Regeling - Orokawa 3B Residue (2008) 127 Whangarei MB 169 (127 WH 169) [pdf, 2.6 MB]
...treated under the Act as of being the utmost gravity - akin in some ways to alienation. This sea change in attitude from the Maori Affairs Act 1953 to Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 reflects an acceptance by the Legislature that title fragmentation through partition is contrary to Maori economic and cultural interests and should not now be encouraged if there are reasonable alternatives to it. The bar has been set intentionally high." [24] Alternatives to partition may include agreem...