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1. Karangaroa v Te Rito - Whangawehi 13A (2021) 104 Tairawhiti MB 200 (104 TRW 200) [PDF, 247 KB]

   23.07.2021 | Deputy Chief Judge C.L. Fox | Section 289 Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Partition

2. Te Rito - Whangawehi 13A (2021) 104 Tairawhiti MB 192 (104 TRW 192) [PDF, 254 KB]

   23.07.2021 | Deputy Chief Judge C.L. Fox | Section 328, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Application to occupy

3. Cottrell - Wharerangi 9 and 10 Blocks (2021) 91 Takitimu MB 85 (91 TKT 85) [PDF, 221 KB]

   23.07.2021 | Judge L.R. Harvey | Section 239, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Replacment of trustees

4. Tapsell - Succession to Pera Wikiriwhi or Pera Matataia [2021] Chief Judge's MB 1002 (2021 CJ 1002) [PDF, 485 KB]

   23.07.2021 | Deputy Chief Judge C.L. Fox | Section 45, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Succession

5. Brown v Edmonds - Succession to Kuini Brown and Mate Ihipera Rewi Tamehana [2021] Chief Judge's MB 988 (2021 CJ 988) [PDF, 294 KB]

   22.07.2021 | Deputy Chief Judge C.L. Fox | Section 45, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Succession | Whāngai

6. Knuckey v Telford - Wahapakapaka 7A (2021) 435 Aotea MB 68 (435 AOT 68) [PDF, 202 KB]

   16.07.2021 | Judge L.R. Harvey | Section 239 and 338, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, Regulation 21, Maori Reservtion Regulations 1994 | Appointment of trustee

7. Grant v Grant - Succession to Harry Grant (2021) 104 Tairawhiti MB 122 (104 TRW 122) [PDF, 275 KB]

   16.07.2021 | Deputy Chief Judge C.L. Fox | Section 118, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Succession | Whangai

8. Towler - Succession to Mona Towler (2021) 435 Aotea MB 37 (435 AOT 37) [PDF, 214 KB]

   16.07.2021 | Judge L.R. Harvey | Section 118, te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Succession | Intestacy

9. Phares -Tiopira Popata Whanau Trust (2021) 224 Waikato Maniapoto MB 252 (224 WMN 252) [PDF, 200 KB]

   07.07.2021 | Judge T.M. Wara | Section 239 Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 | appointment of additional trustee | jurisdiction

10. Dixon - Succession to Hare Manukau [2021] Chief Judges MB 887 (2021 CJ 887) [PDF, 942 KB]

    05.07.2021 | Deputy Chief Judge C.L. Fox | Section 45, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Succession

11. Wirihana-Tawake v Kauika-Stevens - Rangitatau 1D5A1 Takirau Marae (2021) 434 Aotea MB 114 (434 AOT 114) [PDF, 313 KB]

    30.06.2021 | Judge L.R. Harvey | Section 19, Te Ture Whenau Māori Act 1993 | Injunction | tenancy dispute

12. Tapsell - Lot 1 Owhatiura South 5 (2021) 257 Waiariki MB 176 (257 WAR 176) [PDF, 235 KB]

    30.06.2021 | Judge C.T. Coxhead | Section 135 Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Application to change status of land from Māori freehold land to General land

13. Broughton - Kahurangi Trust (2021) 434 Aotea MB 131 (434 AOT 131) [PDF, 262 KB]

    30.06.2021 | Judge L.R. Harvey | Section 240, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Removal of trustees

14. Waaka - Succession to Hauriri Kere [2021] Chief Judge's MB 824 (2021 CJ 824) [PDF, 322 KB]

    29.06.2021 | Deputy Chief Judge C.L. Fox | Section 45, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Succession

15. Subritzky v McLauglin - Subritzky Whanau Trust [2021] Chief Judges MB 849 (2021 CJ 849) [PDF, 486 KB]

    29.06.2021 | Deputy Chief Judge C.L. Fox | Section 45, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Request to amend orders | Beneficiaries of a trust

16. Vercoe v Savage - Otonga Whanau Trust [2021] Chief Judge's MB 838 (2021 CJ 838) [PDF, 280 KB]

    29.06.2021 | Judge C.L. Fox | Section 45 Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | termination of trust

17. Edwards - Succession to Ngarangi Kanoa Babbington [2021] Chief Judge's MB 755 (2021 CJ 755) [PDF, 535 KB]

    22.06.2021 | Chief Judge W.W. Isaac | Section 45 Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Succession

18. Booth v Herlihy - Waikoukoutauanui 6B 6C and 6D2B [2021] Chief Judge's MB 722 (2021 CJ 722) [PDF, 247 KB]

    14.06.21 | Judge C.L. Fox | Section 45, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Parametres of a trust | Notice and attendance of 1989 Court hearing

19. Anderson v Lowe - Succession to Moera Anderson [2021] Chief Judge's MB 728 (2021 CJ 728) [PDF, 499 KB]

    10.06.2021 | Deputy Chief Judge C.L. Fox | Section 45, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Succession | Whāngai

20. Tomlins v Bellamy - Te Kata or Wairewa 2534 (2021) 90 Takitimu MB 56 (90 TKT 56) [PDF, 247 KB]

    02.06.2021 | Judge L.R. Harvey | Section 45 Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Succession

21. Pickering v Reihana - Motatau 2 Section 21B2E (2021) 231 Taitokerau MB 103 (231 TTK 103) [PDF, 323 KB]

    02.06.2021 | Judge M.P. Armstrong | Section 18(1)(a) Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Succession | Ownership of house

22. The Ngati Paoa Trust Board v Attorney General - Waiheke Station (2021) 222 Waikato Maniapoto MB 262 (222 WMN 262) [PDF, 192 KB]

    31.05.2021 | Judge D.H. Stone | Section 18 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | judicial recusal

23. Winitana v Wairoa Waikaremoana Maori Trust Board - Lake Waikaremoana [2021] Chief Judge's MB 615 (2021 CJ 615) [PDF, 568 KB]

    27.05.2021 | Deputy Chief Judge C.L. Fox | Section 45 Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Māori freehold land | General land

24. Wirihana-Tawake v Tawake - Rangitatau 1D5A1 Reserve (2021) 432 Aotea MB 122 (432 AOT 122) [PDF, 251 KB]

    20.05.2021 | Judge L.R. Harvey | Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Section 240 | Removal of trustee

25. Pritchard v Toa-Wairere - Rangitatau Waitotara 3C2B2 3C2B3 (2021) 432 Aotea MB 112 (432 AOT 112) [PDF, 250 KB]

    19.05.2021 | Judge L.R. Harvey | Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Section 231 | Review of Family Trust