Bell v Churton - Mataimoana (2019) 410 Aotea MB 244 (410 AOT 244) [pdf, 352 KB]
...7 See Smith, Native Custom and Law affecting Native Land (Maori Purposes Fund Board, Wellington 1945) and Minhinnick – Maioro Lands (1994) Waikato Maniapoto Appellate Court MB 220 (18 APWM 220). 8 Ibid. 9 (1998) 25 Auckland MB 212 (25 AT 212) at MB 237-238. 410 Aotea MB 249 Returning then to s,132 (1) & (2)/93, the Court is required "to determine the relative interests of the owners of the land" according to tikanga Māori. The central is