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… to the High Court, claiming Māori customary rights. The judge found that he was exercising a customary fishing … property rights In 1870 Francis Fenton, a former chief judge of the Māori Land Court, acknowledged the legal …
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Part of story: Te ture – Māori and legislation
… facing criminal charges were described by the presiding judge as a ‘pack of mongrels’. 2 The judge’s words provided the inspiration for a gang name and …
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Part of story: Hawke’s Bay region
… Arthur Hume, in July 1890. Gudgeon now became a judge of the Native Land Court, sitting most notably in the King Country on the Rohe Potae case. He was also made a judge of the Validation Court and a trust commissioner under … chief justice of the High Court and (from 1902) chief judge of the Cook and other Islands Land Titles Court, …
Type: Biography
… early as 1915 that Herdman wished to become a Supreme Court judge, even though he was by no means outstanding as a … his wife, Eva, on 17 February. Herdman served briefly as a judge in Christchurch, where he married Alice Elizabeth … his career. He was an adequate rather than a distinguished judge. He served briefly as acting chief justice on the …
Type: Biography
… to plead the case of the newly appointed, disputatious Judge W. B. Edwards , the terms of whose judgeship were opposed by the Ballance Liberal …
Type: Biography
… native reserves commissioner in New Zealand in 1882 and a judge of the Native Land Court in 1884. Poutini Ngāi Tahu … useless. Alexander Mackay retired as a Native Land Court judge in 1902, and moved to Feilding. Premier Richard Seddon …
Type: Biography
… Authority, which sets salaries for members of Parliament, judges, statutory positions such as public service …
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Part of story: State services and the Public Service Commission
… began to hold various competitions – for ploughing, stock judging, debating, and eventually in 1969 the Young Farmer …
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Part of story: Rural recreation
… Alberto Zelman, Julius Siede and Thomas Zeplin, were the judges. They unanimously chose the composition of John … of the poem. Grey then asked Thomas Henry Smith, a former judge of the Native Land Court, to translate the words into …
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Part of story: National anthems
… of Teachers of Dancing, London. In 1964 he was appointed a judge for the world amateur dancing championships in Sydney, … time they had been held outside Europe and the first time a judge from New Zealand had been invited to adjudicate. In …
Type: Biography
… of intelligence and security, a retired High Court judge, ensures that the activities of intelligence agencies … of security warrants is also a retired High Court judge, who, along with the prime minister, must co-sign any …
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Part of story: Intelligence services
… between Maori and European. From August 1866 he was a judge of the Compensation Court, which determined … land grievances. He accepted a temporary commission as a judge of the Native Land Court in July 1880 and adjudicated …
Type: Biography
… public place’ after they found her dressed as a woman. The judge found that it was not against the law for men to dress …
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Part of story: Gender diversity
… them into thinking another stag is nearby. Trophies are judged on the number of points and the spread of the …
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Part of story: Hunting
… took her to court, but the case was dismissed when the judge heard that Williams was ‘made to dance with everyone, …
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Part of story: Nightclubs
… canaries, cats, dogs and other animals were shown and judged. Agricultural and pastoral shows also had …
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Part of story: Pets
… Land Court and the government in the Gisborne area. Chief Judge Francis Fenton certainly had a strong sense of the …
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Part of story: Te tango whenua – Māori land alienation
… months imprisoned awaiting trial. Then the Supreme Court judge threw out the charge of obstruction laid against …
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Part of story: Māori prophetic movements – ngā poropiti
… The beach was often the place where kai moana was eaten – judging by the large number of middens (rubbish dumps) to be …
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Part of story: Beach culture
… prune and tie four sauvignon blanc grapevines, and are judged on the quality and speed of their work. Harvest As …
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Part of story: Viticulture