Nicholas v Te Amo - [2023] 2 NZLR 620

Māori land — Māori Appellate Court — Declaration — Determination of equitable interests — Not discretionary.

Māori land — Equitable interest — Terms of consent.

Māori land — Equitable interest — Structure affixed to land — Legal owners subject to equitable interests — Constructive trust in structure — Rights of occupation as a co-owner — Contribution to land itself not required — Owners estopped from denying interest — Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 s 18(1)(a).