24 Feb 2023
NGĀI TAKOTO IWI [2023] NZHC 301
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 301
- Court
- High Court
The Court granted leave to Ngāi Takoto to be joined as an interested party because (a) the applicant remedied the principal procedural defect by withdrawing the inconsistent 2022 map, (b) its participation was necessary for the Court to be fully informed and to achieve outcomes consistent with the MACA Act's purpose, (c) no prejudice or delay would result because no steps had been taken to bring the other applications to hearing, and (d) the Court may in its inherent jurisdiction permit late joinder where justified by interest, case law, and absence of prejudice.