Te Manutukutuku 77 [pdf, 7.6 MB]
...the age of 82, served as a judge of the Māori Land Court from 1984 to 1999. Among other things, he is remem- bered for making the initial decision in 1997 on Māori ownership of the fore- shore and seabed, which ultimately led to the Court of Appeal decision in Ngāti Apa in 2003 and the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004. Judge Hingston presided in three Tribunal inquiries that reported their findings in the early 1990s : Ngāti Rangiteaorere (1990) ; the Māori Develop ment Corpora...