Kiwi v Commissioner of Police - [2023] 2 NZLR 776

Criminal practice and procedure — Forfeiture — Māori freehold land — Methamphetamine dealing — Statutory interpretation — Whether Māori freehold land subject to forfeiture — Forfeiture not voluntary disposition by living owner not protected by Te Ture Whenua Māori Act — Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 ss 2(1), 2(2), 4, 129(1), 129(2)(a), 129(2)(b), 130, 145(1), 146, 147, 147A, 342(2), 343 and pt 7.

Criminal practice and procedure — Forfeiture — Whether house added to land an estate or interest in land — Not a severable interest — Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009 ss 5(1), 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58(5), 60(2), 66, 67, 68, 69, 82(1) and 82(2).