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… (1862–65); and, from 1865 until he retired in 1882, chief judge of the Native Land Court. On 9 December 1858 Fenton … 1865 Frederick Weld asked Fenton to become the first chief judge of the Native Land Court. Fenton accepted on condition …
Type: Biography
… and became New Zealand’s first female district court judge in 1975. Despite her considerable achievements, she … she was asked whether she was interested in becoming a judge, a proposition from which she initially recoiled. But … Year of Women, and she was New Zealand’s first female judge. A very private person, she was displeased by the …
Type: Biography
… sets one breed apart from another. Breed societies organise judging at Agricultural and Pastoral shows, and set the standards by which animals are judged. They also arrange social events and field days, …
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Part of story: Farmer and grower organisations
… and hapū or whānau support. This makes it difficult to judge their real standard of living, in comparison with the … the 1898 act, but in practice their claims were harshly judged and payment was two-thirds of the European rate. …
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Part of story: Ethnic inequalities
… increasingly to teaching singing. She was also asked to judge many speech, drama and vocal competitions, including … Sun Aria in Sydney. In 1973 she was on the international judging panel for the City of Sydney Eisteddfod, and in 1976 …
Type: Biography
… guaranteed at least £200 per year. He quickly showed sound judgement, a good knowledge of law, and skill in … did not seek re-election. In March 1875 he was appointed judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand for the Auckland district, the first New Zealand judge to have qualified for admission to the Bar by New …
Type: Biography
… had little other means of support. In this he agreed with Judge Frank Acheson who believed that earlier judges of the Native Land Court of the Tai Tokerau district …
Type: Biography
… jumps placed around the perimeter of the show ring and were judged on style, pace, manners and riding. New Zealand Horse … of military officers’ mounts. Parade-ground skills were judged in the dressage test, while the ability to carry …
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Part of story: Equestrianism and horse sports
… investigation and on 10 December 1850 a board of visitors judged the general charge proved. On 26 March 1851 Dorset … and soon after departed for Britain. The provincial council judged him in dereliction of duty and for several years he …
Type: Biography
… The key characteristic of common law is that it is made by judges. Common law systems use the building blocks of … which means the past greatly influences the future. When judges are faced with a new issue, they look to see what …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Law
… Welfare Service, and continued after the war to tutor and judge drama. He was also producer for the Orakei Drama Club … attender of performances, critic, actor, tutor, judge, administrator and recorder of the history of New …
Type: Biography
… remodelling the Native Land Court to consist of a chief judge, five district judges and five district commissioners. Reports containing …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Māori Land Court – Te Kōti Whenua
… a royal commission of inquiry, headed by High Court Judge Peter Mahon, was appointed to look into the circumstances surrounding the disaster. Judge Mahon’s report, released in 1981, reached a different … of lies’. The airline sought a judicial review of the judgement. A Court of Appeal judgement in December 1981 …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Air crashes
… in 1857. In September 1868 he was appointed temporary judge of the Supreme Court in Dunedin and it is likely that … Wellington someone reminded her of her public position as a judge's wife, to which she replied that her position was …
Type: Biography
… includes that amount in the Budget. Tenure Like judges, officers of Parliament have security of tenure. They …
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Part of story: Ombudsmen and officers of Parliament
… two years. In 1843 H. S. Chapman was appointed as a puisne judge and assigned to the southern district. The … to the difficulties of communication between the two judges and also to the greater volume of judicial work which …
Type: Biography
… of the provocation Alice Parkinson had received. The judge, Chief Justice Sir Robert Stout , sentenced her to … B. J. (Barney) Dolan, the defence lawyer, appealed the judgement and asked for a retrial. But Stout was also head … child molesters, and insisted that there should be women judges, jurors, police officers, senior gaolers and MPs. …
Type: Biography
… wealth. An amendment to the Evidence Act in 1997 empowered judges to allow witnesses to give evidence anonymously if … cities considered following suit, but in 2011 a High Court judge found the bylaw to be unlawful on human rights …
Type: Story Page
Part of story: Gangs
… Hall was sentenced to life imprisonment. The presiding judge, Alexander James Johnston, called him 'the vilest … Dunedin, he was found guilty and sentenced to death by the judge, Joshua Strange Williams. He appealed, and the …
Type: Biography
… offering paintings from his years in Italy. In 1879 he judged the Auckland Free School of Fine Art prize-giving. … a frequent exhibitor. He also served on a committee to judge a competition for a design for the new library and art …
Type: Biography