SC 67/2023 Paki Nikora and Parearau Polly Alice Nikora on behalf of Te Kaunihera Kaumātua o Tūhoe v Tāmati Kruger on behalf of Tūhoe Te Uru Taumatua Trust - SC 67/2023
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Appellants’ submissions: 06:50
Intervener’s submissions: 1:35:20
Respondent’s submissions: 2:05:00
Appellants’ reply submissions: 3:29:30
SC 67/2023 Paki Nikora and Parearau Polly Alice Nikora on behalf of Te Kaunihera Kaumātua o Tūhoe v Tāmati Kruger on behalf of Tūhoe Te Uru Taumatua Trust
Hearing | 27 February 2024
27 February 2024
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Civil AppealResult
A Leave to appeal is granted (Kruger on behalf of Tūhoe Te Uru Taumatua Trust v Nikora on behalf of Te Kaunihera Kaumātua o Tūhoe [2023] NZCA 179).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal erred in allowing the respondent’s appeal to that Court.
28 August 2023
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A The application by the respondent to adduce the evidence of Te Whenua Te Kurapa is granted.
B The appeal is allowed.
C The orders made by the Māori Land Court in relation to trustee elections of the Tūhoe – Te Uru Taumatua Trust are reinstated (Nikora on behalf of Te Kaunihera Kaumātua o Tūhoe v Trustees of Tūhoe – Te Uru Taumatua (2021) 252 Waiariki MB 157 (252 WAR 157) at [85]).
D The trustees of the Tūhoe – Te Uru Taumatua Trust must pay the appellants their actual and reasonable legal costs and disbursements in connection with the appeal to this Court out of the assets of the Trust. If the parties are unable to agree on the amount of costs and disbursements payable, that will be determined by the Registrar of this Court.
E Any outstanding issues relating to costs in the Courts below are to be determined by those Courts, in light of this judgment.
3 October 2024Date of Hearing
27 February 2024
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, Williams, O'Regan, Collins JJ
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- Hearing date 27 February 2024 Appellant submissions (PDF 8 MB)
- Hearing date 27 February 2024 Respondent submissions (PDF 447 KB)
- Hearing date 27 February 2024 Intervener Submissions (PDF 486 KB)
- Hearing date 27 February 2024 Joint Chronology (PDF 150 KB)
- Hearing date 27 February 2024 Appellant Oral Outline (PDF 718 KB)
- Hearing date 27 February 2024 Respondent Oral Outline (PDF 1.9 MB)
- hearing date 27 February 2024 Intervener Oral Outline (PDF 264 KB)
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Related Documents
Additional document — Kruger v Nikora - Tuhoe -Te Uru Taumatua [2021] Māori Appellate Court MB 444 (2021 APPEAL 444)
Court of Appeal decision — TĀMATI KRUGER ON BEHALF OF TŪHOE TE URU TAUMATUA TRUST v PAKI NIKORA ON BEHALF OF TE KAUNIHERA KAUMĀTUA O TŪHOE [2023] NZCA 179 [18 May 2023]
Leave judgment - leave granted — PAKI NIKORA ON BEHALF OF TE KAUNIHERA KAUMĀTUA O TŪHOE v TAMATI KRUGER ON BEHALF OF TŪHOE TE URU TAUMATUA TRUST [2023] NZSC 114 [28 August 2023] (PDF 137 KB)
Substantive judgment — PAKI NIKORA AND PAREARAU POLLY ALICE NIKORA ON BEHALF OF TE KAUNIHERA KAUMĀTUA O TŪHOE v TĀMATI KRUGER ON BEHALF OF TŪHOE – TE URU TAUMATUA TRUST [2024] NZSC 130 [3 October 2024] (PDF 411 KB)