Bell v McDonnell - Mataimoana (2017) 374 Aotea MB 298 (374 AOT 298) [pdf, 396 KB]
...David (Tuffy) Churton, an interested party.2 He expressed concern about the progress of the application. Mr Churton also raised issues surrounding what he termed was the improper alienation of the subject land by the Whanganui Trust, by, I infer, licence or lease. [4] I then directed that hearings would occur: (a) in October 2017 for a substantive hearing for Mr Churton to give evidence on his claims of ownership; (b) in November 2017 for Professor Boast QC to present his repo...