Justices’
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FIAT JUSTITIA
RUAT CAELUM
QUARTERLY
Winter 2013
Volume 82
Number 2
Getting to know you
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PRESIDENT’S PAGE
Recognising competency
W
inter greetings to my fellow
Justices of the Peace – and
don’t forget that while we in
the more southern parts of the
country might be struggling with single
digit temperatures every day, there’s always somewhere colder!
Our older daughter Vikki has a lab at
Purdue University in Indiana where the
winter temperature hangs around zero
from December to February with snow
on the ground regularly.
My big news is that we have a new
grandson, much to our delight, born in
May to our younger daughter Dayna
and husband Richard, who are both
doctors in Wellington. It’s an easy trip
across from Picton on SoundsAir, and
we do it regularly.
bles JPs who have served for 10 years
or more to retain the letters JP (Retired)
after their names but be no longer required, may not in fact, carry out any
of the functions of a JP. Some choose
to keep up membership of their association, access to the website and also
receive this magazine. To date some
1107 JPs have taken advantage of this
mechanism, providing an opportunity
for fresh appointments in their areas.
Service centres
Accreditation
In response to requests from associations and at the direction of Conference
this year, the Board has now approved a
system of accreditation. This voluntary
system will recognise and demonstrate
to the public on the Find a JP page those
Justices who have achieved a pre-determined level of professional competency. The system will be website-based
on www.jpfed.org.nz and associations
will provide specific details to members
as the system becomes operational over
the next few months.
Criminal Procedure Act (CPA)
As I mentioned in my last column this
Act came into force on July 1 and essentially replaces the Summary Proceedings Act 1957, most of which will be
repealed. The Search and Surveillance
Act 2012 has taken over from S198 of
the SPA along with some other changes.
You should familiarise yourselves with
this piece of legislation even if you do
not sit in court. A general knowledge of
the new provisions will assist you when
asked to explain it to laypeople.
Look at the four levels of dealing with
offending, become familiar with the
new terminology - for example court
days are called trials and the words
summary and indictable have disappeared. Informations, which were previously sworn before a court registrar or
Justice of the Peace, are now charging
documents and are filed electronically
without being sworn.
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Greg Weake
You might be interested to know that
the charge of bribery of a judicial officer is a category four offence and of
course all Justices of the Peace are judicial officers - a very good reason why
payment should never be accepted for
work as a JP unless specifically provided for by legislation.
The electronic operating model (EOM),
which is provided for in the new legislation, will, over time, take place in
those courts that are so equipped. This
is intended to reduce the excess associated with the current paper-based system and lead to greater efficiency.
You may find this website useful: http://
www.justice.govt.nz/courts/modernising-courts/new-criminal-procedure
JP (Retired)
Becoming a JP (Retired) was made possible by the passing of the Justices of
the Peace Amendment Act 2007. It ena-
Most cities and towns in New Zealand
now have service centres. These are organised and staffed by the local JP association. They are often held in libraries
or a Citizens Advice Bureau but may
be in cultural centres or even places of
religion. This service enables members
of the public to meet with a JP in a public place to have their documents completed during set times and without any
appointment.
The Federation is in the process of preparing a best-practice policy regarding
the operation of service centres and this
should be available for consultation
with associations before the regional
conferences. The service centre list is
available to everyone on the Find a JP
page of our website: www.jpfed.org.nz
Registrar
Federation Registrar Alan Hart along
with Angela and daughters Sophie and
Mel had a month in the UK during May
for a family wedding and some sightseeing. This was a well-deserved break
indeed, enjoying the beginning of the
northern summer. Duane Williams was
Acting Registrar in Alan’s absence and
we are indebted to Duane for his help.
Occasionally, dealing with members
of the public, be it in your own home
or at a service centre, can prove trying.
Sometimes people are not as patient and
tolerant as we might wish so I thought I
would leave you with this quote:
“The real art of conversation is not only
to say the right thing at the right time,
but also leave unsaid the wrong thing at
the tempting moment” (Dorothy Nevill
1826-1913).
Greg Weake
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Hamilton Justice ANTHEA SIMCOCK is the CEO of the national
child protection trust Child Matters. She received an ONZM for
services to child welfare in the New Year’s Honours.
EDITOR: GEOFF DAVIES JP
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 04-472-5566
Telephone 04-918-8447 Fax 04-918-8034
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.jpfed.org.nz
Getting to know you
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From the Registrar
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Keeping up to date:
accreditation 5
Salvo
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Crossword
Letter to the editor
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Time Travel: Oamaru’s
Victorian Precinct 14
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Hubbard
hild Matters’ overall purpose is to
“inspire New Zealanders to make
sure that every child flourishes
in an environment safe from all
abuse”. The trust’s annual Buddy
Day was launched in Hamilton on International Child Abuse Prevention Day in 2011
– November 18.
Buddy Day is a visual reminder that it takes
a community to look after a child. It is a fun,
high-profile public participation event, but
with a serious message, designed to raise
awareness and start conversations in our
communities about child abuse and what
adults can do to stop it.
Hundreds of life-size cut-out children (the
Buddies) are taken into the community with
key business people, politicians, iwi and
other members of the public.
Winter 2013
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No: TWO
Education
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Buddy Day expanding
inside back cover
Appointments outside back cover
Patron: His Excellency Lt Gen The Rt Hon
Sir Jerry Mateparae GNZM QSO
Governor-General of New Zealand
President: Greg Weake JP
Immediate Past President: Kevin Geddes JP
Vice-President: Graeme Kitto JP
Northern Regional Representative:
Rachael O’Grady JP
Auckland Regional Representative:
Patrick Samson JP
Central Regional Representative:
Denise Hutchins ED JP
Southern Regional Representative:
Bill Saxton JP
Honorary Solicitors: Buddle Findlay
Registrar: Alan Hart JP
National Education Officer: Sarah Loftus
Editor, NZ Justices’ Quarterly:
Geoff Davies JP
Before their big day out in the city, the
Buddies are dressed, decorated, and given
a name and story by children from schools
and childcare centres. The conversations at
schools are around what a child needs to be
happy and healthy, and how to care for others.
Last year, with 75 childcare centres and
schools involved in dressing and creating Buddies, the messages impacted more
than 3000 children. Through media coverage, Facebook and the thousands of signatures that the Buddies collected, more than
50,000 people had some direct contact with
the Buddy Day project.
