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Web publisher alleges judges abuses repeat history
No one believed at the time it was happening, but it became evident that hundreds of New Zealanders had been denied their rights of appeal when, in 2002, the Privy Council determined in Taito v Queen, the New Zealand Court of Appeal had engaged in systemic abuses of due process. Fa’Afete Taito was first named appellant (of many) in that defining appeal. In 2011, in the landmark Supreme Court decision Chapman v Attorney General, another one of those affected appellants lost any consequent right ...
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SUPREME COURT TRICKERY NO LAUGHING MATTER
Legal activist Vince Siemer's tale of Supreme Court secrecy and slight of hand raises serious questions regarding our judiciary. The following is reprinted from www.kiwisfirst.co.nzFAILURE IS THE ONLY OPTION A year ago, the turnaround for NZ Court of Appeal filings was two days on average. This year, the average is more than a week. Still, a good many appeals get held up for months over security for costs directions or incidental chambers decisions, which trickle out at a snail's pace. Cour...
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Citizen's advocate wins pensioner housing case.
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Citizen's advocate wins pensioner housing case.
Citizens advocate Graham Mc Cready has won a case on behalf of Wellington tenants at Strathmore Court in Miramar. He won $700 each for two pensioners earlier this year after City Housing failed to do any maintenance for seven years, leaving the tenants living in damp cold drafty units that cost up to $285/month to heat in the Winter. Mr McCready said " conditions for these elderly people were appalling and temperatures got down to 9 Degrees C with 90% humidity". Mr Mc Cready also won $450 fo...
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Law Society slams spy agency bill
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The Law Society has made a stinging attack on proposed law changes governing the GCSB spy agency, saying they effectively transform it from a foreign intelligence agency to a domestic one without any justification being given.InternetNZ has also raised serious concerns about the bill before Parliament, saying its powers are too broad.Submissions on the Government Communications Security Bureau and Related Legislation Bill closed on Friday, and hearings on it will begin early next -
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BANKRUPT DENIED COURT ACCESS TO APPEAL ON FINANCIAL GROUNDS
Justice Stevens of the Court of Appeal issued a chambers ruling yesterday which denied Pukekohe resident Richard Guy a waiver of the $1,087.50 filing fee to appeal his bankruptcy, on grounds Mr Guy has not disclosed his ability to obtain the money from family members or access “equitable support” from others. Mr Guy is seeking to appeal a three page judgment by High Court Associate Judge Jeremy Doogue which adjudicated him bankrupt on a petition by the Bank of New Zealand in April over his fa...
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Toddlers Kill More Americans Than Terrorists
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Toddlers Kill More Americans Than Terrorists
In New Zealand numerous security measures have been taken as the direct result of the United States war on terrror, but its worth considering that preschoolers with guns have taken more lives so far this year than the single U.S. terrorist attack, which claimed four lives in Boston.
Listed below are the 11 gun fatalities I found where a preschooler pulled the trigger (from Jan. 1 to June 9, 2013). Starting with a list of five toddler shooting deaths .
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Judge off roster after relationship complaint
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Judge off roster after relationship complaint
A judge who admitted a relationship with a Ministry of Justice worker in Dunedin has been moved to new duties. Chief District Court Judge Jan-Marie Doogue said Judge Stephen O'Driscoll would no longer sit in Dunedin after a conduct complaint was made against him to the judicial conduct commissioner earlier this year. "The complaint related to a personal relationship the judge had entered into with a Dunedin employee of the Ministry of Justice," Judge Doogue said. "The judge recognises his mi...
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Financial abuse of elderly 'common'
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Financial abuse of elderly 'common'
Financial abuse is the major form of abuse against elderly people in New Zealand, according to Age Concern. And it's this issue Age Concern wants to raise awareness of during its World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, on June 15, which this year has the theme of "always respected, never abused". Staff and volunteers at the Wanganui office yesterday dressed up in purple and decorated their office purple to mark the day, which is celebrated internationally. Wanganui Age Concern manager Tracy Lynn said w...
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24hr Wahi gold mining approved
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24hr Wahi gold mining approved
For the first time in New Zealand, a mine is to be allowed to operate directly below a residential area 24 hours a day, seven days a week, against the wishes of those most affected. For good reason, the decision by the Hauraki District Council independent commissioners to approve the Correnso Mine operation in Waihi proposed by the Newmont Gold mining company has been described as ‘‘ unprecedented’’. Forty-five households in Waihi will be directly affected. People who bought homes in good fait...
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Police have to return material to Dotcom
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Police have to return material to Dotcom
Kim Dotcom has secured another victory as he fights extradition to the United States.In a decision released today, Justice Winkelmann says police need to return items they seized in the raid on the internet tycoon's Coatesville mansion.
Anything ruled irrelevant to the internet piracy case has to be returned to Megaupload founder Dotcom and police have to contact their counterparts in the United States and ask that they delete any irrelevant information. ... -
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