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Interested parties in the ownership of the bed of the Hoteo River have until December 15 to register their interest and participate in proceedings.
An investigation into the land status of the riverbed is being heard in the Maori Land Court in Whangarei.
The case involves the Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust as the first applicant, Te Runanga o Ngāti Whatua as the second applicant and the Attorney-General as the respondent.
In court directions issued last month, Judge Miharo Armstrong set out a timetable for how the case would proceed.
He said Ngāti Manuhiri, Ngāti Whātua and the Crown were required to file and serve any response to the statements and memoranda from interested parties by February 2, and a decision on interested party participation would be made on February 29. The Judge acknowledged that many of the interested parties would not have legal representation.
All parties and interested parties are required to file and serve memoranda addressing any further directions sought by December 11 next year. These applications are set down for a further judicial conference on December 13 next year.
