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02.11.10 | Judge Spencer, Judge Harvey, Judge Ambler | Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 58, 59, 231, 244; Māori Affairs Act 1953 sections 167, 267, 436, 438 | WAI 51, Waitomo caves – who are the beneficiaries, Variation of trust, Ownership of trust, Interpretation of trust order
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04.10.10 | Judge Spencer, Judge Milroy, Judge Clark | Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 58, 79 | Costs
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09.09.10 | Judge Savage, Deputy Chief Judge Fox, Judge Coxhead | Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, section 19 | Injunction, Easement, Access, Trespass, Exercise of discretion
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16.08.10 | Deputy Chief Judge Fox, Judge Milroy, Judge Coxhead | Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 58, 59, 289 | Partition
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20.05.10 | Judge Savage, Judge Harvey, Judge Ambler | Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 58, 18, 45 | Civil standard of proof of the balance of probabilities, Succession to land vested in trustee in 1887 as reserve, Whether land held in trust or not
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29.03.10 | Judge Spencer, Judge Carter, Judge Clark | Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 58, 222, 237, 238; Māori Assembled Owners Regulations 1995 | Trusts - re election of trustees, Administration of the trust, Voting procedure, Powers of attorney, Conduct of meetings, Whether incumbent trustees who have previously breached trust can be reappointed
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19.03.10 | Judge Spencer, Judge Milroy, Judge Clark | Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 58, 238, 240 | Trusts, MLC refusal to remove trustees, Mismanagement of trust assets, Provision of information to beneficiaries, Arrangements with licensee, Huts on trust property and Indemnification of a trustee
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16.03.10 | Chief Judge Isaac, Judge Clark, Judge Coxhead | Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, section 60 | Case stated, Status of block which had been returned to Maori owners by Crown Grant, following confiscation.
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26.02.10 | Judge Harvey, Judge Ambler, Judge Coxhead | Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 58, 242, 56(1)(g) | Trusts - re whether MLC had jurisdiction to make order for payment of unveiling costs from Trust funds.
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22.12.09 | Acting Chief Judge Isaac, Judge Savage, Judge Milroy | Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 58, 316,317,322 | Special Aid application
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01.12.09 | Judge Savage, Judge Milroy, Judge Coxhead | Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, section 58 | Costs - re MLC order for appellant to pay 80 percent of costs.
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12.11.09 | Judge Savage, Judge Ambler, Judge Clark | Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 58, 59; Māori Reservation Regulations 1994, Regulation 21 | Administration of marae trust
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04.11.09 | Chief Judge Isaac, Judge Savage, Judge Harvey | Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, Section 58 | Status determination
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23.09.09 | Acting Chief Judge Isaac, Judge Savage, Judge Milroy | Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, Sections 58, 316, 317 and 322 | Roadways
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17.09.09 | Chief Judge Isaac, Judge Clark, Judge Coxhead | Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 58, 55, 287 (2), 315, 317 (1) and part 14 | Easement - Creation of an easement of right of way, Sufficiency of support, Facilitation of the use and occupation of the land.
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13.08.09 | Judge Fox, Judge Clark, Judge Coxhead | Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 58, 288, 289 | Partition, Sufficient of notice and opportunity to discuss application, Sufficiency of support, necessary to facilitate effective operation, development and utilisation
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12.08.09 | Acting Chief Judge Isaac, Judge Fox, Judge Harvey | Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 58, 56 (1)(c), 98 (3)(a), 244 | Trusts - appointment of additional trustees
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10.08.09 | Judge Ambler, Judge Harvey, Judge Coxhead | Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 40, 58, 59, 239, 240, 241 244, 338(5), 338(7) | Trusteeship of Māori Reservation, Replacement of trustees, Who can be a trustee of a Māori reservation, Who are beneficairies of a Māori reservation
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09.06.09 | Judge Savage, Judge Harvey, Judge Clark | Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 58, 40, 69, 134 | Vesting of former school site (surplus to Ministry of Education requirements) back to former Maori owners
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25.02.09 | Judge Spencer, Judge Harvey, Judge Ambler | Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 58, 59, 71 | Procedural directions of the Māori Land Court amounting to a variation of trust
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28.01.09 | Chief Judge Williams, Judge Spencer, Judge Clark | Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 58, 338 | Determination of ownership of flat on reservation land, found flat in question to be a fixture not chattel, found no resulting trust
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12.11.08 | Judge Savage, Judge Harvey, Judge Clark | Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 58, 148(1), 164 | Gifting of shares, preferred class of alienees
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31.10.08 | Judge Spencer, Judge Milroy, Judge Coxhead | Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 58, 216 Trustee Act 1956, section 73 | Trusts - re payment of costs, Trustee personal liability, Trust power to make loans
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29.08.08 | Chief Judge Williams, Judge Spencer, Judge Milroy | Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 58, 99, 108 2A to 2C, 109A, 117, 119A, 292, 329 - 330A | Succession to an occupation order for house built on multiply owned land
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27.06.08 | Chief Judge Williams, Judge Spencer, Judge Milroy | Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, sections 55, 60, 152, 244(3) | Re whether section 244(3) applies to a variation of trust order, or whether the powers of the High Court in respect of trusts can be invoked to vary a trust order