Anthea Simcock with Governor-General (and Federation Patron) Sir Jerry
Mateparae after her ONZM investiture
earlier this year.
Engaging the public is a vital aspect of the
trust’s work in making New Zealand a safer
place for children and combating New Zealand’s atrocious record of child abuse. This
year Buddy Day will be extended and will
also take place in Tauranga, Wellington and
Auckland as well as Hamilton.
New Zealand has one of the worst child
abuse rates in the developed world. Child
abuse is not something that happens to other
people – its effects permeate all our lives
and every adult has a part to play in making
a change.
It takes a community to nurture a child,
and all New Zealanders need to understand
the issue if there is truly going to be social
change.
Buddy Day this year is November 15.
For more information go to
www.buddyday.org.nz
Left, Buddies waiting to be collected, and
right, Tamahere School pupils with their
Buddy Tama (back row), who has just
turned five and started school.
ON THE COVER: Members of the Mid-Canterbury Filipino community at
the Ashburton association’s Philippines evening - from left, Nora Baker,
Thelma Bell and Arseline Ong wearing costumes from different regions
and ethnicities of their native country . . . story P2. PICTURE: Noel Lowe
FEATURE
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An enriching experience
The group of Filipino friends and family involved in the Ashburton Filipino experience.
By PAULINE HEWSON
Pictures: NOEL LOWE
T
he rapid conversion of traditional sheep farming to dairying in Mid-Canterbury may be
stressful for those of us who
like sheep, but it has brought us
many advantages: economic benefits,
population growth - and cultural diversity.
Mid-Canterbury people are becoming
very used to the growing number of
people from the Philippines – a country
which not many of us know too much
about, or have visited. And yet, many
Filipino people are choosing to work
here in New Zealand, and many wish
to make it their new home. Filipinos are
working in the dairy industry, the health
sector, the meatworks, food processing
and clothing factories, and living in our
communities.
There are 3000 Filipinos living in MidCanterbury alone – 10% of the total
population, of whom 90% work in the
dairy industry. For most, the motivation
for relocating is to give their families
a better future – a better education and
more opportunities.
Filipinos are also highly sought-after
migrant workers for the building of
the new city of Christchurch – carpenters, builders, engineers, architects, and
IT workers have already arrived, with
Thelma Bell performing a Muslim
dance called Kapa Malong, using the
handwoven tubular material made
by the native Maranao tribes from
the Southern Philippines. The dance
steps demonstrate the different
ways a malong can be used.
more planning to follow.
Members of the Filipino community
call upon us for the usual range of our
services, and our first Filipino Justice
was appointed recently. In an effort to
find out more about this community,
the Ashburton association arranged an
evening with a group of Filipino people. About 50 Justices were entertained
and educated about the Philippines by
a group of women and men, teenagers
and children (all in national costume)
who showcased their culture for us.
The evening began with a prayer of
thanks by the group for the opportunity
to be in this beautiful country and to
live in a community where they feel accepted despite their differences. It was
a very genuine prayer, written specially
for the evening and said with obvious
respect and passion. It set the scene for
the evening and it was clear we were in
for a real treat.
Two Powerpoint presentations followed, giving a great insight into the
history of the islands known collectively as the Philippines. We also learnt
about the islands as they are today, and
saw clips of favourite beaches, towns
and landscapes.
Some of the group then presented a
snapshot of their customs and culture,
and two national dances, clearly demonstrating the richness of their culture
and historical origins. The evening concluded with a traditional Filipino supper prepared by the women of the community.
The Philippines are a series of islands,
each with their own unique customs and
language. Filipinos often do not understand each other when they arrive here,
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as they all come from different island groups.
The Philippines have been invaded by many different nations throughout their history, including Spain, the US,
and Japan, and each race has contributed to the cultural
mix of today’s Philippines. The Spaniards introduced religion and prayer. They also provided the name for these
islands – from their ruler, King Philip. The Americans
brought the English language and the American school
curriculum. Filipinos are also very innovative, a characteristic of the Japanese.
One of the national dances performed for us showed the
American influence - a colourful and graceful countrystyle barn dance. In contrast, the other dance, also graceful and traditional, demonstrated the many uses Filipino
women have for one garment - a cotton woven scarf,
called a malong, which can be used on many different occasions by twisting it into a bag, headscarf, sarong, shawl,
or dress.
Some 12 million Filipinos work overseas in many different countries – most significantly, three million in the US,
over a million in Saudi Arabia and 27,000 in New Zealand. Migrant workers return to the Philippines regularly,
taking fresh knowledge and culture with them, thus introducing new ideas and colour to their country.
Filipinos often use the services of a Justice of the Peace,
usually because they are here on a working visa. New Zealand Immigration requires visas to be renewed every two
years, and with a new set of documents each time. Sometimes an applicant is also putting together supporting documents to enable his/her family to join them in Ashburton.
Filipinos are often surprised that JP services are free - this
is not the case in the Philippines. They use a notary public
to have documents witnessed, and have to pay a large fee
for the service.
The comment is sometimes heard that migrant workers
take employment away from locals. But to be able to hire
a migrant worker, an employee needs to prove that the position has first been offered to a New Zealander – in other
words, a “Kiwis first” policy.
Many Filipinos are professional people with university
degrees. They are very skilled and pay taxes at the same
rates as New Zealanders, but without any benefits. A migrant on a working visa cannot be selective or obtain any
job they desire. They depend instead on the job offer of the
employer and their skill or experience for that job.
Filipinos all have a story to tell about how they got to
Ashburton, the difficulties of adjusting to life in a new
country without family, friends, and a familiar language.
They can tell of the frustration of finding employment, the
emotional and social sacrifices, and the financial burdens
they have endured.
But despite this, they feel very blessed to be able to live in
this new country with all the advantages they have sought.
They are now part of a very strong and supportive group
of migrants who have become their friends and extended
family.
We came away from this wonderful evening with a greater
understanding of, and respect for, the Philippines and its
people. They are making a positive contribution to our
community and enriching our own culture with
theirs.
FEATURE
Celestina Benett and
Bernard Juntilla
performing the
Tiklos dance, a rural
dance in the
Philippines.
Nora Baker and Michelle Reyes
in Maria Clara costume.
Arseline Ong, in national
costume, singing a
Filipino song.
