3 Aug 2012
LEN RIKIRANGI KAMETA, DUKE POIHIPI AND ROBINA THOMPSON V PHYLLIS RANGI NICHOLAS, JANE TIWHA, ANDRE NICHOLAS, CHARMAINE NICHOLAS, MARSHALL NICHOLAS, BRUCE NICHOLAS AND THE CHILDREN OF NESSIE ANGELINA NICHOLAS COA CA595/2010
- Citation
- COA CA595/2010
- Court
- Court of Appeal
Section 108(2)(c) is to be read conjunctively so that proof of being 'related by blood' is informed by membership of the hapū associated with the land; whakapapa connections, even if remote, can satisfy the blood requirement where they demonstrate an associational relationship within the hapū that once held collective ownership of the land; the Māori Appellate Court's factual findings and tikanga expertise were entitled to respect; no reservation of the will interpretation was established and the Appellate Court's vesting orders stand.