Julian v Inia - Succession to Moehuarahi Te Ruuri (2024) 309 Waiariki MB 197 (309 WAR 197) [pdf, 459 KB]
...adopt the agreed background facts as provided by counsel, which I have summarised as follows.8 [8] In 1906 Moehuarahi is born to Makurata Huta (Ngati Patuwai Whakatane ki Motiti Island) and Te Mutu (Ngati Te Takinga and Ngati Pikiao). When her parents pass, and as a surviving child, she inherits a share of each of their ancestral lands. [9] In 1928 Moehuarahi marries Inia Te Ruri. [10] Moehuarahi and Inia Te Ruri had 14 children. [11] In 1939 Moehuarahi is declared by partition o...