Maruera v Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Maru (Taranaki) Trust (2018) 385 Aotea MB 7 (385 AOT 7) [pdf, 402 KB]
...irrespective of the merits or otherwise of their counsel. [33] Mr Kahukiwa submits that this application should be heard by another judge on the basis that I granted the trust order which is now the subject of these proceedings. He states that the request for a new judge is to ensure that the standard of the administration of justice which includes the appearance of “utter judicial objectivity” is undoubtedly observed. [34] This is not the first time that I have been asked to st...