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1. Kruger v Nikora - Tuhoe -Te Uru Taumatua [2021] Māori Appellate Court MB 444 (2021 APPEAL 444) [pdf, 296 KB]

   ...an assessment of the primary purpose of the trust. (b) Second, the broader scheme in Part 12 does not support such a narrow reading of s 236(1)(c). Those provisions, particularly ss 237-245, do not focus on land, and instead deal with matters such as the enforcement of trustee obligations, the appointment and removal of trustees, and termination and variation of trusts. The focus is not limited to land. (c) Third, the Act’s clear focus on the retention of land undermin...

2. Ngā Mātāpono – The Principles: The Interim Report of the Tomokia Ngā Tatau o Matangireia – The Constitutional Kaupapa Inquiry Panel on the Crown’s Treaty Principles Bill and Treaty Clause Review Policies [pdf, 6.4 MB]

   ...Principles Bill policy should be abandoned. 2. We recommend that the Crown should constitute a Cabinet Māori– Crown relations committee that has oversight of the Crown’s Treaty / te Tiriti policies. We do not consider it appropriate that these matters are considered by the Social Outcomes Cabinet Committee. 3. We recommend that the Treaty clause review policy be put on hold while it is re-conceptualised through collaboration and co-design engagement with Māori. 4. We recommend...

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

   2018 Chief Judge’s MB 871 IN THE MĀORI LAND COURT OF NEW ZEALAND TAITOKERAU DISTRICT A20130001188 CJ 2013/5 UNDER Section 45, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 IN THE MATTER OF Wharepouri Paoro also known as Wharepouri Hori or Paoro Te Paoro or Paora Te Paoro BETWEEN RENA SCOTT Applicant AND TEPAEA HORI Respondent Hearing: 19 September 2018, 2018 Chief Judge’s MB 608-625 (Heard at Whangarei) Judgment: 20 December 2018 DECISION OF DEPUTY...

4. AB v CD LCRO 228/2014 (27 October 2016) [pdf, 343 KB]

   ...for preferring them. (c) The Committee failed to provide Mr AB due s 141(a) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (the Act) particulars, contrary to its statutory obligation and nor any in the notice of hearing, contrary to basic natural justice. (d) The Committee denied Mr AB the opportunity to consider and respond to the complainant’s submissions (and evidence) for the hearing, which varied materially from the original heads of complaint, and as such, was a breach of na...

5. {2017] NZEmpC 15 Spotless Facility Services NZ Ltd v Mackay [pdf, 143 KB]

   SPOTLESS FACILITY SERVICES NZ LIMITED v ANNE MACKAY NZEmpC CHRISTCHURCH [2017] NZEmpC 15 [22 February 2017] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT CHRISTCHURCH [2017] NZEmpC 15 EMPC 125/2016 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN SPOTLESS FACILITY SERVICES NZ LIMITED Plaintiff AND ANNE MACKAY Defendant Hearing: (on submissions dated 5 and 14 December 2016, and 30 January 2017) Appear...

6. EV v IG LCRO 111/2013 (8 September 2015) [pdf, 100 KB]

   ...explanations about what took place. Finally Mr EV asserted that it “hurts the profession” when lawyers appear in the dock, and when this is coupled with being “less than fully candid to the Court and/or lying to the media in the halls of justice about their status”, it raises the spectre of a Bolton-type disciplinary response.2 Mr IG’s response [7] The complaint was forwarded to Mr IG and summarised as follows:3 • That he had been charged with careless operation of a...

7. [2016] NZEmpC 154 AFFCO NZ Ltd v NZMWU [pdf, 197 KB]

   AFFCO NEW ZEALAND LIMITED v NEW ZEALAND MEAT WORKERS & RELATED TRADES UNION INC NZEmpC CHRISTCHURCH [2016] NZEmpC 154 [23 November 2016] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT CHRISTCHURCH [2016] NZEmpC 154 EMPC 178/2016 IN THE MATTER OF proceedings removed from the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER of an application for an interim compliance order BETWEEN AFFCO NEW ZEALAND LIMITED Plaintiff AND NEW ZEALAND MEAT WORKERS &...

8. Legal aid grants June 2021 [xlsx, 84 KB]

   ...2020/2021 Definitions and data notes If this information does not answer your query you may wish to request specific information via an Official Information Act request. Information on this process is available on the Ministry website: https://www.justice.govt.nz/about/official-information-act-requests/ Published 21 September 2021 https://www.justice.govt.nz/about/official-information-act-requests/ 1.Total grants and expenditure Table 1a: Total number of legal aid grants, by legal aid...

9. Legal aid grants June 2020 [xlsx, 90 KB]

   ...aid is government funding to pay for legal help for people who cannot afford a lawyer. More information is available at www.justice.govt.nz/courts/going-to-court/legal-aid/ Criminal grants Legal aid may be granted in respect of the following criminal matters: (a) criminal proceedings in the District Court, the Youth Court, the High Court, the Court of Appeal, or the Supreme Court: (b) appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in criminal proceedings, where the Attorney-General cer...

10. Court-imposed fines: survey of Judges [pdf, 509 KB]

    Court-imposed fines: A survey of Judges Wendy Searle July 2003 ii First published in July 2003 by the Ministry of Justice PO Box 180 Wellington New Zealand www.justice.govt.nz © Crown Copyright ISBN 0-478-20177-x iii Foreword Fines are the most widely imposed penalty in the New Zealand courts. For many minor offences, and in particular traffic offences, a fine is the only available option. In 2001, 33% of all charges resulting in a conviction had a fine imposed as one of the s...