Information about the upcoming Wellington High Court case
Haere mai e te nui, haere mai e te rahi.
He reo karanga tēnei ki ngā uri o ngā hekenga ki Te Tauihu.
On Monday 10 August, the High Court in Wellington will hear our judicial review case against the Attorney-General, David Parker.
The case is part of our ongoing Making the Tenths’ Whole work.
This work is being led by our kaumātua Rore Stafford, on behalf of the owners of the Nelson Tenths’ Reserves.
In 2017, the owners won their case against the Crown in the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court found that the Crown owes a duty to the owners to reserve and protect a minimum of 15,000 acres of land in Nelson.
We have asked the Attorney-General to stop the sale of land held by the Crown in Nelson, until our case has been resolved.
The Attorney-General has, so far, refused to stop Crown land sales in Nelson.
We believe this action is unjust and undermines the 2017 Supreme Court decision.
We are asking the High Court to order the Attorney-General to reconsider his decision.
You can read more about the background to this case in our pānui from June.
Nelson City from above - credit Barry Peck
All whānau are invited to come along to the High Court in Wellington to learn more about the case, and to support the whānau.
The case begins at 10am, on Monday 10 August 2020 at the Wellington High Court,
2 Molesworth Street, Pipitea, Wellington
Please contact us at info@wakatu.org if you would like more information.
Noho ora mai i runga i te pai.
Kerensa Johnston
Tumu Whakarae (Chief Executive Officer)
Wakatū Incorporation