Tioro v McCallum - Estate of Ngapiki Waaka Hakaraia [2017] Māori Appellate Court MB 427 (2017 APPEAL 427) [pdf, 208 KB]
...success because pursuant to the Māori Affairs Amendment Act 1967, the applicable legislation in this case, there is no provision for whāngai to succeed to the Māori land interests of whāngai parents because Māori customary adoptions had no legal effect during the relevant period; b) Mr McCallum has incurred significant debt payable to the Ministry of Justice in respect of the legal aid he has received to defend his position and that of his whānau; c) The appellant failed t...