Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 10, 2022 2:50:40 GMT 12
SUPREME COURT HEARS APPEAL OVER HOW TIKANGA IS ASSESSED BY THE WAITANGI TRIBUNAL
What tikanga is and how it applies to treaty settlements needed evidence and testing before the Waitangi Tribunal, a Wairarapa iwi has told the Supreme Court.
The case has leap-frogged the Court of Appeal to go directly to the Supreme Court.
“Whether tikanga is relevant or binds is the legal question - what it is and how it applies requires evidence and testing,” Mahuika said......