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1. Andrews v Commissioner of Police [2013] NZHRRT 6 [pdf, 121 KB]

   ...he got older, the sentences he received got longer. Nevertheless the relationship with Ms Edmonds continued with her visiting him in prison every week. He acknowledges that at times she has been unhappy with him for “coming and going” as he pleased and for not being in employment. She has also on occasion provided information to the Police about his criminal activities. Nevertheless they have always made up. He believes they have strong feelings for each other. He concedes that h...

2. LCRO 186/2017 and 84/2018 WE v VF (28 May 2019) [pdf, 190 KB]

   ...appeal took place in the Court of Appeal on [date], judgment was delivered on [date] 2017 and written reasons were released on [date] 2017.2 [17] The result was that Mr VF’s challenge to the private prosecution was unsuccessful. [18] Mr VF pleaded guilty to the assault charge shortly after [Date] 2017 and was remanded for sentence on [date]2017. Mr WE did not appear as prosecution counsel when Mr VF pleaded guilty as he had other commitments, and he instructed an agent to app...

3. LCRO 148/2020 PV v GY (31 May 2021) [pdf, 269 KB]

   ...to police as per VA but Sgt OW considers RS only confessed because he thought he’d killed CB. Told CB to email her views to police and cc me in if she wants to and only if she wants to. [14] Mr RS appeared in court on 27 May 2019 to enter his plea to the assault charge. A not guilty plea was entered and the matter was remanded for a case review hearing on [date] 2019. [15] On [date] 2019, Mr RS was sentenced to home detention following conviction on his driving charges. Ms PV was...

4. Cooper v Standards Committee LCRO 280/2013, 281/2013, 324/2013, 325/2013, 34/2014, 118/2014 (17 April 2015) [pdf, 406 KB]

   ...6700) [3] A complaint was laid by Mr AQ raising concerns about Mr Cooper having repeatedly sought adjournments, and failed to attend Court to represent him on a defended drink-driving charge. After several months’ delay, Mr AQ entered a guilty plea and was sentenced, in Mr Cooper’s absence. Mr AQ objected to having paid Mr Cooper $7,000 for services Mr Cooper did not provide. Mr Cooper refunded the $7,000, and Mr AQ withdrew his complaint. Standards Committee Decisions 1...

5. Nicholls v Nicholls - Koromatua 3A (2017) 154 Waikato-Maniapoto MB 128 (154 WMN 128) [pdf, 418 KB]

   ...be appropriate. Respondent’s submissions [20] Mr Kahukiwa acted for respondents George Nicholls, Cherie Povey and Arohaina Povey. They opposed the orders sought for recovery of rental income, mesne profits and interest on the basis that the plea before the Court is misconceived. [21] Mr Kahukiwa noted that while the Court granted orders in favour of the applicants restraining the respondents from going onto the lands and allowing recovery of the land, the Court did not make a...

6. Identifying & responding to bias in the criminal justice system: a review of international & New Zealand research [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...an overview of race and crime literature 31 Explaining disparities 31 Structure of Part 1 32 Policing 32 Stop and search 33 Arrest decisions 37 Charge management 40 Court processes 42 Prosecution 43 Sentencing 44 Legal representation 47 Plea decisions 47 Bail 48 Mode of trial 50 Pre-sentence reports 51 Sentencing decisions in New Zealand 53 Prison 53 Parole 54 Methodological issues 56 Summary 58 6 Identifying and responding to bias in the criminal justice system...

7. People charged and convicted of harmful digital communication offences December 2022 [xlsx, 175 KB]

   ...2022 Table 2: Number and percentage of people charged with Harmful Digital Communications Act offences, by court and charge outcome, 2015 - 2022 Table 3: Number and percentage of people charged with Harmful Digital Communications Act offences, by plea type, 2015 - 2022 Table 4: Number and percentage of people charged with Harmful Digital Communications Act offences, by gender, ethnicity and age group, 2015 - 2022 Table 5: Number and percentage of people convicted of Harmful Digital Comm...

8. Z v Secretary for Justice [2023] NZRA 001 (28 March 2023) [pdf, 306 KB]

   ...responsibility for all tactical and strategic advice given to the client in that proceeding, that is likely to be a factor assisting the applicant. [65] Does that mean that a PAL 3 applicant may rely solely on four PAL 3 cases where early guilty pleas were entered, and the applicant was not required to take any significant steps other than make submissions on sentence? While each case must be judged on its own merits, I doubt that such an application could succeed – in a part...

9. People charged and convicted of harmful digital communication offences June 2022 [xlsx, 172 KB]

   ...Table 2: Number and percentage of people charged with Harmful Digital Communications Act offences, by court and charge outcome, 2015/2016 - 2021/2022 Table 3: Number and percentage of people charged with Harmful Digital Communications Act offences, by plea type, 2015/2016 - 2021/2022 Table 4: Number and percentage of people charged with Harmful Digital Communications Act offences, by gender, ethnicity and age group, 2015/2016 - 2021/2022 Table 5: Number and percentage of people convicte...

10. Te Korowai Tiaki o Te Hauauru Incorporated v Te Rūnanga o Ngati Tama Trust - Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Tama Trust (2020) 425 Aotea MB 203 (425 AOT 203) [pdf, 309 KB]

    ...The Rūnanga made two main points in mitigation. First, because the original trustees of the Rūnanga were the generally recognised kaumātua of Ngāti Tama, it was not necessary to establish the committee. While this may have been the case, the plea misses the point. The purpose of the committee is to advise the Rūnanga trustees on various issues, including 425 Aotea MB 222 on whakapapa and membership.31 To provide that advice, the committee must be independent from th...