Faulkner v Hoete - Motiti North C No 1 [2017] Māori Appellate Court MB 188 (2017 APPEAL 188) [pdf, 293 KB]
...circumstances, and will also need to pass the tests of credibility and cogency. (c) While a balancing of the interests of the applicant and opposing parties is required, the aim is to ensure that parties put their best case at trial and that the public resources of the Court system are not wasted. Discussion [26] The evidence sought to be adduced is an affidavit providing a copy of minutes of a hui held on 26 May 2017 with the appellant’s whānau and the DIA. It is said that thes...