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1. Deputy Registrar v Moeahu - Lot 1 DP17494 Part Section 2345 New Plymouth (Old Railway Station) (2023) 468 Aotea MB 117 (468 AOT 117) [PDF, 339 KB]

   08.06.2023 | Judge A H C Warren | Section 67, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | breach of trust | trustees

2. Williams v Pukahukiwi Kaokaoroa 2 Inc - Pukahukiwi Kaokaoroa 2 Inc (2023) 295 Waiariki MB 97 (295 WAR 97) [PDF, 264 KB]

   01.06.2023 | Judge C T Coxhead | 281 Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Privacy | Share register

3. Matthews - Raetihi 2B No 1D No4 (2023) 468 Aotea MB 107 (468 AOT 107) [PDF, 219 KB]

   31.05.2023 | Judge A H C Warren | Sections 19, 231 and 238, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Trustees

4. Webber v Webber - Motungarara A1B and A2 (2023) 468 Aotea MB 90 (469 AOT 90) [PDF, 305 KB]

   26.05.2023 | Judge D H Stone | Section 19, 24 and 16 Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Injunction

5. Flutey - Papatupu 3B2B (2023)466 Aotea MB 212 (466 AOT 212) [PDF, 288 KB]

   10.05.2023 | Judge A H C Warren | Sections 151, 152 and 147A Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Māori freehold land

6. Gilbert v Mulligan - Part 3 Lot DP 3020 and others (Shelly Bay) (2023) 466 Aotea MB 164 (466 AOT 164) [PDF, 487 KB]

   05.05.2023 | Judge D H Stone | Section 18 (1) (i) 237 and 238, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Breach of trust | jurisdiction of the Court

7. Pokere v Bodger - Ōuri 1A3 (2023) 466 Aotea MB 120 (466 AOT 120) [PDF, 356 KB]

   04.05.2023 | Section 19, 231, 237, 238, and 338 Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Judge A H C Warren | Costs

8. Insley v Insley - Awanui Haparapara No 2B No 1B Sec 2 [2023] Chief Judge's MB 323 (2023 CJ 323) [PDF, 416 KB]

   28.04.2023 | Chief Judge W W Isaac | Sections 45 and 328, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Application to amend occupation orders - denied |

9. Spicer - Ngāporo No.2 (2023) 465 Aotea MB 21 (465 AOT 21) [PDF, 289 KB]

   21.04.2023 | Judge A H C Warren | Section 237, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and Section 133, Trusts Act 2019 | Trustees

10. Gemmell v Phillips - Mohaka A4B (2023) 103 Takitimu MB129 (103 TKT 129) [PDF, 264 KB]

    20.04.2023 | Judge D H Stone | Section 19, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Injunction

11. Cutforth v Witana - Kohewhata 27C2A (2023) 259 Taitokerau MB 111 (259 TTK 111) [PDF, 364 KB]

    19.04.2023 | Judge T M Armstrong | Sections 37(3), 237, 239, and 240 Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Removal of trustee

12. Mokaraka v Mokaraka - Waima C8 (2023) 259 Taitokerau MB 3 (259 TTK 3) [PDF, 234 KB]

    12.04.2023 | Judge M P Armstrong | Section 19 Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Cancelling of interim injunction

13. Ferris v Brown - Nuhiti Q Inc (2023) 117 Tairawhiti MB 216 (117 TRW 216) [PDF, 274 KB]

    11.04.2023 | Deputy Chief Judge C L Fox | Sections 19 and 280 Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | jurisdiction of the court | Injunction | Crown land

14. Wanoa v Wanoa - Succession to Rawiri Wanoa [2023] Chief Judge's MB 186 (2023 CJ 186) [PDF, 528 KB]

    06.04.2023 | Chief Judge W W Isaac | Section 45, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Succession

15. Edwards v Ross - Waikite 3A (2023) 293 Waiariki MB 110 (293 WAR 110) [PDF, 262 KB]

    05.04.2023 | Judge T M Wara | Section 19, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Injunction

16. Rudolph v Bond - Taheke Papakainga 8B (2023) 292 Waiariki MB 159 (292 WAR 159) [PDF, 199 KB]

    28.03.2023 | Judge C T Coxhead | Section 328, Te Ture Whenua Māori 1993 | Occupation order

17. Nikora - Tūhoe - Te Uru Taumata Trust (2023) 292 Waiariki MB 6 (292 WAR 6) [PDF, 218 KB]

    24.03.2023 | Judge T M Wara | Section 67, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Information for beneficiary

18. Rzoska v Randell - Succession to Te Maehe [2023] Chief Judge's MB155 (2023 CJ 155) [PDF, 397 KB]

    10.03.2023 | Chief Judge W W Isaac | Section 45, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Succession

19. Rakatau - Paenoa Te Akau Balance (2023) 291 Waiariki MB 162 (291 WAR 162) [PDF, 222 KB]

    08.03.2023 | Judge C T Coxhead | Sections 231, 239 and 240 Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Trustees

20. Tyler - Succession to Pamela Lorna Te Ata Harris (2023) 80 Te Waipounamnu MB 231 (80 TWP 231) [PDF, 227 KB]

    03.03.2023 | Judge DH Stone | Section 6, Māori Purposes Act 1983 | Succession

21. Waata v Namana - Hurunuiorangi X3 (2023) 102 Tākitimu MB 263 (103 TKT 263) [PDF, 322 KB]

    01.03.2023 | Judge M J Doogan |Section 240, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Trustees

22. Manning v Waitutu Inc - Waitutu Inc (2023) 80 Te Waipounamu MB 101 (80 TWP 101) [PDF, 271 KB]

    03.02.2023 | Judge S F Reeves | Section 280, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | preliminary determination on jurisdiction to investigate - denied |

23. Smith v Bristowe - Succession to Eruera Pereto [2023] Chief Judges Minute Book 39 (2023CJ 39) [PDF, 396 KB]

    2.2.2023 | Chief Judge WW Isaac | Section 45 Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Succession

24. Wray v Heath - Ongaonga No 1G Sec 2 (2022) 247 Waikato Maniapoto 250 (247 WMN 250) [PDF, 222 KB]

    24.01.2023 | Judge TM Wara | Section 239, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Trustees

25. Rata v Rata - Takahiwai 5F1 [2023] Chief Judge's MB 60 (2023 CJ 60) [PDF, 262 KB]

    18.01.2023 | Chief Judge W W Isaac | Section 45, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Succession