Stewart v Manu Ariki Marae Reservation Trust - Manu Ariki Maori Reservation (2021) 436 Aotea MB 209 (436 AOT 209) [pdf, 501 KB]
...that the underlying beneficial ownership be maintained and that successions be completed. While the legal estate vests in the reservation trustees, the beneficial estate remains in the original owners or their successors. All that is passed over is a licence as to occupation use and enjoyment, of the land and the benefits accruing therefrom, for as long as the reservation status persists. Conversely the rights of the beneficial owners to the legal estate or exclusive use and enjoyment as...