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1. Tairua v Aati - Estate of Mere Hare Kerepeti [2020] Maori Appellate Court MB 224 (2020 Appeal 224) [pdf, 308 KB]

   ...evidence sought to be adduced did not raise any material which Mrs Aati did not know of during 1997-2004. Second, he argued that the evidence contains assertions from a party who will be directly impacted by the result of the case, which has little probative value. Third, he submitted that there can be no presumption that the evidence should be believed as the evidence is in the nature of an assertion of personal recollection and speculation. Finally, Mr Watson submitted that the...

2. Tapsell - Succession to Pera Wikiriwhi or Pera Matataia [2021] Chief Judge's MB 1002 (2021 CJ 1002) [pdf, 485 KB]

   ...said TIKI WIKIRIWHI as aforesaid to be the Executor and Administrator of this my Will. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I PERA WIKIRIWHI alias PERA MATATAIA under my hand have subscribed my name to this my Law Will and testament this 12 day of June 1968. 9. Probate was granted by the High Court, Hamilton on 1 December 1970 (Probate No 1099/70) in favour of Tiki Wikiriwhi as executor. 10. At 2 REG (Waiariki) MB 117-119 dated 1 November 1973 an order pursuant to section 81 of the Māori Affairs...

3. Technical report of evaluation of the court-referred restorative justice pilot [pdf, 681 KB]

   ...conference (for 18 conferences, all participants were interviewed);2 • we observed a number of court-referred restorative justice conferences; • we sent questionnaires to key informants (for example, judges, coordinators, police, community probation, lawyers and facilitators) during the first year of the evaluation and 12 months later; • we examined various documents (for example, the conference reports, judges’ sentencing notes, police Summary of Facts and relevant cost ledg...

4. David Bain report of Hon Ian Binnie QC on compensation claim [pdf, 1.1 MB]

                     REPORT FOR THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE   ON COMPENSATION CLAIM BY DAVID CULLEN BAIN   BY HON IAN BINNIE QC  30 August 2012       ‐ ii ‐  Table of Contents    MANDATE AND METHODOLOGY .......................................................................................................... 1  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................

5. [2009] NZEmpC WC 28/09 Secretary for Justice v Dodd [pdf, 29 KB]

   ...not enjoying the confidence of senior officials in the Ministry of Justice, it is clear that the defendant commands considerable local respect and support in Taranaki from a variety of persons including local Judges, legal practitioners, police, probation officers, other court staff, and local community leaders. Just as the protestations of senior Ministry managers about their loss of trust and confidence in the defendant must eventually yield to an objective assessment of the just...

6. Update to Ministers on investment approach [pdf, 897 KB]

   ...are many different types of people involved in making investment decisions in the Justice system. Some of the key audiences include:  Justice Sector Ministers and the Leadership Board  Contract managers  Practice leaders in Police, Probation, and Psychological services  Policy advisors working on crime reduction RE LE AS ED U ND ER T HE O FF IC IA L IN FO RM AT IO N AC T Investment Approach: Update on progress and ongoing resourcing...

7. Ashley v Bull [2011] NZWHT Wellington 25 [pdf, 67 KB]

   ...witness summons hearing was of course the result of an application granted by the Tribunal following argument by the parties on its merits. [21] An allegation of bad faith is a very serious allegation which requires a commensurate degree of probative evidence to support it. In my view it was not bad faith for the claimants to involve the second and third respondents in the witness summons process by not first ascertaining what the evidence would be through discussions with Mr...

8. BORA Vulnerable Children Bill [pdf, 307 KB]

   ...the Child Harm Prevention Order provisions: 9.2.1 These provisions do not contain any aspects of criminal procedure, as in part relied upon in Belcher; and 9.2.2 Unlike the provision for Extended Supervision Orders, which imposes a broad range of probation measures as standard conditions and permits highly restrictive measures as special conditions:6 (a) Child Harm Prevention Orders are limited to restrictions on living, working or associating with children and certain reporting to po...

9. Smiler v Peters - Estate of Hani Ihimaera or Hani Smiler (2008) 185 Gisborne MB 20 (185 GIS 20) [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...trustee all interests I hold 11) A1fiori land to be held in trust for my grandson JOURDAN COOPER TE A TARA U PETERS and to be transferred to l11in on attaining tbe age of majority JJ 185 Gisborne MB 21 [3J Jordan-Cooper is the son of Sheryl Peters. Probate for the Will has been obtained from the High Court at Hamilton. I But the executor of the Will did not file the application before tlus Court. Tlus application for succession was filed by Halu (Ihimaera) SmileI', on 12 Nove...

10. Smith v Smith - Waipaoa 5A2 and other lands - Estate of Francis Guthrie-Smith (2016) 64 Tairawhiti MB 15 (64 TRW 15) [pdf, 190 KB]

    ...pending disposal of the appeal. Background [3] The present succession proceedings concern the administration of the estate of the late Francis Guthrie-Smith who died on 3 July 1997 at Ruakituri. He left a will dated 11 October 1995. A grant of probate was then issued on 1 September 1997 where Sarah Freda Smith, Roland MacDonald Smith, Bruce Winston Anderson Smith and Phillip Gordon Matthew Smith were appointed executors and trustees. [4] Following that, on 8 September 1998, the...