Legal aid

Date: 1950-2000

From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers

Reference: PAColl-7327-1-093

Description: Photographs related to law, crime, and policing, taken and collected by the Evening Post. Images taken in New Zealand and abroad, by a range of photographers, between 1950 and 2000. Includes images related to New Zealand's contribution towards the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), between 1964 and 1967. Quantity: 1 box(es) of prints, grouped in folders.

Date: 1930-1979

From: [Ephemera of octavo size, relating to the justice system and process]

Reference: Eph-A-JUSTICE-1900/1979

Description: Includes: 1950s: Notice of selection as a juror. [Form] Jury 2 [1950s?] New Zealand Howard League for Penal Reform. Do you know? ... that we have in New Zealand a prison system out-dated, inefficient and inhuman ... [1930-1950s?] The New Zealand Howard League for Penal Reform. Membership application form [1950-1960s?] 1954: Wellington Citizens' Niue Islanders Committee :Join the appeal to save the Niue Islanders from hanging, by attending public meeting, Concert Chamber, Monday, 12th April, 8 pm [1954] You can help to save three young Niuean Islanders from hanging! Time is short ... do it now! Valley Print, Petone [1954]. Green flier (2 copies) 1956: Belcher?. The Belcher case. Issued by the M N Belcher Appeal Committee. printed by the Eltham Argus Ltd, Bridge Street Eltham [1956] (2 copies) Public Committee for Abolition of Capital Punishment :The facts say ... Capital punishment must go. This is no matter for emotionalism; the evidence speaks for itself [1956] (3 copies, variously stamped) 1960s?: Information for jurors; your questions answered [pre-1967; pounds sterling is used] 1974: Victoria University of Wellington. Law & order; the first of three seminars on penal reform in New Zealand. 15-16 November [1974]. Enrolment form 1975: New Zealand Law Society. " ... the whole truth and nothing but the truth"; a guide for court witnesses. 1975. Pamphlet 1976: New Zealand Department of Justice. legal aid for people charged with an offence; the Duty Solicitor & Offenders Legal Aid Schemes. 1976. Pamphlet 1977: Wellington Board of Enquiry; Hutt Valley Board of Enquiry. [Notice of candidature], May/June 1977. Yellow flier 1979: New Zealand Department of Justice. Copyright information. 1979 New Zealand Department of Justice. Layby Sales Act 1971. Legislation series no. 5 [1979] New Zealand Department of Justice. Searching a title; a guide to help you obtain copies of documents held by the Land Registry Offices of the Department of Justice. 1979 New Zealand Department of Justice. Office of the Registrar of Companies. Annual return. 1979 Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Sizes varying up to 230 mm.

Date: 1980-1985

From: [Ephemera of octavo size, relating to the justice system and process]

Reference: Eph-A-JUSTICE-1980/1985

Description: Includes: 1980: Department of Justice. Changes to the court systems. March 1980 Department of Justice. Fair shares; the new matrimonial property law. Legislation series no. 1. P D Hassleberg ... 1980. 44814G-10000/3/80PTK Department of Justice. Legal aid for people charged with an offence. Legal assistance series no. 1. 1980 Tokoni Fakalao; ma'ae kau faka'iloa. Legal aid for people charged with an offence. 1980 [Tongan] 1981: Department of Justice. Jury trials in district courts. April 1981 Department of Justice. Legal Assistance series no.4. Information for jurors Movement For Alternatives to Prison. Prisons are unnecessary ... [ca 1981] 1982: Department of Justice. Family law series no. 6 Whose duty to provide?; information on the law relating to maintenance. August 1982 Department of Justice. Searching a title; a guide to help you obtain copies of documents held by the Land Registry Offices of the Department of Justice Department of Justice. The work of the prison officer. 1982 1984: Department of Justice. Family law series no. 2. Breaking up? Nov 1984 Department of Justice. Legal assistance series no. 1. Legal aid for people charged with an offence. August 1984 reprint New Zealand Law Society. Giving evidence in court [ca 1984] 1985: Department of Justice.. Civil legal aid; help for people involved in civil court cases. 1985 Department of Justice. Criminal Justice series. The Criminal Justice Act 1985. Department of Justice. Criminal Justice series. Community care; what is community care? [1985?] Department of Justice. Criminal Justice series. Community service; what is community service? [1985?] Department of Justice. Criminal Justice series. The Criminal Justice system; how you can become involved [1985?] Department of Justice. Criminal Justice series. Parole; what does parole mean? [1985?] Department of Justice. Criminal Justice series. Periodic detention; what is periodic detention? [1985?] Department of Justice. Criminal Justice series. Reparation; what does reparation mean? [1985] Department of Justice. Criminal Justice series. Supervision; what is supervision? [1985?] Department of Justice. Legislation series no. 2. Settling disputes simply; small claims tribunals [1985] Department of Justice. Dissatisfied with your lawyer? 1985 (2 copies) Department of Justice. Small Claims Tribunals. The $5 solution. If you're a little tired of fighting what seems a never ending battle ... perhaps we can help [1985] (2 copies) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Sizes varying up to 230 mm.

