Wanklyn - Estate of Ropata Wharetoetoe Rare (2004) 157 Gisborne MB 243 (157 GIS 243) [pdf, 2.7 MB]
...interpretation of his will, it is for the High Court to determine and construe its meaning and effect, not this Court unless permitted to intervene pursuant to Part IV of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993. Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 recognises this in sections 101 and 102/93. These provisions provide: Minute Book: 157 GIS 251 101 General law to apply subject to this Part All other enactments and rules of law relating to- (a) Applications for and grant of administration of estates of...