Justices seemed to enjoy
the Filipino delicacies
served for supper!
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NEWS
Registrar ALAN HART reports from the Federation National Office
FROM THE REGISTRAR
Conference 2013
Congratulations again to the North Otago
association in general and their organising committee in particular for the Conference.
The AGM minutes have been provisionally approved by the Board, and are on the
website together with a copy of the notes
from the registrars’ and presidents’ meetings, and those from the workshops.
Conference outcomes
All administrative matters have been actioned and the following summary relates
to remits etc.
Constitutional changes: nil
Notices of motion: nil
Financial
Financial remits were passed as follows:
the concept of having a “Year of the
Justice of the Peace”.
(iv) That Royal Federation make strong
representations to the Minister of the
Crown in charge of Justices of the
Peace requesting the Government introduce the necessary legislation that
would give judicially trained Justices
of the Peace similar authority and jurisdiction as currently held by Community Magistrates.
2014 will be the Year of the Justice of
the Peace. Publicity and development of
this prior to the Conference at Waitangi
to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the
appointment of Thomas Kendall will take
high priority. (More details separately.)
Changes in courts
(a) Capitation fee
This remains at $10 (exclusive of
GST) a head, based on membership
as at August 31 2013 and payable by
February 1 2014.
(b) NZ Justices’ Quarterly
A reminder that this year’s regional meetings are being held as follows.
August:
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(c) Communication grant
(d) Presidential honorarium
This remained at $7500.
Remits
Those carried which are currently being
actioned were:
(i) That Royal Federation explore with
the Ministry of Justice and other
agencies, both governmental and nongovernmental, ways in which Justices
of the Peace might extend the official
range of their duties.
(ii) That Royal Federation investigate the
concept of introducing a Practising
Certificate to apply to all Justices of
the Peace.
(iii) That Royal Federation investigate
Some comments on the suggestions that
such courts might in future be held in
“non-court” environments such as council buildings or police stations seemed to
reflect a blurring of the demarcation between the various branches of the justice
sector – there seemed to be no suggestion
of venues such as a marae. Some issues
appeared unresolved, such as the proposal that enforcement officials (including
“bouncers”) might be able to not only issue on-the-spot fines but also collect payment at the same time from the alleged
offender. I gathered there is concern at
the potential for localised corruption, as is
evident in some other parts of the world,
should this proposal proceed.
2013 regional meetings
A small increase was agreed (25c) and
the cost set at $2 (exclusive of GST)
a copy for members and $5 (inclusive
of GST) for non-member Justices of
the Peace.
The grant payable to affiliated associations was budgeted at $5 (inclusive
of GST) a head, based on membership
as at August 31 2013 and has been
paid to associations.
I was interested to see changes also occurring in the English court structures where
around 200 magistrates’ courts have been
closed, leading to some concerns as to
access to justice for their widespread
population. There were also reports in the
media as to suggestions that up to a billion pounds might be saved by privatising
court operations, including premises and
staff themselves.
Central (Palmerston North)
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Central (Top o’ the South in
Nelson)
Registrar Alan Hart presents a
Federation plaque to the SecretaryGeneral of the Commonwealth
Magistrates’ and Judges’
Association, Dr Karen Brewer.
Many members, especially those involved
in judicial functions, will be aware of the
significant changes in our courts. We have
already seen the closure or change in status of a number of courts around the country and as with previous such changes in
physical access to justice, this is probably
likely to continue as our population’s demographics change.
While my wife and I were in England
for her nephew’s wedding recently I had
the opportunity of meeting with Karen
Brewer, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Magistrates’ and Judges’ Association, of which we are a member.
24-25 Northern (Hamilton marks the
21st year of these meetings)
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and September 1 – Southern
(Christchurch)
September:
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Contact your association if you are interested in attending as these are not restricted to council members but are open
to all JPs.
Queen’s Birthday Honours
It was great to see 19 Justices of the Peace
acknowledged for their outstanding work
in their communities. Associations were
asked to convey the Federation’s congratulations to their respective members
(and families) but all JPs can take pride in
these awards for service.
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NEWS
Keeping up to date
Federation Vice-President GRAEME KITTO sets out the background to the
introduction of accreditation of Justices and (overleaf) how it will work.
Dictionaries define “accredit” as:
• to give credit for
• to recognise officially
• to certify as meeting required
standards
• to attribute a quality to a person
• to vouch for somebody as
conforming to a standard.
I
n suggesting this title for our purposes, we simply had in mind the
ACCumulation of CREDITs –
hence ACCREDITATION.
Conference 2013 received without
comment the report of the accreditation
workshop. The minutes record:
• Workshop participants fully endorsed
accreditation in principle and its
timely introduction (ASAP).
• Accreditation for a one-year fixed
term, the process to be initiated ASAP
with review and growth opportunities
built in.
Through the accreditation process JPs
will, through continuing education and
activity, keep themselves up-to-date
and ensure their familiarity with the
processes required to carry out their
ministerial duties.
The same Conference also supported
the Canterbury association’s remit
“That Royal Federation investigate
the concept of introducing a Practising
Certificate to apply to all Justices of the
Peace”. The minutes record that this
would support discussions on accreditation.
At its meeting on April 18 the Board
adopted an Accreditation Policy (Education Policy C5 – see P6, and it can
also be found on www.jpfed.org.nz).
Its stated purpose is: “To strive for professional excellence in the delivery of
quality JP ministerial services to the
New Zealand community.”
The introduction of this accreditation
system brings into being something
akin to what many associations have
been requesting in another guise for a
number of years. It has been the topic
of remits to recent Federation Conferences. Some associations have
also started
working towards a similar
system.
This national
system of accreditation has
been informed
by and broadens
those
associations’ initial steps.
In preparing for an accreditation system for JPs, it was interesting to note
how many other bodies are also either
introducing or improving similar Continuing Professional Development processes.
With input from a working party of JPs
and Board members, the accreditation
system (see P6) has been designed and
adopted for trial. It has been through
many iterations to ensure that accreditation was achievable by all JPs.
The system will go live from September 1, marking the beginning of a fourmonth trial period. From that date, JPs
will be able to log on to the website
(www.jpfed.org.nz), go to My Account,
click on Accreditation and follow the
instructions. In submitting information
about an activity that generates points
for accreditation, the JP is attesting to
the accuracy of the entry. All points accumulated during the trial period will
be removed on December 31 2013.
