From New Zealand-Kaitaia priest Canon Dennis Urquhart and 33 supporters have lost their long-running legal battle with the Anglican Church hierarchy over who should control almost $500,000 of church funds.
A decision delivered last week by Justice Sarah Katz after a hearing in the High Court at Auckland in July gave control of the cash to three men recognised by the Church hierarchy as the lawful vestry of the Parengarenga-Ahipara-Peria Anglican Maori Pastorate.
The trio - the Rev. Eru Wright, the Rev. Frank Harrison and Bardia Matiu - were second claimants at the hearing and the Te Hui Amorangi ki Te Tai Tokerau Trust Board was third claimant.
The first claimant, Canon Urquhart and his supporters, asked the court to order the ASB Bank to release money the late Eva Matthews left to the pastorate in 1995 which, with interest and other funds, has since increased to more than $490,000.
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