Estate of Eric John Tupai Ruru and Alan Parekura Torohina Haronga v Attorney-General, Waitangi Tribunal, Tanya Rogers and David Brown, Owen Lloyd, David Thomas Hawea and Anthony Tapp - SC 178/2025
Summary
Civil appeal
Result
A Leave to appeal is granted in part (Estate of Ruru v Attorney- General [2025] NZCA 597).
B The approved questions are:
(a) whether the Court of Appeal erred in its approach to the requirements for resumption in s 8HB of the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975; and
(b) whether the Court of Appeal erred in its approach to the Waitangi Tribunal’s discretion to award compensation under sch 1 of the Crown Forest Assets Act 1989.
C The application for leave to appeal is otherwise dismissed.
10 June 2026
Date of Hearing
03 November 2026 — 05 November 2026
Judges
TBC
Related Documents
High Court decision — ATTORNEY GENERAL v WAITANGI TRIBUNAL [2023] NZHC 132 [17 February 2023]
Court of Appeal decision — [2025] NZCA 597
Leave judgment - leave granted — ESTATE OF ERIC JOHN TUPAI RURU v ATTORNEY-GENERAL [2026] NZSC 79 [10 June 2026] (PDF 178 KB)