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1. Justice Sector Outlook December 2016 [pdf, 758 KB]

   ...person’s total prison sentence time. Remittals: People who do not pay fines may have them remitted to another sentence types, such as Community Work. Supervision: Rehabilitation sentence for offenders convicted of less serious offences, with relatively straightforward rehabilitation needs and a lower risk of re-offending. Supervision provides an offender with opportunities to address the causes of their offending and motivate them to seek positive change. Offenders can be sentenced t...

2. Haig v Proprietors of Waipiro A13 Incorporation (2006) 169 Gisborne MB 260 (169 GIS 260) [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...applicant Milton Haig and Mr Goldsmith gave evidence in support of the application. Mrs Wiki Wright, Dr Tamati Reedy and Henrietta Owen gave evidence for the incorporation. Since the hearing three memoranda from counsel on the question of costs and related matters have been filed. [10] At the conclusion of the hearing I discussed in chambers the prospect of a negotiated settlement and whether or not a decision from me was in fact necessary. Despite my suggestions counsel confirmed t...

3. Justice Sector Outlook December 2016 [pdf, 882 KB]

   ...person’s total prison sentence time. Remittals: People who do not pay fines may have them remitted to another sentence types, such as Community Work. Supervision: Rehabilitation sentence for offenders convicted of less serious offences, with relatively straightforward rehabilitation needs and a lower risk of re-offending. Supervision provides an offender with opportunities to address the causes of their offending and motivate them to seek positive change. Offenders can be sentenced t...

4. Roberts v McKenzie - Tokaanu Māori Township 2nd Residue Trust (2017) 371 Aotea MB 133 (371 AOT 133) [pdf, 340 KB]

   ...371 Aotea MB 138 [19] Moreover, there is nothing in the Act which limits who may apply to the Court for an order per ss 83, 239 and 240 of the Act. The question in the present case is whether Mr Roberts can claim to have some general interest in relation to the appointment of a receiver and the appointment/removal of the trustees. It is accepted that Mr Roberts is not a beneficial owner of the trust. However as is clear he is owed money from the trust. [20] Mr Roberts, having obt...

5. Taueki - Horowhenua 11 (Lake) Māori Reservation (2005) 163 Aotea MB 99 (163 AOT 99) [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...appointment of permanent trustees following a hui of the beneficiaries. Background [4] A lengthy direction was issued on 26 June 2003, 128 Aotea MB 143, dealing vvith the application for injunction, a site inspection, a judicial conference and related matters including the direction that the trustees convene a general meeting of beneficiaries on 5 July 2003. That meeting did not take place until 2 August 2003. The direction also required the trustees to· attend Court "and brin...

6. Pryor v Perenara - Matata 930 (2005) 105 Whakatāne MB 254 (105 WHK 254) [pdf, 4.5 MB]

   ...only 2 annual general meetings, those in 1999 and on 28 December 2002, both at the direction of the COUlt. I have, however, noted in my background reading that the minutes at 87 Whakatiine Minute Book 121 refer to tri-annual meetings. Those meetings relate to the appointment of trustees arising out of a meeting on 18 September 1994. In the following page (folio 122) is a filliher similar reference in that evidence is given that the meeting was advetiised as a Tri-Annual General Meeting....

7. LCRO 143/2017 AC v BT (19 February 2019) [pdf, 211 KB]

   ...property matter resolved. She repeats that it was not until a senior partner in the firm “took over the file” that “a satisfactory and speedy resolution was reached within a matter of weeks”. (ii) Negotiation of the RPA, delay [42] Relatedly, Ms AC says Ms BT appeared “reluctan[t]” or “[un]able to compel” Mr CN “to make full disclosure”. She says Ms BT had “deflected” “repeated requests” for “full disclosure” from and had delayed responding to Ms A...

8. Te Manutukutuku 73 [pdf, 9.5 MB]

   ...Pōtae. The third inquiry concerns asser- tions that the Crown’s “overlapping claims” process has not worked well in the Hauraki settlement. The claim- ants dispute parts of the redress which has been offered to Hauraki iwi. One of the issues relates to the Tauranga Moana Forum, a governance body for Four New Urgent Hearings Granted the Tauranga Harbour. Another relates to the treatment of Ngāti Porou ki Hauraki within the settlement. The fourth grant of urgency con- cerns two...

9. Family Court Rewrite Submission - Waitemata Community Law Centre [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...support the submissions of YouthLaw Aotearoa, namely:  We agree with the report’s focus on children’s participation and safety in the Family Justice system.  We are also concerned about the delay caused by section 132 and 133 reports in relation to child safety assessments, because children have a different sense of time, and delay could re-traumatise children. Waitematā Community Law Centre Te Korowai Ture ō Waitematā 3  We agree that more research nee...

10. LCRO 43/2019 KD v MX (19 February 2021) [pdf, 223 KB]

    ...[Area] Standards Committee [X] to take no further action on his complaints about Mrs MX. Background [2] Mr KD and Ms QY were the parents of two young children and lived together in [country]. [3] In about July/August 2017, Ms QY left the relationship and travelled to New Zealand with the children. They lived with Ms QY’s parents in [city 1]. [4] The older child was enrolled at [School 1] – the younger child was enrolled at a pre-school in [suburb]. 2 [5] Mr KD a...