After what was reported as “Serious Native Aggression at Manaia”, the prophet of Parihaka, Te Whiti-o-Rongomai, Ngāti Ruanui leader Riwha Tītokowaru and eight followers appeared in the Old High Court in October 1886 after being charged with forcible entry…
Criminal jurisdiction: Year ended 30 June 2016
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On 1 July 2013, the procedural provisions affecting criminal trials changed with the commencement of the bulk of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (CPA) provisions. Currently a small number of High Cou…
Between 1881 and 1961, there were at least seven trials held in the Old High Court where the defendant was convicted of murder and subsequently executed. The death penalty was abolished after 1961.
Discretion is advised – the following accounts of crime…