If you wish to offer feedback to be considered at the Board’s meeting on 21
November, please send that to your association registrar by October 30. Registrars are requested to send a collated
report to their regional representative
by November 8.
The system will be fully operational
from January 1 2014, subject to confirmation at Conference 2014 that the
accreditation system will be formally
instituted from (and back-dated to) that
date. From 2015 every entry will be
removed after 12 months and the JP’s
points recalculated automatically.
JPs are reminded that they do not have
to have their own computer to be able
to access the website and to record this
information. Those without computers
can probably access one belonging to
a family member (spouse, child, grandchild) or a friend or neighbour. Alternatively, they could log on to a computer
in a public library or SeniorNet venue
or wherever computers are provided for
public use.
All questions about access to the website or entering or correcting information are to be directed to the webmaster,
Greg Weake: [email protected]
or 03-573-6276 or 027-4908-819.
This is an exciting development for
New Zealand JPs as we approach our
200th anniversary of service to the
community. Without doubt the system
we are implementing can be improved,
but only through the combined experience of all of us. Its operation will be
monitored, your feedback considered
and in a timely manner, refinements
will be made.
A school motto adapted for our
purposes summarises what this development will help us achieve:
Nga kaiwhakawa manaiti i raro i te
maru o te ture
kia tipu, kia puawai, kia tu tangata.
Whakapono ki a koe.
Accreditation will help JPs, under the
mantle of the law
to grow, to blossom, to be confident.
Be true to yourself.
• How it works – see P6
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The accreditation
policy
Rationale
In response to requests from associations and at
the direction of Federation Conference 2013, an
accreditation system has been implemented.
NEWS
How it will work
H
ere are some basic Q+As on how accreditation for ministerial duties will work. They should be read in conjunction with Education
Policy C5 (left).
Purpose
To strive for professional excellence in the delivery of quality JP ministerial services to the New
Zealand community.
Objectives:
1 To encourage JPs to actively undertake ongoing professional development.
2 To recognise that Continuing Professional Development (CPD) may take many forms.
3 To confirm that JPs are meeting the expectation
contained in clause 2 of the Code of Conduct:
maintain a working knowledge of the duties,
responsibilities and obligations of a Justice of
the Peace by regularly participating in education sessions provided by their associations or
Royal Federation.
4 To increase the use of www.jpfed.org.nz (the
website) as the principal means of tracking information and developments that will keep JPs
up to date.
5 To assure the public of the currency of JPs’
knowledge.
Responsibilities
1 The Federation will provide an outline of the
current requirements to gain and maintain accreditation through CPD; refer Accreditation:
Ministerial Duties.
2 The Federation will provide access to the template on the website on which each JP will enter the CPD activities they have undertaken.
3 The Federation will ensure that all JPs who
have current accreditation are identified on the
website.
4 The Federation will annually provide each association with a list of those of its members
who do not have current accreditation.
5 Each association will communicate with those
of its members who have not achieved, or are
not maintaining, accreditation and decide on
the action to be taken to rectify this.
6 Each association will conduct an annual quality assurance check on the CPD information
entered by randomly selected members, confirming each August in a report to the association council and the Federation the accuracy of
that process.
Adopted April 18 2013
What may contribute to
maintaining accreditation?
Any combination of the activities
listed that updates a JP’s knowledge, skill and judgement and
enables the JP to serve the community with assurance, command
the confidence of clients and apply
the knowledge acquired to tasks/
documents that are unfamiliar. For
an activity to qualify as contributing to Continuing Professional
Development (CPD) and therefore
maintain accreditation, it must be
related to the role of a JP.
What are the CPD requirements
for a JP’s accreditation?
On an ongoing basis, the JP needs
to undertake at least two different
types of CPD activities which together accumulate a minimum of
40 points during a calendar year,
and record those activities online,
attesting to the accuracy of the information entered.
If necessary, the JP may be asked
to make evidence available for audit when required.
What are relevant CPD
activities and their value?
1 Attendance or presenting at a
session arranged by the JP’s
branch or association or the
Federation, the main purpose
of which is CPD - 12 points per
session.
2 Accessing education resources
on www.jpfed.org.nz including the Education pages in the
Quarterly and ITM. Visits to
these sections of the website for
a minimum of 10 minutes per
visit will generate points – three
points per visit.
3 Serving at a JP Service Centre
in the company of one or more
other JPs with whom the tasks
being undertaken are discussed
- three points per occasion.
4 Attendance at an association
AGM – three points per AGM.
5 Attendance at a regional conference – three points per conference.
6 Attendance at a Federation Conference – three points per conference.
7 Serving on an association council or the Board of the Federation for at least nine months in a
calendar year (where “serving”
means missing no more than
one scheduled meeting in the
nine months) - five points in a
calendar year.
How can these activities be
verified?
1 The association holds a record
of those attending and presenting.
2 The JP should enter the date
when this occurs in their logbook. The qualifying points are
automatically credited online.
3 The association holds a record
of those serving at JP Service
Centres.
4 The association holds a record
of those who attend the AGM.
5 The regional representative
holds a list of those who attend
the regional conference.
6 The Federation holds a list of
those who attend the Federation
Conference.
7 The names of those who meet
this requirement can be verified
by the association or the Federation.
• Adopted (in principle) April 18
2013 – modifications as at May 20
2013
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E D U C AT I O N
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Compiled by SARAH LOFTUS: [email protected] 04-918-8445
WINTER 2013
‘Wonder is the beginning of wisdom’ - Greek proverb
From the National Education Officer
W
arm greetings to all Justices of the Peace.
In the Summer 2012 issue you saw a picture of the Federation office in Lambton Quay from the outside. In this
issue we’ve gone back inside to show the interior. Administrator Helen Silverwood’s desk is at left and mine is on the
right. Registrar Alan Hart is in a separate office through the door
to the right.
We are a small team and work together closely to provide the
best administrative and education support we can. You are always
welcome to contact us either directly or via the website. Note:
our old “@clear.net.nz” email addresses have now been closed.
If you use them you will receive an “undeliverable” message.
Check your email address book, as it may be using the old addresses automatically. The correct contact details are below.
