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1. UX v OC LCRO 81 / 2012 (29 April 2013) [pdf, 80 KB]

   ...whom I refer to as ‘D’) were all executors and also the beneficiaries of the estate. Difficulties in the relationship between the three executors delayed the progress of administering the estate. Although the Practitioner was able to obtain probate of the [family member]s will, and call in the estate assets (proceedings held in the firms trust account) as well as transferring two estate assets into the names of the executors, no further steps were taken by the Practitioner to d...

2. Nolan - Estate of Wiremu Eruera Pohe (2016) 139 Taitokerau MB 170 (139 TTK 170) [pdf, 244 KB]

   ...be as to form not as to substance and not to change the outcome of the decision that I am about to make. Background [4] Wiremu Eruera Pohe passed away on 21 October 2012. He left a will dated 24 January 1997. On 7 November 2012, the will was probated appointing Deborah Nolan and Cherie Wilkie as administrators of the estate. 1 [5] Wiremu married three times. Firstly to Gazala Flavell, secondly to Allison Ross and finally to Dawn Pohe. With Gazala Flavell he had one child, Deb...

3. Djangozov v Johnston - Estate of Audrey Trimble - (2018) 185 Waiariki MB 238 (185 WAR 238) [pdf, 272 KB]

   ...Anderson, David Anderson, Dylan Johnston, Peter Anderson and Renee Anderson.3 [5] Audrey Trimble is Mark Johnston’s mother. She died on 15 November 2014 and left a Will dated 18 May 2005 along with a letter of wishes also dated 18 May 2005. Probate was granted in the Supreme Court of Queensland on 23 February 2011 and sealed in the High Court of New Zealand on 20 July 2011. By her Will, Audrey Trimble created a testamentary trust for distributions received from the Herapeka Hin...

4. LCRO 97/2015 SD v ET and CH (10 May 2017) [pdf, 163 KB]

   ...MD’s will dated 5 December 1995 she appointed Ms SD and her brother to be executors of the will. The will was held by the [City] law firm of [Law Firm B] and paragraph [6] of the will directed that the firm should be engaged to act to obtain probate and administer the estate. 2 [4] Ms ET, a legal executive at that time employed by the firm, was assigned to act in the administration of the estate. [5] Mrs MD had lived with Ms SD for some 20 years and Ms SD had acted as her...

5. National Standards Committee 1 v Name Suppressed [2021] NZLCDT 5 [pdf, 150 KB]

   ...physical or mental condition; or (d) cannot with reasonable diligence be identified or found; or (e) is not compellable to give evidence. … [17] In addition, the Evidence Act contains a general prohibition against the admission of evidence, the probative value of which is outweighed by the risk that the 6 A Professional Conduct Committee of the Nursing Council of New Zealand v Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal [2020] NZCA 435 at para [47]. evidence will “have...

6. Gardiner v Hingston - Succession to Heta Kenneth Hingston (2021) 268 Waiariki MB 50 (268 WAR 50) [pdf, 255 KB]

   ...Kenneth Hingston was appointed Judge of the Māori Land Court in 26 October 1984. Judge Hingston was the resident Judge of Waiariki until 1999. Sadly, on 9 August 2020, Judge Hingston passed away. Te Wira The Will [2] On 6 November 2020, probate was granted in the High Court and Heta Gardiner was appointed executor of the estate. Heta Gardiner filed an application for succession. Mohi and George Hingston have also filed an application for succession. [3] Judge Hin...

7. PPM 2024 Key Results [pdf, 6.2 MB]

   ...Disability (%) Victimisation (%) 15-29 30-64 65 years and over European Māori Pacific peoples Asian Gay or lesbian LGBTQ+ Bisexual Transgender Disabled Not a victim Victim of one or more crimes Highly victimised Probation officers 47.2 52.5 46.5 44.9 44.3 45.4 50.0 57.8* 45.0 44.1 41.4 39.8 43.9 49.3 42.4 32.3* The Parole Board 42.3 45.7 42.8 38.3 37.9* 38.3 49.7 56.0* 36.3 38.7 38.7 42.2 36.8 44.9 36.4* 28.4* The prison service 44.8 45.0 44.5...

8. Iosefa v New Zealand Law Society [2024] NZLCDT 26 (28 August 2024) [pdf, 119 KB]

   ...7 [15] Mr Iosefa spoke gratefully about the foresight of the Court of Appeal in imposing its 2008 condition that he participate in a cultural assessment and undertake such counselling to reduce his risk of re-offending as may be directed by his probation officer. His probation officer arranged for him to be counselled by Reverend Lapana Faletolu (since deceased). He undertook six compulsory sessions with Reverend Faletolu which were mostly of much longer duration than required. H...

9. Evidence Brief: Electronic monitoring for adult offenders [pdf, 353 KB]

   ...positioning systems (GPS) technology is in use for almost 2,200 offenders as at June 2016. • The cost of EM depends on the type of monitoring used, so costs vary across different countries. It is usually more expensive than traditional probationary supervision but more cost-effective than imprisonment. • There is inconsistent evidence regarding whether reduction in reoffending takes place after EM completion. • More rigorous evaluations in the New Zealand c...

10. Scott v Hori - Estate of Wharepouri Paoro [2018] Chief Judge's MB 871 (2018 CJ 871) [pdf, 375 KB]

    ...following documents in support of her application: a) An undated letter setting out the grounds of her application; b) Minutes and orders complained of 7 Registrar Taitokerau (7 RGTO) MB 58 and 1 Registrar Taitokerau (1 RGTO) MB 187; c) Probate dated 17 August 1971 of Wharepouri Hori and Will dated 21 February 1961 appointing Wikitoria Henare as sole executrix; d) Email from the applicant, confirming whakapapa of Wharepouri Paoro Hori dated 21 February 2017; e) A cert...