Owen v Hauiti - Kiwinui A (2016) 57 Tairawhiti MB 70 (57 TRW 70) [pdf, 290 KB]
...that the homestead was dilapidated when the Owen whānau returned in the 1970s. I accept that without their intervention the homestead would not have been restored to the same extent that it has. I further note the allegations of sheep running through the house and that the timber of the house had rotted. Reg Karaka gave evidence to this effect although he did not go so far as to say the house was unliveable. He considered the bedrooms and living room to be “comfortable”. Ther...