RegistrarAlan Hart: 04-918-8447 [email protected]
National Education Officer: Sarah Loftus: 04-918-8445 [email protected]
Administrator: Helen Silverwood: 04-918-8114 [email protected]
Reverse dictionary quiz
What word does each meaning define?
1 To forsake a right even though it is available
2 That part of the sea which is outside the exclusive economic zone and the territorial and internal waters of a country
3 An offence against the Sovereign or state
4 A written order issued by a court, commanding the person to whom it is directed to
do or refrain from doing a
From the mouths of babes
Miss Four-year-old wanted some of my lunch
to try, to see what it tasted like. So I gave her
some, and she said: “I tasted it and it tasted
like what it tastes like.”
***
This morning our dog was barking at everyone
and everything. I said “Put a sock in it, will
you!” Later when the dog was barking again I
overheard my five-year-old son say: “Put your
socks on will you!”
***
When I exasperatedly said to my one-year-old:
“What part of ‘no’ don’t you understand?”, my
three-year-old thought about it carefully and
then responded “Maybe it’s the nnnnn part,
Mummy”.
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JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ROLE
Change to numbering Education pages
Sharp-eyed readers will have noticed a change to
how we number the Education pages. We have
been using a system separate to the rest of the
magazine, with each page having an ED number.
However, those of you who file the pages would
have realised that filing the most recent edition in
New pages for your
ministerial manual
the front of your folder meant that the numbers did
not run in order. So we have returned to numbering
the Education pages as part of the whole magazine.
If you file your pages, you will be able to refer to
them using the edition and page number. For example this page is P8 of the Winter 2013 issue.
An interesting ‘certified
copies’ question
The Autumn 2013 issue of the Quarterly included
two sheets that should now be filed in your manual
of ministerial duties. A few points about those pages have arisen since then.
• You should throw away the old page of your
manual with paragraph 2.20 on it.
• When you have filed the new pages you will see
that the paragraphs now run in order – 2.18, 2.19,
2.20 and 2.21. The last of those (paragraph 2.21)
is not about certified copies but is the final paragraph of that whole chapter of the manual.
• The pages were issued by the Ministry of Justice
with the approval of the Secretary for Justice as
required by section 3B(1) of the Justices of the
Peace Act 1957. They are therefore the current
formal statement on certifying copies for both
Justices of the Peace and Ministry of Justice staff.
• If you did not receive your new pages, please either download them from the website or phone
or email the Federation office to ask for them to
be sent to you.
• If the pages did not fit in your folder then you are
using the wrong folder! Your manual should be a
white A4-sized folder with “Justices of the Peace
Manual Ministerial Duties September 2008” on
the front. If it is not, please email or phone the
Federation office (04-918-8445) to ask for one.
• If you wish to buy a new stamp with the new
standard wording on it, that is your prerogative.
However, you are under no obligation to do so.
Remember, there is no prescribed wording for
certifying copies.
Is it a “true copy” if the original has been enlarged
or reduced on a photocopier?
In general, yes. Provided the detail of the item is
clear on the copy then it is a true copy. However,
there will always be examples which you may not
think are appropriate: what if the copy is very old
and purplish, made on an old photocopier in 1999
and badly faded? You would need to use your own
judgement as to whether you could certify it as a
true copy.
Did you know?
A person wanting to be a Justice of the Peace
who has had a traffic-related conviction in the
past must disclose it when applying – whereas
if he or she was applying for a job at a supermarket the conviction would not have to be
disclosed. This rule is contained in S19(3)(d)
(ii) of the Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act
2004, which you can see at www.legislation.
govt.nz. (Put the name of the Act in the search
box.)
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Judicial functions and tasks
In the previous issue we looked at
the fact that judicial Justices of the
Peace are those with extra training
which allows them to “discharge …
duties of a judicial nature vested in
Justices” under S3B1 of the Justices
of the Peace Act 1957. These Justices are listed on panels in nearly
every association, and work in court
when required to by the court services manager, on a roster organised
by the JP association. Workloads are
generally falling, with many Justices getting only a
few hours in court a month. However, it is still very
important that there is a pool of trained, willing,
motivated and committed Justices ready to work
in court. If you are interested in being a judicial
Justice in future, let your association know.
The most common types of hearing Justices preside over in court are:
• remands - telling the person that they must come
back to court for another hearing
on a certain date at a certain time
•bails – deciding whether or not a
person may go home (with certain
conditions) and come back to court
on a certain date at a certain time,
or whether they must stay in custody until their case comes before a
judge
•trials – hearing all the evidence
from the prosecution and defence
about what happened, and deciding
whether the person is guilty or not guilty. This
includes sentencing them, but only to a fine. Justices cannot preside over cases where the penalty
might be a term of imprisonment.
Examples of charges Justices would commonly
hear are careless driving, driving without a licence,
speeding, not wearing a seatbelt, and parking offences (where the person doesn’t want to pay their
parking ticket and comes to court to defend it).
Criminal Procedure Act 2011
You may have seen and heard
about this new Act in the media
recently. The Criminal Procedure
Act 2011 (CPA) came into force
on July 1 2013 – the length of
time between the date of the Act
and the date of its implementation gives some indication of
how big an Act it is and how long
it has taken to implement it. The
Act itself totals 425 pages, of which about 200 pages contain amendments to other Acts! The process
of drafting it and putting it through Parliament’s
select committees has taken more than five years
and there were several more years of work behind
the scenes before it even came to Parliament. The
last time the “how” of our court processes was set
out afresh was in the Summary Proceedings Act
1957, so it was certainly becoming necessary to
review it thoroughly.
The CPA will not have much direct effect on the
layperson or even Justice of the Peace, but it will
have a significant effect on lawyers and police who
work on cases in the criminal courts, and on court
staff when there are criminal cases.
The 350 Justices of the Peace who work in court
will also notice some changes, most notably a big change
which will happen next year –
instead of writing their decision
and any sentence on a piece of
paper, they will choose from
drop-down menus on a computer. Instead of signing the piece
of paper, they will click on a
button saying “authenticate”.
The more things get simplified, the more jargon
there is, it seems!
The main point of the Act is to simplify the process of getting criminal cases through courts (at all
levels) and thus to reduce waiting times and costs.
