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1. MLC - 2012 February - The appointment of trustees to Māori land trusts [pdf, 319 KB]

   Māori Land Court | Judge’s Corner Judge L Harvey The appointment of trustees to Māori land trusts February 2012 Introduction Trustees perform a vital role in the administration and management of Māori land. They have many important responsibilities to fulfil and must balance the expectations of the beneficiaries with their duties as prudent trustees. Trustees are appointed by the Māori Land Court under the jurisdiction set out in s 222 of Te Ture Whenua Māori A...

2. 230508-Proactive-release-Family-Court-Family-Court-Associates-Legisla.._FINAL.pdf [pdf, 589 KB]

   ...refers]. The role will be that of a judicial officer, with a requirement for any appointee to have at least 7 years of legal experience. 7 The Family Court Associate will reduce delay by taking on some of the administrative workload of Family Court judges, including decisions made at I N C O N F I D E N C E 2 I N C O N F I D E N C E the early stages of proceedings and interlocutory applications.1 Some judicial decisions will remain with judges because of their substantive imp...

3. Nicholls v Nicholls - Koromatua 3A [2018] Māori Appellate Court MB 604 (2018 APPEAL 604) [pdf, 303 KB]

   ...KAHUTOROA MATAIA TUKIRANGI, TAMA NICHOLLS, ANITA MARI NORMAN, SARAH JANE NICHOLLS as trustees of the W T Nicholls Trust Respondents Hearing: 11 May 2018, 2018 Māori Appellate Court MB 294-348 (Heard at Hamilton) Court: Judge C M Wainwright (Presiding) Judge L R Harvey Judge M P Armstrong Appearances: J Kahukiwa, for Appellant D Wackrow and C Linstead-Panoho, for Respondents Judgment: 7 December 2018 JUDGMENT OF THE COURT...

4. Booth v Herlihy - Waikoukoutauanui 6B 6C and 6D2B [2021] Chief Judge's MB 722 (2021 CJ 722) [pdf, 247 KB]

   2021 Chief Judge’s MB 722 I TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI O AOTEAROA I TE ROHE O TĀKITIMU In the Māori Land Court of New Zealand Tākitimu District A20170005084 CJ 2017/16 WĀHANGA Under Section 45, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 MŌ TE TAKE In the matter of Waikoukoutauanui 6B, 6C and 6D2B Block I WAENGA I A Between RICHARD BOOTH Te Kaitono Applicant ME And KERIN HERLIHY AND MARY SYLVIA NUNN AS TRUSTEES OF WAIKOUKOUTAU...

5. Rapatini v Accident Compensation Corporation (Leave to appeal to the High Court) [2023] NZACC 97 [pdf, 233 KB]

   ...Respondent Hearing: On the papers Appearances: The Appellant in person Ms Becroft for the Respondent Judgment: 19 June 2023 ___________________________________________________________________________ RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE C J MCGUIRE [Leave to appeal to the High Court S 162 Accident Compensation Act 2001] ___________________________________________________________________________ [1] The appellant seeks leave to appeal to the High Court against a judgm...

6. Easthope v Accident Compensation Corporation (Leave to appeal to the High Court) [2024] NZACC 149 (19 September 2024) [pdf, 160 KB]

   ...Submissions: The Applicant is self-represented L Hawes-Gandar for the Respondent Hearing: On the Papers Judgment: 19 September 2024 ___________________________________________________________________________ JUDGMENT OF JUDGE AA SINCLAIR [Leave to Appeal to High Court: s 162 Accident Compensation Act 2001] ___________________________________________________________________________ Introduction [1] The applicant, Mr Terence Easthope, seeks leave to appeal to...

7. Strengthening the family justice system - Word version [docx, 1.2 MB]

   ...a privilege and humbling experience to meet and hear from so many people who have shared deeply personal experiences with us. We acknowledge the mana of everyone who has taken part and the strength and courage needed to do so. We’ve also spoken to judges, lawyers, mediators, professionals, and community groups and organisations. They have told us of the challenges they deal with daily. The Children’s Issues Centre at Otago University shared with us its initial findings from the major resea...

8. Strengthening the family justice system - PDF version [pdf, 2 MB]

   ...privilege and humbling experience to meet and hear from so many people who have shared deeply personal experiences with us. We acknowledge the mana of everyone who has taken part and the strength and courage needed to do so. We’ve also spoken to judges, lawyers, mediators, professionals, and community groups and organisations. They have told us of the challenges they deal with daily. The Children’s Issues Centre at Otago University shared with us its initial findings from the maj...

9. 3.0-W-RIS-Family-Court-Associate-FINAL.pdf [pdf, 2.4 MB]

   ...As delay arises in multiple parts of the system, and for different reasons, multiple initiatives are needed to address it. The Panel recommended introducing a new role to address one of the drivers of delay: the heavy administrative workload of judges,4 which delays the progress of active cases. The options discussed in this Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) respond to that recommendation and consequentially focus on this driver of delay. A new judicial officer position in the Famil...

10. ENVC paper Guizhou Province Judges 2015 [pdf, 337 KB]

    PRESENTATION BY PRINCIPAL ENVIRONMENT JUDGE LAURIE NEWHOOK TO DELEGATION OF GUIZHOU PROVINCE JUDGES AUGUST 2015 (A detailed update from a speech delivered by him to the GLOBAL JUSTICE ECOFORUM Guiyang City, China, July 2013) THE CONSTITUTION, WORK, POWERS AND PRACTICES OF THE NZ ENVIRONMENT COURT Introduction [1] In 2013 I had the privilege of addressing a very large conference of Judges of Chinese Environment Courts in Guiyang City, along with senior Judges from Sy...