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November 1, 2024 | News
Historic High Court ruling boosts Indigenous rights
A Te Tauihu community leader calls the Nelson Tenths decision a global milestone for Indigenous rights, emphasizing Crown responsibilities.
March 11, 2026
November 1, 2024 | Paakiwaha
Kerensa Johnston | Project Lead of Making tenths Whole(Te Here-ā-Nuku)
The Nelson Tenths case is likely the longest running property case in New Zealand, for more than 180 years.
October 31, 2024 | Featured News
High Court rules in favor of Nelson Tenths
Today, the High Court ruled in favour of the customary owners of the Nelson Tenths in the case of Stafford v. Attorney-General.
June 7, 2024 | News
Crown Law war chest angers Wakatu
Nelson's Wakatu Incorporation says the crown is throwing good money after bad to keep fighting its claim for historic compensation for the loss of most of the Nelson Tenths.
June 6, 2024 | Paakiwaha
Kerensa Johnston | CEO of Wakatū Incorporation
The Government has allocated $3.6 million in the Budget to appeal the High Courts forthcoming decision in the Nelson Tenths dispute decision.
November 15, 2023 | News
Anxious wait for Wakatū decision
After 10 weeks in the High Court, Wakatū Incorporation hopes a decision on its long-running Nelson Tenths case will come early in the new year.
November 10, 2023 | Paakiwaha
Kerensa Johnston | CEO of Wakatū Incorporation
The Nelsons tenths case against the crown has recently finished a ten week hearing at the high court in Wellngton. Its been ongoing for 180 years, and is the longest running property claim in the country.
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