The Act makes lawyers do more talking and deciding together what is wanted and what will be
said in court before the actual court hearing, again
to save time and cost. One of the biggest changes
in the Act, that is also expected to reduce court
time and effort, is that while a defendant may still
choose between a jury trial and a judge-alone trial,
it is now only if the charge he or she faces has a
penalty of two years’ imprisonment or more. Previously the person could choose a jury trial if the
charge had a penalty of three months’ imprisonment or more.
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IT’S TECHNOLOGY TIME!
WINTER 2013
What is ‘social networking’?
You have no doubt heard of the
website Facebook and possibly Twitter,
MySpace and Pinterest. These are websites that people join and get their own
username and password. They get a
page of their own and can write things
there or put in pictures or videos for
other people to see, or send out messages to other people from the website.
There are hundreds of these websites,
although only a few have become very
popular – and the “most popular” one
seems to change fairly often. There are
always new ones starting up. You can
see just a few in the picture to the right.
The Federation is looking at ways that
social networking might be useful for
JPs – why not discuss this with other
members of your association?
Does a website know if I have been to it even if I didn’t log in?
Yes. The people who have set up a website can
receive reports on how many people visited, what
countries they came from, what pages of the website they visited and so on. Computers have their
own addresses called IP numbers, which show
what country the computer is from as well as other
information, and these are logged automatically by
websites. This is how police find people who are
using illegal websites such as child pornography
sites. You may be interested to note that every text
message sent is also logged by the cellphone provider. Text messages are said to number four billion
a day in the United States, so must surely number
somewhere in the tens of millions in New Zealand.
The Federation website reports on aspects of users’
information to the webmaster, and it can be quite
interesting. You can see below that as at early in
May 2013, the 70,781 visits to the website came
from five different countries, with the majority
from New Zealand, of course.
The “back” of the website also reports, not surprisingly, that 45% of visitors went to the Find a JP
page first, and that of them 17% then left the website without looking at another page. This is a good
reason to remember to update your contact details
on the website any time they change – many people
use the internet as their first port of call for information these days.
Answers to the reverse dictionary quiz on P7: A Waive, B High seas, C Treason, D Writ
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OPINION
‘Don’t mention the war . . .’
M
any of you will remember the
brilliant BBC television comedy series Fawlty Towers, starring consummate British comedian John Cleese as a hapless hotel
proprietor. Despite his best intentions
things never went according to plan – if
indeed he had a plan to begin with.
In one episode, when there were guests
from Germany, Basil exhorted all his
staff – particularly the Spanish waiter
Manuel – to not “mention the war”.
Unfortunately Basil wasn’t one to heed
his own advice, and he was soon inadvertently making references to the war,
leading to this exchange with one of
the German guests:
German guest: Will you stop talking
about the war?
Basil Fawlty: You started it!
Guest: We did not start it!
Fawlty: Yes you did, you invaded Poland!
Such were the sensitivities of the time,
the BBC did not permit the broadcasting of that programme in Germany for
many years.
But in a far more serious vein, most
wars are certainly not forgotten, and
are indeed “mentioned”, as witness the
annual United States Memorial Day
service, commemorated in New Zealand this year at Old St Paul’s Church,
Wellington on Monday May 27. And in
a fitting tribute to “the fallen” US ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa
David Heubner quoted President Abraham Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg address, delivered on November 19 1863.
The few hundred words that Lincoln
spoke have resonated through the centuries and, you would think, are as relevant today as they were the day they
were first spoken. Amongst them were
the following: “It is for us the living,
rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought
here have thus far so nobly advanced.”
“Unfinished work” indeed and it is
indeed fitting and appropriate that
on Memorial Day the American nation and American citizens, no matter
where they may be in the world, commemorate the sacrifice of those who
have served their country – no matter
where and when that service occurred.
Just over 50 years later the British
poet Laurence Binyon penned
Trevor land and Allied forces, or died
in conflicts and in peacekeeping
words which are now said at
many funerals throughout New Morley JP operations from the Anglo-Boer
War (1899-1902) to the present
Zealand – and indeed in many
day . . . ”. Essentially, their aim
other countries – as we honour
is to cover all conflicts of the
the fallen:
20th and 21st centuries in which
“They shall not grow old, as
New Zealanders were involved.
we that are left grow old:
So the starting point for the trust
Age shall not weary them, nor
is 1899, the last year of the 19th
the years condemn.
century, but since it is going to
At the going down of the sun
start off with the Boer War then
and in the morning,
that’s where it has to begin.
We will remember them.”
Now I have no problem with
New Zealanders who died in the Boer
Where’s this all leading to?
War being included in the research of
Well, I thought I would start off by
the trust, but wait, there’s more, and
contrasting the humour of Basil Fawldisturbingly so: there was another,
ty’s request to his staff that they did
earlier war, in which New Zealanders
not mention the war lest they offend
and Australians fought side by side, actheir German guests with President
companied by combatants from a large
Lincoln’s “mentioning” the American
number of foreign countries, many of
Civil War at Gettysburg in 1863 and
whom were volunteers.
Binyon’s eloquent words as the world
One eminent historian claims that
lurched into the Great War.
thousands – yes, thousands – of these
Here in New Zealand we are fast apcombatants (and civilians, and natives)
proaching the centenary of the beginwere killed in this war (or series of
ning of those Great War hostilities and
wars) which lasted, generally speakthe Government is rightly sparing no
ing, from 1840 through to about 1872
expense on the commemorations of
(though some writers suggest that the
that war, as well as the other armed
last skirmish wasn’t until 1916).
conflicts New Zealand has fought in
Can you guess which armed conflict I
ever since. Indeed, it is now accepted
am referring to?
both here and across the ditch in Australia, that the “spirit of Anzac” origiConsiderable efforts were made in
nated on the beaches, gullies and hills
Australia to recruit able-bodied men
of Gallipoli.
to fight in this war, to the extent that
by the early 1860s, principally in VicBut hang on a minute, mate. Wasn’t
toria, several thousand men had been
there a war before Gallipoli that New
recruited and shipped off to a foreign
Zealanders fought in? Yes, there cercountry to fight a war with the native
tainly was, and that is what we now
inhabitants.
refer to as the Anglo-Boer War 18991902, previously the Second Boer
Still haven’t worked out which war/s
War or the South African War – or
I am referring to? Well, consider this.
