Minister of Conservation v Maori Land Court - [2009] 3 NZLR 465

Maori and Maori land — Maori Land Court — Ownership of estuary — Native Land Court decision that Maori block owner also owned estuary — Land Transfer Act certificate of title showing property ending at high-water mark — Whether open to Maori Land Court to find that estuary was Maori freehold land — Status of Native Land Court certificates of title — Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004, ss 10, 33 and 38.

Property law — Title — Ownership of estuary — Native Land Court decision that Maori block owner also owned estuary — Land Transfer Act certificate of title showing property ending at high-water mark — Whether open to Maori Land Court to find that estuary was Maori freehold land — Status of Native Land Court certificates of title — Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004, ss 10, 33 and 38.