Gary Judd KC: District Courts out of line

Chief Justice: Not anticipated that karakia be initiated by court itself

On 30 March 2025 I wrote to the Chief Justice, Attorney-General and Minister of Justice about proposals for karakia to commence and end each District Court sitting day. See It never rains, but it pours for the background, Karakia in judicial proceedings which includes a copy of my letter, and How karakia fit into our justice system which reproduced an article from barrister Warren Pyke summarising why karakia are out of place in the courtroom.

Anglo Saxon: Would the real New Zealand please stand up?

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The Maori political activist party are attempting to impose tikanga on our Parliamentary process.

The chief Justice of New Zealand Helen Winklemann, a graduate of the Auckland Frankfurt University uses 1984 doublethink to timewarp back to 1840 and newspeak to redefine New Zealand. Now this is where its led.

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Peter Williams: Supreme Court decision astounding

Can seven New Zealand corporates really influence global climate?

Three years ago a friend of mine whose a District Court Judge asked me if I would be guest speaker at the annual DCJ shindig, scheduled that year for the Hilton in Taupo. Despite a feeling of significant intellectual inferiority, I accepted on the condition that all I would talk about were personal experiences from about half a century in the broadcasting industry.

My friend thought that was perfect. It was he said, essentially a social occasion mixed with a few legal discussions, and he and his co-organizers wanted a bloke who could tell a few yarns after dinner on the Friday night, have a few drinks with the assembled judges and all would be well with the world.