Māori Law Review

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Shirley Smith Memorial Address 2017

Jacinta Ruru*

The Māori Law Review's consultant editor Professor Jacinta Ruru delivered the 2017 Shirley Smith memorial address. This is an annual address presented by the Women in Law Committee of the New Zealand Law Society's Wellington branch. The address is dedicated to Ms Smith, a Wellington lawyer and legal academic. Ms Smith was the first woman law academic in New Zealand. She qualified and practiced law at a time when few women were practicising.

The final edited version of Professor Ruru's address will be published in the Victoria University of Wellington Law Review. This version, taken from Professor Ruru's oral presentation, is printed with permission and may differ in minor respects from the final published version. read more

Barns - Lot 39A Sec. 2B No. 2B. No. 2A Parish of Matata 

Māori Land Court (2018) 387 Aotea 218 (387 AOT 218)

18 July 2018

An application for Special Aid to cover costs incurred by the applicant in travelling to hearing. Application dismissed as the applicant was made aware of the alternative hearing locations available and opted for the date which suited him best.

Download Barns - Lot 39A Sec. 2B No. 2B. No. 2A Parish of Matata  (298 KB PDF).

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Indigenous Courts, Self-Determination and Criminal Justice 

Valmaine Toki

Routledge, Abingdon and New York, 2018 (ISBN 978 0815375524)

Reviewed by Fleur Te Aho. read more