Brown v Maori Appellate Court - [2001] 1 NZLR 87

Maori and Maori land — Maori Land Court — Partition order — Intent of applicants to sell land — Whether necessary to facilitate effective operation, development and utilisation of the land — Whether sufficient degree of support among owners — Existence of de facto partition — Severance of Maori and non-Maori ownership — Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 ss 17, 286 and 288.