HONOURS AND ARMS: LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS OF PRACTICE CONCERNING HERALDRY AND ROYAL HONOURS IN NEW ZEALAND

The Imperial Laws Application Act 1988 provides that the enactments and subordinate legislation specified in the schedules to the Act together with the common law of England, insofar as it was already part of the laws of New Zealand, are the only ‘Imperial’ laws inherited from the United Kingdom which are of effect in New Read More …

Criminal proceedings 101 ~ from beginning to end

1. Arrest​: ​Valid arrests must be based on ​probable cause.​ A reasonable belief that a certain set of facts which rises to the level of a threat to life or property are true. Must be based entered into the court record via sworn statement. ​(REMEMBER – no sworn statement of probable cause, even in a Read More …

The Administration of British New Guinea to the Governor of New Zealand

The Administration of British New Guinea to the Governor of New Zealand. Government House, New Guinea, 4th September, 1888. I have the honour to enclose, for your Excellency’s information, copy of the first issue of the Government Gazette of British New Guinea, from which your Excellency will learn that the Queen’s sovereignty was this day Read More …