11 Apr 2019
PAUL v THE NEW ZEALAND MĀORI COUNCIL [2019] NZHC 784
- Citation
- [2019] NZHC 784
- Court
- High Court
The strike out application is dismissed because the plaintiff's claimdepends on the construction and application of the Maori CommunityDevelopment Act 1962 and the Regulations, bringing it within s3 of theDeclaratory Judgments Act and within Part 18 procedure; the pleadingdeficiencies are curable and do not justify striking out; the proceedingwas filed in the wrong registry and is transferred to Auckland; furtherand better particulars application dismissed without prejudice to renewalafter review of the amended statement of claim.