Alexander v Maori Appellate Court - [1979] 2 NZLR 44

Maoris and Maori land — Jurisdiction of Maori Appellate Court — Block of land vested in trustees who decided to lease it to a timber company — One of the trustees maintained that tenders should be called from other companies and refused to sign the lease — On appeal from an order of the Maori Land Court removing him from office, the Appellate Court directed the trustees to execute a new lease on different terms — Whether the Maori Appellate Court had exceeded its jurisdiction — Maori Affairs Act 1953, s 438.