Karena v Whitfield - Omahu 4C Section 6 [2018] Māori Appellate Court MB 170 (2018 APPEAL 170) [pdf, 302 KB]
...on 7 April 2017 in the Māori Land Court registry in Hastings. This is within the 2 month time period set out in s 58(3) of the Act. The appeal was rejected by the Deputy Registrar on the basis that it should have been filed in the prescribed form at the Māori Appellate Court registry in Wellington. Unfortunately, Mr Karena did not become aware of the Deputy Registrar’s decision until 19 May 2017, and only as a result of contacting the Court to request an