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1. Hunter v Accident Compensation Corporation (Leave to Appeal to High Court) [2025] NZACC 97 (13 June 2025) [pdf, 170 KB]

   ...the Papers Appearances: The Applicant is self-represented H.H. Ifwersen and Reuben Hindriksen for the Respondent Judgment: 13 June 2025 ___________________________________________________________________________ JUDGMENT OF JUDGE JACQUI CLARK [Leave to Appeal to High Court: s 162 Accident Compensation Act 2001] ___________________________________________________________________________ Introduction [1] In a decision dated 20 December 2022, a Reviewer quashed...

2. Butler v NF Fraser Co Limited - Mangawhaiti 3B1 and Takahiwai 3 A2 [2013] Chief Judge's MB 59 (2013 CJ 59) [pdf, 1.9 MB]

   2013 Chief Judge's lVIB 59 IN THE MAORI LAND COURT OF NEW ZEALAND TAITOKERAU DISTRICT Hearing: Judgment: Solicitors: A20050007087 CJ200S/47 UNDER Section 45, Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 IN THE MATTER OF Mangawhati 3Bl & Takahiwai 3 A2 BETWEEN LEIGH BUTLER Applicant AND N F FRASER & CO LIMITED Affected Party 127 Whangarei MB 27 dated 9 September 2008 129 Whangarei MB 205-212 at 20 November 2008 136 Whangarei MB 88-200 dated 19 February 2009 137 Whangare...

3. Justice: our people, our communities [pdf, 6.2 MB]

   ...happening across the country. Both are focused on achieving better outcomes for our customers, and so both are important to helping us deliver on our strategy. Timeliness is a common theme across many of the initiatives. It’s great to see judges and staff coming together around a common goal of speeding things up for our customers, by improving processes and working in different ways. Timeliness is essential to the rule of law. The stories captured in this booklet are diver...

4. MLC - 2011 August - Māori freehold land registration project [pdf, 313 KB]

   Māori Land Court | Judge’s Corner Deputy Chief Judge C L Fox Māori Freehold Land Registration Project August 2011 In this edition of the Judges’ Corner, I have decided to elaborate further on the Māori Freehold Land Registration Project that was substantively completed in 2010 with tidy up work still being completed. This was briefly mentioned in Chief Judge Wilson Isaac’s contribution to this forum. Background Today, owners their whanau and hapu, the Māori Lan...

5. Waaka - Succession to Hauriri Kere [2021] Chief Judge's MB 824 (2021 CJ 824) [pdf, 322 KB]

   2021 Chief Judge’s MB 824 I TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI O AOTEAROA I TE ROHE O TE WAIARIKI In the Māori Land Court of New Zealand Waiariki District A20200007611 CJ 2020/27 WĀHANGA Under Section 45, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 MŌ TE TAKE In the matter of Succession to Hauriri Kere ERUETI WAAKA NICOLE WALKER Ngā Kaitono Applicants Nohoanga: Hearings: 18 November 2020, 2020 Chief Judge’s MB 1268-1293 23 March

6. Pouwhare v Auld - Oparau No 1 Block and Pirongia West 12B3D (2015) 95 Waikato Maniapoto MB 167 (95 WMN 167) [pdf, 270 KB]

   ...December 2014 (91 Waikato Maniapoto MB 256-266) judicial telephone conference Appearances: Ms K F Shaw, Counsel for the Applicant Mr S Laubscher, Counsel for the Respondent Judgment: 16 March 2015 RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE S R CLARK AS TO COSTS Copies to: Ms K F Shaw, Harkness Henry Lawyers, Private Bag 3077, Hamilton 3240, karen.shaw@harknesshenry.co.nz Mr S Laubscher, Lamb Bain Laubscher Lawyers, P O Box 412, Te Kuiti 3941, sam@lbllaw.co.nz Mr M H...

7. Environment Court annual review 2015 [pdf, 2.4 MB]

   ..................................................................................... 55 Environment Court of New Zealand Annual Review 2015 4 Calendar year 2015: an overview by Principal Environment Judge (“PEJ”)  This is the second Annual Review of the Environment Court, prepared by its Judges and Commissioners, and covering the calendar year 2015. It is intended to complement the Annual Report to Parliament by the Registrar that covers each Government reporting year (...

8. Proprietors of Potikirua Block Incorporated v Te Kani - Lot 1 Deposited Plan 8212 [2013] Chief Judge's MB 82 (2013 CJ 82) [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   2013 Chief Judge's MB 82 IN THE MAORI LAND COURT OF NEW ZEALAND WAIARIKI DISTRICT A20110012322 CJ 2011/44 UNDER Section 45, Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 IN THE MATTER OF Lot 1 Deposited Plan 8212 formerly pati of Potikirua Incorporation BETWEEN The Proprietors of Potikirua Block Incorporation Applicant AND Parekura Te Kani (now deceased) Respondent Hearing: 16 December 2011,45 Waiariki MB 47-48 9 March 2012,2012 Chief Judge's MB 87 10 July 2012,23 Tairawhiti MB 2...

9. Brown v Edmonds - Succession to Kuini Brown and Mate Ihipera Rewi Tamehana [2021] Chief Judge's MB 988 (2021 CJ 988) [pdf, 294 KB]

   2021 Chief Judge’s MB 988 I TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI O AOTEAROA I TE ROHE O TE TAIRĀWHITI In the Māori Land Court of New Zealand Tairāwhiti District A20190009456 CJ 2019/31 WĀHANGA Under Section 45, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 MŌ TE TAKE In the matter of Succession to Kuini Brown ME And Succession to Mate Ihipera Rewi Tamehana also known as Maude Thompson I WAENGA I A Between KENNETH TANA BROWN Te Kaitono Appl...

10. Tahere v Tau - Rangihamama X3A and Omapere Taraire E (Aggregated) (2017) Māori Appellate Court MB 62 (2017 APPEAL 62) [pdf, 232 KB]

    ...CANADIAN TAHERE Appellants AND SONY TAU, BRUCE CUTFORTH, TAOKO WIHONGI, TE TUHI ROBUST AND COLLEEN BROWN AS TRUSTEES OF RANGIHAMAMA X3A AND OMAPERE TARAIRE E (AGGREGATED) Respondents Hearing: On the papers Court: Judge L R Harvey (Presiding) Judge Te A Milroy Judge C T Coxhead Appearances: T Tahere, F Tahere and C Tahere (Appellants) PW Jones for the Respondents Judgment: 11 April 2017 JUDGMENT OF THE COURT...