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Previous updates on the Tenths
Negotiations over the return of thousands of hectares of Nelson land have hit a wall with local Māori asking for a little understanding from a Labour government they thought was dedicated to “kindness”.
Leading them, with a Supreme Court decision in his back pocket, kaumātua Rore Stafford could still make things messy for the Crown in the High Court.
This article by Joel Maxwell was published online in Stuff on 20 February 2021
The last man standing in a case that started decades ago, Stafford says the Crown should just give the land back.
In the latest video in the Making the Tenths’ Whole video series, Kerensa discusses the work that is underway to resolve matters with the Crown since the 2017 Supreme Court decision.
As part of our Making the Tenths’ Whole video series, Kerensa Johnston talks about the work that is underway to resolve matters with the Crown, including a discussion of recent Court action.
We’ve made a series of videos to help whānau understand the journey to make the Nelson Tenths’ Whole.
We’ve already shared Rore Stafford’s kōrero, giving an overview of the history of the Nelson Tenths’ Reserves.
In this video, Kerensa Johnston gives more background, including talking about the Supreme Court case in 2017.
Rore Stafford’s kōrero for Making the Tenths Whole gives an overview of the history behind the Nelson Tenths’ reserves case.
Last year, led by Rore Stafford, we were in the Wellington High Court in a judicial action against the Attorney-General, where we took action in an attempt to stop the Crown selling any more ex-Tenths’ reserves land in the Nelson rohe.
The case focused on land in Nelson, which is currently held by ACC and includes land that was once part of the Nelson Tenths’ Reserves. This case is part of the broader work happening following the Supreme Court win in 2017, when the Court held that the Crown, as legal trustee, owes a fiduciary duty to the Owners of the Nelson Tenths’ Reserves and Occupation Reserves in the Nelson rohe.
The High Court decision has been released. You can read the full decision of the Court here.