Wirihana-Tawake v Tawake - Rangitatau 1D5A1 Reserve (2021) 432 Aotea MB 122 (432 AOT 122) [pdf, 251 KB]
...evidence and submissions currently before the Court, I consider that the only appropriate outcome is removal under s 240 of the Act. That is a serious step because, as outlined in previous decisions of this Court, there is a drafting error with clause 3(h) of the Māori Reservations Regulations 1994. As presently drafted, that provision when applied strictly would mean that Mr Tawake would be ineligible to stand for any future election. In any event, given the circumstances, I am...