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1. LCRO 157/2024 TA v YQ (25 June 2025) [pdf, 327 KB]

   ...to have herself appointed welfare guardian in place of Mr X. [7] Mrs X died. Mr X became sole owner of their home by survivorship. The home was their principal asset. [8] Mrs X had a will under which she gave all her property to Mr X. Probate of the will was not sought. [9] Notice of claim was lodged against the title to the home asserting that Mrs X’s estate had a relationship property interest in it. Mr X wanted to sell the home to move into a retirement village apa...

2. Qualitative components of the outcomes evaluation of the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Court Pilot [pdf, 2.1 MB]

   ...to change Actions have been taken to address improvement areas identified in the 2016 process evaluation. These included changes to restorative justice, refining CADS role, addressing some resource pressure points, and strengthening the role of probation and defence lawyers. The AODT Court has integrated unique Māori cultural practices and values Tikanga Māori has enriched the AODT Court and provides a model for working in partnership to achieve positive treatment and justice out...

3. [2019] NZEmpC 80 Postal Workers Union of Aotearoa Inc v New Zealand Post Ltd [pdf, 240 KB]

   ...any unfairness caused to any other party by the granting of permission cannot be remedied by an adjournment or an award of costs or both. Section 8 of the Evidence Act is also important. It includes that the Judge must exclude evidence if its probative value is outweighed by the risk that the evidence will needlessly prolong the proceeding. 3 Employment Relations Act 2000, s 189(2). 4 Harris v TSNZ Pulp & Paper Maintenance...

4. Responding together: an integrated report evaluating the aims of the Waitakere Family Violence Court protocols [pdf, 894 KB]

   ...day sentencing, sentencing indications and safety concerns.................. 72 6.2. Concentrating specialisation and a holistic approach to family violence ........................74 6.2.1. Specialisation: The judiciary, counsel, VAs and Community Probation Service 77 6.2.2. Specialisation: Community and professional services for victims, families and offenders ..................................................................................................................... 85 6.3. S...

5. 2020 NZPSPLA 024 [pdf, 103 KB]

   ...[5] Mr Po’e-Tofaeono referees all refer to him as being loyal, trustworthy, honest and kind. Since his COA was suspended he was being doing voluntary work within his community and taking more responsibility for the care of his children. His probation officer assesses him as being at low risk of reoffending. [6] As both assaults occurred while Mr Po’e-Tofaeono was working in security they are sufficiently serious to warrant cancellation of his COA. However, I accept Mr Po...

6. MOJ0040_Aug23-WEB.pdf [pdf, 68 KB]

   ...You’ll be asked to include family/whānau or friends to support you at the conference. Support people get a chance to speak at the conference. The facilitator may ask if you agree to other people attending the conference, such as a police or probation officer, the offender’s lawyer, or community representatives. They’ll ask if you need an interpreter or any other specialist support person to come to the conference. Your cultural needs will be considered Your cultural needs and...

7. MOJ0040.1_JUN22_WEB.pdf [pdf, 78 KB]

   ...might attend a conference? You’ll be asked to include family/whānau or friends to support you at the conference. Support people can speak at the conference. The facilitator may ask if you agree to other people attending, such as a police or probation officer, your lawyer or community representatives. The facilitator will ask if you need an interpreter or another specialist support person to attend. Your cultural needs will be considered Your cultural needs, and those of the vict...

8. Wanklyn - Estate of Ropata Wharetoetoe Rare (2004) 157 Gisborne MB 243 (157 GIS 243) [pdf, 2.7 MB]

   ...Land Court in Gisborne received an application under sections 113 and 117 of Te Ture Whenu Maori Act 1993 from Mrs Rebecca Walford and others. Attached to the application was a copy of the will of Mr Ropata Wharetoetoe Rare and a copy of the grant of probate dated 27 September 2002. The will contains a provision which reads: "From the block of land I own in Whangamata "known as 4D1 C1 B", I give to my daughter Leonie Hodgson all that piece of land between the Otahu Estua...

9. Succession Factsheet [pdf, 355 KB]

   ...A grant of administration from the High Court is generally required to enable the assets of a deceased person to be transferred to those entitled to the assets. There are two types of grant: (a) Where a person dies leaving a valid will, a grant of probate may be made to the executor(s) named in the will (although in rare cases, formal administration may be granted to someone other than the named executors); (b) Where a person dies intestate (without a will), a grant of letters of administ...

10. Status hearings evaluation: New Zealand study of pre-trial hearings in criminal cases [pdf, 487 KB]

    ...pre-hearing discussions 3 1.5 Sentence indications 5 1.6 Parties at the status hearing 5 1.6.1 The judge 5 1.6.2 The prosecution 5 1.6.3 Defence counsel and duty solicitors 6 1.6.4 Victim advisers 6 1.6.5 Defendant and complainant support 7 1.6.6 Community Probation Officers 7 1.7 Callovers in the indictable jurisdiction 7 1.8 Some previous New Zealand studies 8 1.8.1 Evaluation of the Auckland pilot of status hearings 1996 8 1.8.2 Review of Duty Solicitors (The “Opie” Report) 8 1.9 Eva...