Malcolm v Hahipene - Te Karaka 1B2B1 (2024) 318 Waiariki MB 24 (318 WAR 24) [pdf, 264 KB]
...[7] On 16 October 1996 the Māori Appellate Court made a conditional order declaring that the status of the Land was Māori freehold land at the request of its owners, Te Poroa and Grace Ritohau.3 The orders were conditional on a survey plan being filed, and it appears that the condition was satisfied, as the order was issued at 244 Rotorua MB 402. [8] In spite of the status order, Te Poroa and Grace Ritohau appeared to treat the Land as if it were General land and sought to have the...