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Justice Ministers, the Justice Ministry, and Penal Reform: the First 100 Years
Documents/ministers … etc Justice Ministers, the Justice Ministry, and Penal Reform: The First 100 Years 1 Hour Seminar to the ‘Justice Horizons’ Series Ministry of Justice, 27 July 2007 Origins of the Justice Ministry Jails and lockups have existed in NZ since the 1st days of colonisation, but they had no legal authority until the 1st Legislative Council was formed in 1841. After that, prisons were run by Sheriffs who reported to the Governor, while the administration of justice belonged to the Colonial Secretary. Until 1853 serious criminals were transported to Tasmania but this ceased in 1853 and from then on, full responsibility for prisons passed to the Provinces that had been established under the Constitution Act 1852. In 1858 a Justice division was created within the office of the Attorney General and a dedicated Minister of Justice was appointed in 1872. However it wasn’t until the abolition of the Provinces in 1876 that full Ministerial control over prisons became possible. 1 But there was no mechanism for central management so in practice the running of prisons remained with local authorities or jailers. As a result, there was little uniformity in the way prisons were managed. Administrative confusion and a lack of clarity about who was supposed to be running the prisons created chaos, with an inevitable series of scandals and a crescendo of calls from newspapers, visiting justices, grand juries, judges, and various government inquiries, for the Justice Department to do its job. Finally, after much delay, the Parliament acted and in 1880 Capt. Arthur Hume, an English prison governor, was appointed to manage NZ’s prisons. -
New Zealand Gazette
No. 80 2421 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE Published by Authority WELLINGTON: THURSDAY, 10 DECEMBER 1970 Declaring an AJ1ea in the North Canterbury Acclimatisation SCHEDULE District to be a Wildlife Refuge SoUTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT ALL those pieces of land situated in Block XIV, Maramarua ARTHUR PORRITT, Governor-General Survey District, described as follows: A PROCLAMATION A. R. P. Being PURSUANT to section 14 of the Wildlife Act 1953, I, Sir Arthur : i ½:1} Parts AUotment 214, Whangamarino Parish. Espie Porritt, Baronet, the Governor-General of New Zealand, 1 hereby proclaim as follows : 8~ ftH Parts Allotment 215, Whangamarino Parish. 1. (i) This Proclamation may be cited as the Te Oka Bay Wildlife Refuge Declaration. As the same are more pa1iicularly delineated on the plan (ii) This Proclamation shall come mto force on the day marked M.O.W. 24343 (S.O. 45001) deposited in the office of after 1the date of its notification in the Gazette. the Minister of Works at Wellington, and thereon coloured blue, edged blue. 2. The area described in the Schedule to this Proclamation is hereby declared to be a wildlife refuge for the purposes Given under the hand of His Excellency the Governor of section 14 of the Wildlife Act 1953. General, and issued under the Seal of New Zealand, this 26th day of November 1970. [L.s.] PERCY B. ALLEN, Minister of Works. SCHEDULE Goo SAVE THE QUEEN! CANIBRBURY LAND DISTRICT-WAIREWA CoUN1Y (P.W. 96/434000/0; Hn. D.O. %/434000/0) SECTIONS 27 and 31, Kinloch Settlement, situated in Blocks V, VI, IX, and X, Akaroa Survey District; area, 443 acres, more or less (S.O. -
An Analysis of Historical News Reporting of Multiple-Child Murders
Copyright is owned by the Author of the thesis. Permission is given for a copy to be downloaded by an individual for the purpose of research and private study only. The thesis may not be reproduced elsewhere without the permission of the Author. Killing innocents An analysis of historical news reporting of multiple- child murders in New Zealand and the legislation that changed the crime reporting framework A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand. Francine Tyler 2021 2 Author’s address Francine Tyler School of Communication, Journalism and Marketing Massey University [email protected] Supervisors Associate Professor F. Elizabeth Gray, Ph.D. Office of the PVC, Massey Business School Massey University Dr. Catherine Strong, Ph.D. School of Communication, Journalism and Marketing Massey University Cover photo by Francine Tyler. 3 Abstract The murder of children – innocents who require nurture and love - is one of the most horrific and inexplicable of crimes, and has generated innumerable column inches of newspaper reportage. This research project addresses a gap in academic research by examining naming and framing practices in newspaper accounts of multiple-child murder cases in New Zealand during the 60-year-period from 1870 to 1930. It also examines the discussion around New Zealand’s suppression laws and their introduction and evolution in legislation and in common law; these laws changed the framework for how multiple-child murders could be reported in news reports. The research into the evolution of suppression laws, beginning at the turn of the twentieth century, is used to examine whether these legal changes altered the media landscape and the way multiple-child murders were reported. -
Aspects of Political Engagement Between Iwi and Hapu of the Te Paparahi O Te Raki Inquiry District and the Crown, 1910-1975
Wai 1040, #A50 Aspects of Political Engagement between Iwi and Hapu of the Te Paparahi o Te Raki Inquiry District and the Crown, 1910-1975 Philip Cleaver and Dr Andrew Francis A report commissioned by the Waitangi Tribunal for the Te Paparahi o Te Raki inquiry (Wai 1040) May 2015 The Authors Philip Cleaver holds a Master of Arts in history from Victoria University of Wellington. Since 1999 he has mostly worked as a commissioned researcher for the Waitangi Tribunal. He has prepared research reports for the Hauraki, Gisborne, Urewera, Wairarapa ki Tararua, Whanganui, Te Rohe Potae, and Taihape district inquiries and has presented evidence to the Tribunal on a number of occasions. Andrew Francis holds a BA (Hons) in History and a Master of Arts in History from the University of Westminster in London. He also holds a PhD in History from Victoria University of Wellington. He joined the Waitangi Tribunal as a Research Analyst/Inquiry Facilitator in April 2009 and has been a Senior Research Analyst/Inquiry Facilitator since December 2013. In that time he has completed commissioned reports for the Whanganui and Te Rohe Potae district inquiries. 2 Table of Contents Authors .................................................................................................................. 2 List of Figures ......................................................................................................... 6 List of Images ......................................................................................................... 6 List of Tables -
Divorce in New Zealand 1898
Loosening the Marriage Bond: Divorce in New Zealand, c.1890s - c.1950s by Hayley Marina Brown A thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in History Victoria University of Wellington 2011 ii Abstract Based on a detailed examination of 2,195 divorce case files generated by applications to the Wellington Supreme Court, the study explores the changing frequency and character of the divorcing population in New Zealand between 1898, when the grounds for divorce were extended under the Divorce Act, until c.1959. The end point is set by access limits to divorce case files, the beginning of Marriage Guidance, and the establishment of a ‗normal‘ pattern of divorce following the postwar spike. The study examines how and why New Zealanders divorced in increasing numbers over the period. In particular, it looks at the increase in divorce during and after the two world wars. The rate peaked in the immediate postwar years and remaining at levels about those pre-1914 and pre-1939.The study also looks at how war contributed to an underlying and on going change in attitudes towards marriage and divorce, not solely attributable to the immediate crisis of enlistment. The study explores the social and cultural factors influencing the decision to divorce including gender, class, religion, and the desire for, or presence of, children. Among other factors, it inquires into the reason why those who divorced in New Zealand were primarily working class, in contrast to their English counterparts, reflecting different class-based perceptions of morality and respectability.