Date: 2013

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0025074

Description: Cartoon shows the words 'legal aid' with a hand drawing in the letters 'il' in front of the words to make it spell, 'illegal aid'. Wording at the top of the cartoon states, 'The government's changes...' Refers to a Court of Appeals ruling that the legal aid system is unlawful. (New Zealand Herald, 25 May 2013) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 13 October 2021

From: Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-: Digital cartoons published in The Press, Sunday Star Times, Dominion Post, and other publications

By: Murdoch, Sharon Gay, 1960-; Stuff Limited

Reference: DCDL-0042260

Description: Digital cartoon by Sharon Murdoch on political and social issues in New Zealand and internationally. Cartoon depicts figures making their way across planks balanced atop large letters that spell out 'LEGAL AID'. Some of planks are unstable and falling, and some figures have fallen from the planks and lie dead on the ground below. The scene is in the style of the Netflix television show 'Squid Game'. The caption reads: "A game". Title taken from item. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Fletcher, David, 1952- :Digital cartoons

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0017944

Description: 'The Politician' cartoon strip. The country's lawyers have announced that they are going on strike. An adviser tells the minister that if they did not announce it no-one would know they were on strike. Context - Legal aid lawyers are threatening strike action as more of their contract work is set to go to salaried staff of the Public Defence Service. New Zealand Law Society president Jonathan Temm understands the concerns expressed, but says strike action or 'work-to-rule' is inappropriate because they are not employees and the possibility of a strike or anything like that simply doesn't exist, it's not a lawful option that's available to lawyers who undertake the aid work. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

Reference: DCDL-0013313

Description: A reptile in the guise of a lawyer holds a copy of the 'Bazley Report on Legal Aid' and closes his eyes while putting his reptilian claw to his head to express total horror and disbelief that his 'fellow lawyers' could be 'ripping off a gullible system and vulnerable families'. Refers to a damning report by Dame Margaret Bazley which states that the justice system has been undermined by more than 200 corrupt lawyers who are rorting taxpayer-funded legal aid. Dame Margaret found lawyers taking backhanders, charging illegal "top-up" fees and grouping together to defraud the legal aid system, which costs New Zealanders $123.9 million a year. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2008

From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0005541

Description: Shows the Legal Services Agency as a spotty teenage tagger spray painting the headstone of murdered man, Karl Kuchenbecker, with a message saying 'Ya owe us'. A man walking by is furious at the lack of respect demonstrated by taggers. Refers to the fact that the Legal Services Agency asked the bereaved partner of Karl Kuchenbecker to pay $19,000 for legal aid. Public outrage resulted in a review of this practice. Kuchenbecker was murdered by Graeme Burton. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2005

From: Tremain, Garrick, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Otago Daily Times]

Reference: DCDL-0000017

Description: The scene is a city street with two men on their way home from work. They pass a billboard saying 'Huatas granted legal aid.' Refers to the current trial in which former ACT MP, Donna Huata and her husband Wi have been charged with fraud. The joke is that the observation made by the man on the street refers to criticisms that not enough is being spent on military defence but the billboard headline refers to the legal aid that is being granted to the Huatas for their legal defence. Other Titles - Huatas granted legal aid. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2011

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DCDL-0017522

Description: The cartoon shows a stitched up arm with a small sticking plaster across the injury. Someone offscreen says 'That's enough'. Context - Justice Minister Simon Power this morning announced moves to curb the $402 million blowout on the taxpayer bill for legal aid over the next five years but the Law Society has hit out at plans to cut the legal aid bill - and says lawyers should be paid more for taking on the cases. Power said plans to expand the Public Defence Service (PDS), which provides in-house advice by salaried lawyers, will save around $73 million over four years. But Law Society spokesman Jonathan Krebs said the service wasn't independent and that the system should be maintained. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: [ca 1973-1974]

From: Wickham, David, fl 1968-1995 : Papers

Reference: 95-222-1/09-02

Description: Cover of Polynesian Panther Party Legal Aid book

Date: 2008

From: Moreu, Michael, 1969-: [Digital cartoons published in the Christchurch Press and Fairfax Media]

Reference: DCDL-0005176

Description: Cartoon has a text which asks what the difference is between Graeme Burton and his victim's family. The victim was Karl Kuchenbecker. Below are two frames; the first shows the victim's family in silhouette with Karl Kuchenbecker shown as a dotted outline and the second shows David Burton in jail. The mother holds a sign that reads '$19k legal aid bill'. Refers to the fact that Karl Kuchenbecker's partner was asked to pay $19,000 towards legal aid costs which would have taken her years to pay off, hence the 'life sentence'. Justice Minister Annette King said she was "alarmed" by the demands being made on the family, promising an urgent examination of the legal aid system. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2009

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0011560

Description: A balance which weighs heavy on the side which has a large bag of money refers to the cost of legal aid for the David Bain trials. Text reads 'Costing an ARM AND LEGalaid' so that there is a play on 'leg' and 'legal aid'. Refers also to the scales of justice. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).