Stone - Pukepuke Tangiora Estate (2013) 26 Takitimu MB 64 (26 TKT 64) [pdf, 104 KB]
...determination is whether or not a weighted voting system based on shares allocated to the original nine beneficiaries is appropriate. Background [4] The testatrix Pukepuke Tangiora died in 1936 leaving a will and a substantial estate in land. Probate was granted by this Court on 8 December 1936. Since then by act of Parliament the will of Pukepuke Tangiora has been amended seven times. There have also been numerous court cases over the years concerning proposals to distribute the...