Gibbs - Te Reti A22 (2008) 92 Tauranga MB 182 (92 T 182) [pdf, 398 KB]
...any application for a status change. [9] The superior courts have also provided guidance on the issue of status change and alienation generally. In addition to Brown v Maori Appellate Court there is of course the important judgment of the Court of Appeal Valuer-General v Proprietors Mangatu Incorporation [1997] 3 NZLR 641. At page 649 of the decision, Richardson P makes it plain that the Act provides for alienation but in limited circumstances: "The 1993 Act imposes very significa...