Ngati Whatua Orakei Trust v Attorney-General
[2018] NZSC 24
•23 March 2018
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND SC 135/2017
[2018] NZSC 24
BETWEEN NGĀTI WHĀTUA ŌRĀKEI TRUST
Applicant
AND
ATTORNEY-GENERAL
First Respondent
NGĀTI PAOA IWI TRUST
Second RespondentMARUTŪĀHU RŌPŪ LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Third Respondent
Court: Elias CJ, William Young and O’Regan JJ Counsel:
J E Hodder QC, J W J Graham and R M A Jones for Applicant D J Goddard QC and D A Ward for First Respondent
N M Whittington and S L K Shaw for Second Respondent P F Majurey for Third Respondent
Judgment:
23 March 2018
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
ALeave to appeal is granted (Ngᾱti Whᾱtua Ōrᾱkei Trust v Attorney-General [2017] NZCA 554).
B The approved question is whether the Court of Appeal should have allowed the applicant’s appeal to that Court.
REASONS
[1] The approved question is framed so as to permit the applicant to advance the arguments foreshadowed in its leave submissions.
NGĀTI WHĀTUA ŌRĀKEI TRUST v ATTORNEY-GENERAL [2018] NZSC 24 [23 March 2018]
[2] The Court intends to set a fixture for the hearing of the appeal in the week beginning 7 May 2018 or early in the week beginning 14 May 2018. We ask the Registrar to consult with counsel on the actual fixture date. The Court will then set a timetable for submissions.
Solicitors:
Chapman Tripp, Auckland for Applicant
Crown Law Office, Wellington for First Respondent Meredith Connell, Wellington for Second Respondent Atkins Holm Majurey Ltd, Auckland for Third Respondent
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