Rogers v Hauraki – Te Aute A1B (2015) 117 Taitokerau MB 87 (117 TTK 87) [pdf, 222 KB]
...provides that every order of the Court affecting title to Māori land binds all persons with an interest in the land. Further, s 77 of the Act is to the effect that an order affecting Māori land is conclusive after 10 years. There has not been any appeal or other challenge to the roadway order since it was made in 1988. I must therefore proceed on the basis that the roadway order is valid. Nevertheless, I do note in relation to the issue of notice to the owners in 1988 that, at...