trusts - Rowallan Block XIII Section 1 and 5 Ahu Whenua Trusts
Māori Land Court (2012) 16 Te Waipounamu MB 53 (16 TWP 53)
18 December 2012
Application for injunction preventing the distribution of capital dismissed.
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Malcolm-Davies - Ngararatunua A2B3C and A2B3D
Māori Land Court (2012) 39 Taitokerau MB 293 (39 TTK 293)
4 May 2012
Application for injunction preventing a burial dismissed. This was a matter more appropriately dealt with as a matter of tikanga at the marae.
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The Trustees of Oweta 4B v Riki - Oweta 4B
Māori Land Court (2012) 21 Tairāwhiti MB 190 (21 TRW 190)
23 April 2012
Application by the trustees of Oweta 4B for an injunction to remove Mr Riki from the land dismissed.
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Trustees of Horina Nepia and Te Hiwi Piahana Whānau Trust v Tahamata Incorporation - Tahamata Incorporation
Māori Land Court (2011) 274 Aotea MB 203 (274 AOT 203)
18 November 2011
Application for an injunction preventing the Tahamata Incorporation dealing with certain shares was adjourned on the basis that an injunction was not appropriate.
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Te Pairi v Whakatane District Council - Omuriwaka and Tahora 2AD2
Māori Land Court (2011) 38 Waiariki MB 116 (38 WAR 116)
2 September 2011
Interim injunction cancelled. The results of an independent survey were the same as those of another survey commissioned by the Whakatane District Council. This ended a dispute over a boundary.
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Peters v Eruera - Kaikoura No 4
Māori Land Court (2011) 40 Waiāriki MB 206 (40 WAR 206)
27 September 2011
Injunction granted prohibiting the occupant and his family from occupying the property or entering onto trust land.
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Pue v Tapatu - Okawa A1B
Māori Land Court (2011) 268 Aotea MB 93 (268 AOT 93)
8 July 2011
Injunction granted requiring the respondents to remove encroaching structures from the applicant's land. Registrar directed to take steps to prosecute one respondent for contempt of Court.
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Reeves v Gardiner - Waikawa Village Section 15C
Māori Land Court (2011) 7 Te Waipounamu MB 39 (7 TWP 39)
25 January 2011
Application for injunction dismissed. In disposing of felled timber, the respondents were acting in accordance with orders of the District Court.
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Hunia v Skerrit-White - Kawerau A8D
Māori Land Court (2010) 22 Waiāriki MB 92 (22 WAR 92)
20 December 2010
Injunction granted preventing the trustees from taking any steps in the administration or management of the trust. Evidence suggested all trustees had breached the trust order.
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Yates v Te Kohanga Lots 1 and 3-27 Trust - Te Kohanga Lots 1 and 3-27
Māori Land Court (2010) 13 Taitokerau MB 36 (13 TTK 36)
24 November 2010
Judge Ambler determined that Lot 1 at Te Kohanga had been set aside as a "public reserve (roadway)". The applicant had a right of access but did not have the right to modify the land.
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