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1. Rangi v Larkins - Estate of Hakaraia Muru Waata - (2018) Chief Judge's MB 25 (2018 CJ 25) [pdf, 248 KB]

   ...mother as Tilly Walters (nee Nathan) and his father as Jack Walters. Hakaraia filled out the details for the death certificate because also filed was the Instruction for the Registration of Death and Funeral. Jack or Hakaraia was recorded as the informant and the account was to be forwarded to him. On this form he is recorded as William’s father and Tilly Walters (Nathan) is recorded as his mother. [7] There is also filed a death notice published in the Herald on 9 August 1963...

2. Heaslip - The Estate of Wilhelmina Floate or Wilhelmina Fisher or Wilhelmina Newton (2005) 110 South Island MB 110 (110 SI 110) [pdf, 1002 KB]

   ...Submissions were received from counsel for the applicant. On 3 November 2004, I advised that I would consider the submissions in chambers and produce a decision on the jurisdiction question and the whangai status of Wilhelmina Fisher. I will only form a view as to the jurisdiction question. In relation to the whangai status of Wilhelmina Fisher, I have decided to fixture another hearing on the question of Ngai Tahu tikanga relating to whangai succession. Please see below for my directio...

3. [2021] NZEmpC 38 Kennedy v The Chief Executive of Oranga Tamariki [pdf, 178 KB]

   ...in the Court [4] The application for special leave was filed at the beginning of April 2020. It was accompanied by an unsworn affidavit from Ms Kennedy. It being unsworn was understandable given the situation at the time.3 Despite numerous requests, however, no sworn affidavit has been filed. [5] The application for special leave was set down for a hearing on 24 July 2020, with evidence and submissions to be filed in advance. [6] Ms Kennedy failed to file a sworn affidavit...

4. Song v CAC 20008 & Clement [2014] NZREADT 54 [pdf, 55 KB]

   ...issued by the Land Transfer Office. There also needed to be a new title issued for the adjoining unit which, curiously, was also on the market at the same time. As it happened it took about a further four months for titles to be issued in the updated form. [9] As explained below, the appellant/purchaser (and Complainant) elected to proceed with the purchase transaction on the basis that, until the new title was available and settlement of his contract could take place, he paid rent to...

5. UC v OX LCRO 179-180 / 2011 (11 March 2013) [pdf, 139 KB]

   ...1 UC v OX & Ors HC Auckland CIV 2010-404-2050, 25 November 2010. 2 welfare purposes. [UC] considered that [OX] had been using the trust to advance his own interests. [18] She in turn formed a competitor Trust. It maintained a website upon which [UC] published certain statements defamatory of [OX]. There were other defamatory comments in e-mails sent to a wide variety of recipients, including those involved in local gover

6. 2016 archive

   ...to firms 28 September 2016: New contract and practice standards for legal aid providers 4 August 2016: Issue with invoice form 32a - Care of Children/Guardianship 29 July 2016: Criminal assignment availability 28 July 2016: Form 50 - Expert request now in editable PDF format 21 July 2016: Temporary Approval and Limited Approval Operational Policies for Legal Aid Providers Christmas Payments The last date for direct credit payments to providers for 2016 is Thursday, 22 December. Paym...

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7. [2014] NZEmpC 97 S v L Ltd [pdf, 129 KB]

   ...charges were pursuant to s 380(1) of the Companies Act 1993 and the other two pursuant to s 228(b) of the Crimes Act 1961. [15] S did not advise L Limited of the fact of these changes to the situation, at least immediately. Rather, in response to a request made to his counsel by L Limited, S’s counsel sent an email to L Limited on 13 March 2013. Counsel’s email alleged in some detail bad faith on the part of the Police. Attached to the email were copies of letters from the Po...

8. Kui - Estate of Te Paea Hami Oru [2019] Chief Judge's MB 577 (2019 CJ 577) [pdf, 475 KB]

   ...be amended 4. On 11 December 1964 Mohi Pickery applied to the Māori Land Court to succeed to Te Paea Hami Oru or Pikari’s shares in Whatitiri B and other blocks. Mr Pickery named Minnie Salle, John Pickery and himself on the application form as the deceased’s children still alive (No deceased children were listed). 5. The application was heard by the Court in Auckland on 10 May 1966 at 1 Auckland MB 300-301 and the evidence transpired as follows: 47 Te Paea Hami Oru d...

9. Cairns-Williamsen v Hakaraia - Waihaha 4 (2025) 500 Aotea MB 280 (500 AOT 280) [pdf, 228 KB]

   ...Aotea MB 281 He taonga nui te tūpato! Hei tīmatanga Introduction [1] A straightforward replacement of trustee application for the Hurakia Trust (Trust) is opposed by Trust chairperson, Stacey Hakaraia, because he considers that 61 proxy forms used at the trustee election were invalid; primarily because the trust order says that he must validate all proxies and he was not given the opportunity to do this. These proxy votes were validated by a non-trustee without his knowled...

10. Dotcom v Crown Law Office (Inherent Powers) [2018] NZHRRT 36 [pdf, 401 KB]

    ...Dotcom and [255.1] A declaration is made under s 85(1)(a) of the Privacy Act 1993 that there was an interference with the privacy of Mr Dotcom by: [255.1.1] The transfer, without legal authority, to the Attorney-General of the information privacy requests made by Mr Dotcom in July 2015. The Attorney- General had no lawful authority, as purported transferee under the Privacy Act 1993, s 39(b)(ii), to refuse the requests on the grounds that they were vexatious and there was no prop...