17 May 2023
KAWAKAWA 1D2 AHU WHENUA TRUST (INTERESTED PARTY APPLICATION) [2023] NZHC 1182 [17 May 2023]
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 1182
- Court
- High Court
Leave was granted because the Trust demonstrated a concrete, heightened interest by virtue of ownership of abutting Māori freehold land and whakapapa connections; participation would materially assist the Court in reaching a just and informed determination consistent with s4 of the Act; there was no evidence of prejudice or delay to other parties and prior authority supports permitting late interested‑party participation under the Court's inherent jurisdiction.