Donnelly v Tuala Rongohaere Marae (2007) 78 Ruatoria MB 55 (78 RUA 55) [pdf, 267 KB]
...settlement process, including fisheries, during the last decade or so, it would appear that marae have assumed a greater prominence in the affairs of iwi and hapū. Surprisingly, these concerns were touched on, if only briefly, by counsel during the appeal hearing and also by the Applicant himself during the lower Court proceedings. However, we are not concerned with such matters. They are irrelevant for our purposes and we have not given them anything other than fleeting considera...