Urlich v Attorney-General - [2022] 2 NZLR 599

Caveat — Whether caveatable interest — Land gifted to Crown for Māori school by two brothers — Land no longer needed by Crown — Disposal of land back to former owners or successors — Former owners deceased — Successor offer-back — “Successor” — Land offered to grandson of one brother as residual beneficiary under will — Son of other brother claiming interest in land — Second-line succession — History of legislation — Māori freehold land — Tikanga — Whenua Māori — Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Public Works — Successor offer-back — Caveatable interest — Land gifted to Crown for Māori school by two brothers — Land no longer needed by Crown — Disposal of land to former owners of land or successors — Former owners deceased — “Successor” — Land offered to grandson of one brother as residual beneficiary under will — Son of other brother claiming caveatable interest in land — Second-line succession — Statutory history — Māori freehold land — Tikanga — Whenua Māori — Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Māori land — Tikanga — Public works — Caveatable interest — Land gifted to Crown for Māori school by two brothers — Land no longer needed by Crown — Disposal of land to former owners of land or successors — Former owners deceased — Successor offer-back — “Successor” — Land offered to grandson of one brother as residual beneficiary under will — Son of other brother claiming interest in land — Second-line succession — Statutory history — Māori freehold land — Whenua Māori — Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti o Waitangi.