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1. Waitangi Tribunal - issue 62 of Te Manutukutuku [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...Joanne Morris, first appointed in 1989, is currently the Tribunal’s longest-serving member. Ms Morris chairs the Broadcasting Standards Authority, of which she was previously a member between 1989 and 1994. She was a foundation member of the Legal Services Agency Board until 2004. She holds LLB and LLM degrees. Joanne Morris has served on numerous Waitangi Tribunal inquiry panels, in three of which she has officiated as presiding officer. From 1994 to 1999, she was a commissioner at the...

2. Proactive release - Second Interim Regulatory Impact Statement: Consultation options for adoption law reform [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ...law reform Quality Assurance (completed by QA panel) Reviewing Agency/Agencies: Ministry of Justice Panel Assessment & Comment: The Ministry of Justice's RIA QA panel has reviewed the Interim Regulatory Impact Statement: A New Adoption System for New Zealand (Interim RIS) prepared by the Ministry of Justice and considers that the information and analysis summarised in the Impact Summary meets the Quality Assurance criteria. Because the purpose of the Interim...

3. LCRO 145/2023 ET v PU (25 February 2025) [pdf, 241 KB]

   ...her and the Police letter. She noted that Mr ET appeared to have terminated their retainer, and that she would inform Legal Aid that she was no longer acting for him. Complaint [19] In a complaint dated 5 September 2022, but not lodged with the New Zealand Law Society Lawyers Complaints Service (Complaints Service) until 5 December 2022, Mr ET complained about Ms PU as follows: (a) Ms PU terminated their retainer on 8 May 2017, without good cause. (b) Following that she provided hi...

4. Supreme Court

   You may be able to submit this file type electronically and pay any associated fee through  File and Pay. The Supreme Court is the highest court in New Zealand and our final appeal court. Appeals to the Supreme Court can only be heard with the leave of the court. Leave to appeal is given where the court is satisfied that it is necessary in the interests of justice. Find out more about the history, role and structure of the Supreme Court on the Courts of New Zealand website Contact the Supre...

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5. Ngatai - Tokata B8 Trustees (2015) 50 Tairawhiti MB 175 (50 TRW 175) [pdf, 218 KB]

   50 Tairawhiti MB 175 IN THE MĀORI LAND COURT OF NEW ZEALAND TAIRAWHITI A20140005547 UNDER Sections 238, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 IN THE MATTER OF Tokata B8 Trust BETWEEN SHARON SINCLAIR NGATAI DAVID DOUGLAS SINCLAIR Applicants AND TOKATA B8 TRUSTEES Respondents Hearing: 1 July 2014, 40 Tairawhiti MB 195-202 (Heard at Ruatoria) 19 August 2014, 42 Tairawhiti MB 49-54 (Teleconference) 3 October 2014, 43 Tairawhiti MB 66...

6. Guidelines-for-use-of-generative-artificial-intelligence-in-Courts-and-Tribunals-for-lawyers.pdf [pdf, 503 KB]

   ...GUIDELINES FOR USE OF GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN COURTS AND TRIBUNALS Lawyers 7 December 2023 The use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) (incl. chatbots such as ChatGPT, Bing Chat or Google Bard) in the Aotearoa New Zealand legal context is increasing. The judiciary has overall responsibility for the integrity of the administration of justice and court processes. It has developed these guidelines for the use of GenAI chatbots to assist lawyers who represe...

7. [2015] NZEmpC 112 Vince Roberts Electrical v Carroll [pdf, 202 KB]

   ...grievance is raised with an employer as soon as the employee has made, or has taken reasonable steps to make, the employer or a representative of the employer aware that the employee alleges a personal grievance that the employee wants the employer to address. [30] The matter has been the subject of discussion in Creedy v Commissioner of Police 16 and Coy v Commissioner of Police 17 which followed Creedy. The following paragraphs from Coy set out the principles which apply in a...

8. Waikato Bay of Plenty Standards Committee 2 v Leach [2024] NZLCDT 19 (3 July 2024) [pdf, 271 KB]

   ...disgraceful or dishonourable…”;6 or (b) Was the conduct such that it consisted “…of a wilful or reckless contravention of any provision of this Act (LCA) or of any regulations or practice rules made…relating to the provision of regulated services”?7 2. If not, did the conduct amount to negligence or incompetence in the practitioner’s professional capacity, “…and that the negligence or incompetence has been of such a degree or so frequent as to reflect on his...

9. [2020] NZEmpC 174 Greetham v Lawter (NZ) Ltd [pdf, 384 KB]

   ...contribution to the MHF registration from Mr de Jong, Mr Yates wrote that he: … is not interested and has completely backed away from this issue. He barely contributes to discussions on site. I am currently discussing how we can [formally] address John’s performance as it is becoming steadily [worse]. He then went on to state: What I will say is that the game has radically changed in [New Zealand] and there is no way this site can function, in a compliant way, with John...

10. [2014] NZEmpC 158 Whaanga v Sharp Services Limited [pdf, 130 KB]

    PHILLIPPA WHAANGA v SHARP SERVICES LIMITED NZEmpC AUCKLAND [2014] NZEmpC 158 [1 September 2014] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND [2014] NZEmpC 158 ARC 69/13 IN THE MATTER OF challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN PHILLIPPA WHAANGA Plaintiff AND SHARP SERVICES LIMITED Defendant Hearing: 5-6 May, 23 and 29 July 2014 Appearances: G Bennett, advocate for plaintiff M Keating, counsel...