Nikau v Rongomau - Whangape Parish Lot 23B Horahora Marae [2012] Māori Appellate Court MB 300 (2012 APPEAL 300) [pdf, 132 KB]
...judgment. [9] On 22 September 2011 4 Judge Milroy delivered a reserved judgment as to costs. She awarded Ms Te Rongomau costs against Ms Nikau in the sum of $12,711.30. That amounted to 70 percent of Ms Te Rongomau’s actual costs. Ms Nikau appeals the costs decision only. Appellant’s grounds of appeal [10] Ms Nikau acknowledges that an award of costs was appropriate but says that the amount should have been 30 percent and not 70 percent of the actual costs incurred. Her...