Taueki v McMillan - Horowhenua 11 (Lake) (2014) 324 Aotea MB 144 (324 AOT 144) [pdf, 311 KB]
...block as a Māori reservation as a wāhi tapu per s 338(1)(b) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (“the Act”). Ms Taueki argues that for cultural and historical reasons it is in accordance with tikanga Māori that the subject land should be protected by the overlay of Māori reservation status as a wāhi tapu. She also says that this is also consistent with the requirements of kaitiakitanga, that the land and the lake are protected for the benefit of the Muaūpoko tribe and its...