Minister of Conservation v Maori Land Court - [2007] 2 NZLR 542

Maori and Maori land — Maori Land Court — Whether Court failed to take into account relevant and determinative evidence — Whether Court made errors of law in interpreting Native Land Court certificate — Whether order for vesting of mudflats as Maori freehold land invalid — Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004, ss 5, 7 and 13.

Maori and Maori land — Maori customary rights — Whether mudflats below mean high water mark in Wakapuaka block registrable as part of Maori freehold land — Whether recognition of Maori ownership of mudflats barred by Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004 — Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004, ss 5, 7 and 13.