just the Boer War. Australians fought
At the Anglesea barracks in Hobart,
in this war just as New Zealand did,
there is a monument, erected in 1850,
but for some reason any collaborating
to honour the soldiers of the British
or “mateship” that might have existed
99th Regiment of Foot who were killed
between the armed forces of our two
during the New Zealand Wars. This
countries on the veldts of South Africa
memorial was the first war memorial
did not materialise into the “spirit of
built in Australia and to this day it is
Anzac”.
still the only memorial built by British
soldiers in Australia to commemorate
During my research for this article I
their casualties.
came across an organisation called the
New Zealand War Graves Trust (the
Yes – New Zealand was the foreign
trust). It began in 2004 and its stated
country these Australians volunteered
aim is to “. . . photograph all the war
to fight in, and whilst I do not know
graves and primary memorials of New
Zealanders who served with New Zea• Continued next page
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CROSSWORD
duction: “By the middle of the nineteenth century, the very existence of
European colonial settlement in New
Zealand was under threat. With Queen
Victoria’s British forces stretched thinly across the globe, the New Zealand
colony had to look to its sister colonial
states in Australia for support. This
book shows how, for the first time in
detail, the military, social and economic brotherhood later embodied in
the notion of the Anzac spirit began
not on the sandy beaches of Gallipoli
but 50 years earlier in the damp forests
and fields of the North Island of New
Zealand…”.
Lest we forget, indeed.
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how many died here I do not think it
would be wrong to suggest that many
hundreds of them are buried here. But
those volunteers were not restricted
to soldiers from Australia, as witness
the actions of the Prussian Gustav
von Tempsky, who at the time of his
death in Taranaki was an inspector in
the New Zealand Armed Constabulary
(and was the instigator and subsequent
leader of the Forest Rangers, who
some say were the forerunners of our
SAS.)
What about Lance-Corporal George
Richard Horspool (although he held a
military rank he was a member of the
No 2 Division of the Armed Constabulary) who hailed from far-off Connecticut in the US. Horspool joined up to
fight in New Zealand at a Melbourne
recruiting office on December 8 1868.
He departed for Wellington the following day on the good ship Alhambra
and was killed in action in a battle at
Karaka on February 18 1869.
So why is the trust ignoring the sacrifices made by New Zealanders in the
New Zealand Wars? Why can we not
memorialise their bravery? Why is
there such scant mention of the New
Zealand Wars on Anzac Day? Are we,
as a nation, too ashamed to acknowledge our past? How many memorials,
to either side, are there in New Zealand to commemorate seminal events
in our nation’s history? Why should
we not commemorate and remember
“those who went before”?
To support my argument that we
should indeed remember and “celebrate” our past, no matter how uncomfortable that might be – and incidentally I note that the Americans seem to
have no trouble at all in commemorating various battles and events of their
Civil War, be they Union or Confederate – I recommend to readers the book
Blood Brothers: The Anzac Genesis
by the Australian historian Jeff Hopkins-Weise (Penguin Group, 2009).
As Hopkins-Weise says in the intro-
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
We are not volunteers
A
s I write, I am looking at a large
newspaper advertisement headed: “To our 8462 volunteer firefighters – thank you”. Beneath
the photo of one such cheerful
volunteer, readers are reminded that “This
is National Volunteer Week”.
I do not have more recent figures, but
thanks to the then president of the Nelson
Bays association I learned that in 2011 the
work of volunteers in New Zealand equated to some 121,000 full-time equivalent
workers, and contributed 1.5 million free
hours to the community each week. The
pay for that number of employees would
have been around $14.4 million, or 8% of
GDP.
It’s not unusual to hear an almost plaintive
cry at various JP gatherings that “We’re
volunteers!” I disagree. Recently I happened upon Bob Armstrong’s President’s
Page in Volume 70 No 3 of the Quarterly
(September 2001). He preferred the term
“unpaid appointees”. I agree.
By definition, volunteers put their hands
up to do something. In the JP context this
is referred to as “self-nomination” and is
frowned upon by associations, the Federation and the minister.
It is likely (although I do not have data
to support this view) that self-interest is
tasks. I’m not aware of volunteers being
so authorised.
perhaps unwittingly supported by some
MPs where association councils are not
actively monitoring the need for more (or
replacement) JPs and are not in dialogue
with MPs, in both general and Maori
seats. I am aware of how the Southland
association carried out a review of its
membership in 2012-13 and worked with
the local MP to ensure better access to JPs
by the community.
Nomination by MPs of potential JPs who
are supported by community organisations
is just the start of the process. Interviews,
police checks, provisional approval, initial and induction training, successful assessment performance, recommendation
by the minister to the Governor-General,
gazetting and swearing in . . . these are
not required of volunteers. And JPs have
statutory authority to undertake specific
Having been sworn in, JPs do volunteer
their time and provide services to the
community without being paid. This has
been custom and practice throughout history and is now included in clause eight
of our Code of Conduct, in case we need
reminding or a point of reference. This aspect of the service we provide is quite foreign to many of our clients, whose culture
or experience in other countries is that
you must recognise this type of assistance
in a tangible way.
An unscientific extrapolation of statistics
obtained from Waikato JPs in November
2011 indicates that in that year, the association’s 600 JPs, in undertaking ministerial tasks, contributed over 21,000 hours
of service to the community at no cost to
the client or the taxpayer. Nationally, that
could mean well over 250,000 hours.
The message in any advertisement acknowledging JPs would be different from
the one I mentioned above. Rather it
would read something like this: “To the
7500 sworn Justices of the Peace who volunteer their time every day – thank you!”
Graeme Kitto
Vice-President
A good time was had by all . . .
Cheerful West Coast JPs after a recent training session in Greymouth: from left, Anthony Wilson, Tony Fortune, John
Gilshnan, Trish Hird, Danielle Smith, John Torrance, Jeanette Oliver, Stewart Robertson, Andrea Forrest, Rae Smith,
Maureen Truman and Federation national education officer Sarah Loftus.
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FEATURE
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TRAVEL
Oamaru’s downtown Victorian Precinct features all sorts of attractions, with plenty of locals in period costume
around to help you enjoy the visit. Justices attending Conference 2013 spent an hour exploring the area before
drinks and entertainment by the Oamaru Operatic and Musical Society.
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200 CELEBRATING 200
STAY A LITTLE
LONGER
Hokianga Harbour
A
day trip around the Hokianga
will give you a fantastic set of
memories. Take SH1 north past
Okaihau to the Horeke turnoff
and travel along the southern
edge of Hokianga Harbour through
Horeke (which has the oldest operating pub in New Zealand) and on to the
Mangungu Mission. Walk out on to the
pier and experience the current in the
harbour (a possible reason for the many
references to drowning in the adjacent
Mission Cemetery).
Return to SH1, drive north to Mangamuka Bridge and turn left along the
northern edge of the harbour to Kohukohu, a truly delightful little town
where a short drive around the back
streets offers much to enjoy. Here you
can have lunch, or go two kilometres
further to the ramp and take the car
ferry across to Rawene for lunch at the
famed Boatshed Cafe. Leave Rawene
for Opononi (of dolphin fame), then
drive along the shore to Omapere where
traditional Kiwi baches still abound. As
you go up the hill south of Omapere a
quick turn to the right takes you out to
the Hokianga Heads parking lot.
Walk on excellent DoC tracks to the
South Head and marvel at how those
early traders took boats through the
heads and over the bar; this is quite
spectacular country. Contemplate the
enormous sand dune which is the North
Head. The same vista may be seen at
harbours further north on the west coast,
but Omapere is the most accessible.
Further down SH12 is the great Tane
Mahuta and the Waipoua forest, but you
may choose to return to Paihia via Kaikohe, stopping at the Mission House in
Waimate North. Or travel the East Coast
(SH10) to Whangaroa Harbour, with
the delightful Boyd Gallery and stockit-all shop, then a little further north to
THE BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
CONFERENCE UPDATE
Registration forms, additional visitor
guides and local information are
being distributed at the regional
conferences in August and September. We are on track to welcome 200
delegates celebrating 200 years and
look forward to you joining us.
A tour desk will be operating to
assist with partners’ local options.
Mangonui with great gift shops (and
“the world’s best fish and chip shop”
over the water), Coopers Beach, and for
those with time, the Karikari peninsula
(Tokerau Beach). Further north the incredibly white sands of Parengarenga
Harbour await.
A return journey to Paihia via SH1 from
Awanui should include Kaitaia and a
short trip out to delightful Ahipara at the
bottom of 90 Mile Beach. Using SH10,
the return journey might include the
Rainbow Falls, on the Kerikeri River
near Kerikeri.
Tane Mahuta
in Waipoua
Forest –
the world’s
largest
kauri,
estimated to
be between
1250 and
2500 years
old.
coastal route from Whangaroa where
magnificent clifftop views can be had
of the Cavalli Islands (where the Rainbow Warrior now lies) and a visit to the
beautiful beaches of Tauranga Bay, Te
Ngaere and Matauri Bay.
The bus trip to Cape Reinga takes you
on some of these roads and you may decide it is a better option. Of course you
can drive your car to the Cape, right to
the end of SH1 where there is a marvellous new interpretation centre. But
you cannot take rental cars on 90 Mile
Beach, and you may think twice about
driving your own car up. The bus offers
great views, sand dune tobogganing and
an excellent commentary. You can take
your own lunch.
Experience suggests that you need
about three days to make all the above
trips, with replenishing stops such as
the Makana Chocolate Factory and the
Fudge Shop on Kerikeri Rd and an incredible array of cafes, restaurants and
some fine wineries dotted all over the
north to add to your enjoyment.
However long you stay you will find
there is something spellbinding for
everyone. You will definitely want to
return!
For further information contact the
Conference convenor: Joy Quigley,
email [email protected]
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JUSTICES APPOINTED
Steampunked! “If only I’d had one of these back on the farm” . . . President Greg Weake checks out one of the more
unusual attractions in the Oamaru CBD during Conference 2013. Picture: GRAEME KITTO
PURSUANT to section 3 (1) of the Justices of the Peace Act 1957, His Excellency the
Governor-General has been pleased to appoint the following persons to be Justices of the
Peace for New Zealand.
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THE REGISTRAR
ROTORUA & DISTRICTS JP ASSN
3 WAITAWA PLACE
ROTORUA 3010
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Ayyub, Saleh, Auckland
Baird, Dianne Elizabeth, Auckland
Basher, Andrew James, Westport
Bawden, John Harold, Hokianga
Bell, Thelma Rose, Ashburton
Belsham, Nigel James, Marton
Callow, Walter Clive, Pleasant Point
Coles, Wendy, Banks Peninsula
Gregory-Hunt, Celine Margaret, Chatham
Islands
Harbinson, Gerald Paul, Auckland
Hargest, James Buchanan, Invercargill
Hunt, Peter Llewellyn, Napier
Jones, Ronald, Auckland
Leask, Duncan Atholl Ronald, Feilding
Maurice, John Patrick, Kaikohe
McLeod, Anthony Roscoe, Auckland
Michalanney, Wikitoria, Waitara
Morrow, Leigh Ann, Auckland
Pannett, Robyn, Roxburgh
Paranjape, Shirish, Christchurch
Patel, Pramod Narsinh, Auckland
Pou, Bridget Jane, Papamoa
Puohotaua, Eugene Wiwi, Christchurch
Rangihuna, Richard Robert, Gisborne
Reading, Christopher Kemp, Wellington
Reid, Warwick James Murdoch, Dunedin
Rogers, David John Eruera, Stratford
Simon, Noel Rajesh, Auckland
Sims, Carolyn Lynda, Dunedin
Singla, Narinder Kumar, Auckland
Smith, Frances, New Plymouth
Smith, Matekino, Hicks Bay
Smith, Sandra Minna, Christchurch
Sofaea, Teri, Auckland
Stoddart, Marion Beryl, Porangahau
Suisuiki, Anahila Lose, Auckland
Turketo, Kiri, Auckland
Weber, Beverly, Mangonui
Williams, Duane Patrick, Wellington
Woodward, Diane Joy, Darfield
Dated at Wellington
this 24th day of April 2013
Hon Chester Borrows
Associate Minister of Justice
NOTE: In the list above Mrs Anahila Lose
Kanongata’a-Suisuiki’s name should have
been gazetted in full.
THE NZ JUSTICES’ QUARTERLY
Published in Autumn, Winter, Spring and Summer
Opinions expressed in this journal, whether editorially or by contributors, do not necessarily represent the views of the Royal Federation of New Zealand Justices’ Association (Inc).
Contributions on matters affecting Justices and their associations are particularly welcome, but all contributions are subject to the discretion of the Editor.
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