Judges - New Zealand

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Manuscript

Articles for the Otago Witness

Date: 1892-1893

From: Chapman, Eichelbaum and Rosenberg families : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-8670-154

Description: Cuttings of articles by Frederick Revans Chapman printed in the `Otago Witness'. Includes articles on life in a German village, his experiences of the Franco-Prussian War, British naval history, the history of the Australian Ballot and ont the authority of judges. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Manuscript

Wardell, Herbert Samuel, 1830-1912 : Papers

Date: 1768, 1883-1898

By: Wardell, Herbert Samuel, 1830-1912

Reference: MS-Group-1793

Description: Collection comprises Wardell's Resident Magistrate's diaries, court minute books, scrapbook, Report and evidence of the Royal Commission on the Police Force in New Zealand (1898) H S Wardell was a Resident Magistrate and District Judge on the East Coast in the the 1850s and later in the Wairarapa and Wellington. He also had other public positions in Wellington and served on commissions. He developed Te Whiti estate near Masterton, which has stayed in the Wardell family since then (although some recently sold). Quantity: 12 volume(s). 1 Linear Metres. Transfers: Collection as a whole received into Manuscripts; material transferred to other sections from here - To Book Collections - Special Printed Collection - History of Orkney Islands by Rev G Barry (1805); The Christian in complete armour by William Gurnal (reprint 1768).

Manuscript

Hokianga Magistrate's Office : Letterbook

Date: 1879-1884

Reference: qMS-0984

Description: Spencer von Sturmer was Resident Magistrate at Hokianga at this time and a number of letters are in his hand. Quantity: 1 volume(s) (750 pages). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (33 cm; ½ brown calf, blue boards)

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Bowring, Walter Armiger, 1874-1931 :Cartoons [of important New Zealanders]. Vol 1. 1899...

Date: 1899 - 1900

From: Various artists :1. Wilson, Laurence William, 1851-1912. Photolithographs of watercolour drawings of New Zealand. [1910?] 2. Department of Maori Affairs. Maori housing. Departmental Standard plans. [1953-1954] 3. Walter Armiger Bowring, 1874-1931. [Cartoons of important New Zealanders]. 1902-1903

By: New Zealand. Parliamentary Library

Reference: E-962-f-1

Description: Portrait sketches of prominent New Zealanders. All from a numbered series called 'Press portraits', published in the 'Weekly press', between 3 May, 1899 and 21 March, 1900. Individuals depicted are: The Right Honourable R J Seddon. PC, LLD; The Honourable Captain Russell; His Worship the Mayor of Christchurch (Mr Charles Louisson); The Right Reverend Churchill Julius, DD, Bishop of Christchurch; The Honourable William Rolleston; Mr George Hutchinson, MHR; Honourable T Thompson, Minister for Justice and Defence; Sir Robert Stout, KCMG (The new Chief Justice); The Honourable Hall-Jones, Minister of Marine and Minister for Public Works; Mr T E Taylor, MHR; Honourable James Carroll, Colonial Secretary; Mr F Pirani, MHR; Mr Chas Lewis, MHR; Honourable H Scotland, MLC; Major Robin, commanding the New Zealand Contingent; Sir Geo Clifford, BART; Major F Nelson George, owner of 'Seahorse'; Mr Seddon [shown crushing the farmer with promises of higher taxation]; Mr James Embling, General Manager, Bank of New Zealand; Mr James Mills, a shipping magnate; Mr William Reece, Mayor of Christchurch; Mr John G W Aitken, Mayor of wellington and Chair of the Wellington Patriotic Fund Meering; Major M Craddock, late Captain 6th Dragoon Guards (Carbineers), in command Second New Zealand Contingent; Major Jowsey of the New Zealand Rough Riders; Major Frederick Wyatt Francis, VD, in command of the 4th New Zealand Contingent Extended Title - Loose bound copies of parts of Pf 920 COL BOW: 'Press Portraits 1 to 101, 1899-1905', by W.A. Bowring (Christchurch [N.Z.] : John Russell Brunt for the Christchurch Press Co., [1899-1905]) Binding includes marbled end-papers 'Printed by Horace Daniel Pine, of Hawkes Street, New Brighton, and published by John Russell Blunt, of Buccleuch Street, Linwood, for the Christchurch Press Company Limited at their offices, 208 Cashel Street, Christchurch' Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Coloured chromolithographs on paper, adhered to cardboard, 455 x 315 mm; library-bound in textured buckram, half-leather sheepskin, 475 x 330 mm (cover); [25 p.]

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Bowring, Walter Armiger, 1874-1931 :Cartoons [of important New Zealanders]. Vol 2. 1900...

Date: 1900 - 1902

From: Various artists :1. Wilson, Laurence William, 1851-1912. Photolithographs of watercolour drawings of New Zealand. [1910?] 2. Department of Maori Affairs. Maori housing. Departmental Standard plans. [1953-1954] 3. Walter Armiger Bowring, 1874-1931. [Cartoons of important New Zealanders]. 1902-1903

By: New Zealand. Parliamentary Library

Reference: E-962-f-2

Description: Portrait sketches of prominent New Zealanders. All from a numbered series called 'Press portraits', published in the 'Weekly press', between 23 May, 1900 and 30 April, 1902. Individuals depicted are: Mr Jas. H B Coates, General Manager of the National Bank of Ne Zealand; The Hon. J G Ward; The Hon. T Y Duncan, Minister of Lands, Agriculture and Forests; Colonel Arthur Pole-Penton, R A, Commandant of teh New Zealand Forces; Mr Robert Allan, President Canterbury Exhibition; Mr Geo. G Stead, Honorary Treasurer of the Canterbury Jockey Club; The Hon. J D Ormond; The Right Rev. John Joseph Grimes, DD, Roman Catholic Bishop of Christchurch; The Hon. George McLean, MLC; Mr Roderick McKenzie MHR, Chairman of the Midland Railway Commission; Mr A E G Rhodes, Mayor of Christchurch; Dr. J Logan Campbell, Mayor of Auckland; Mr George Lyon Denniston, Mayor of Dunedin; Mr John Mill, MAyor of Port Chalmers; Bishop Neville of Dunedin; Mr Thomas Morrin; Sir John Hall, KCMG; Mr Isaac Gibbs, Christchurch; Captain R Heaton Rhodes, of the 8th New Zealand Contingent; Colonel Davies, CB, commanding the 8th New Zealand Contingent; Mr John Duncan, Wellington; The Most Reverednd William Garden Cowie, DD, Bishop of Auckland and Primate of New Zealand; His Honour Mr Justice Denniston; Mr T S Weston, Chairman of the Board of Governors of Canterbury College; The Rev. Dr. Morley, Managing Treasurer of the Supernumerary Ministers and Widows' Fund of the Methodist Church in Australasia Extended Title - Loose bound copies of parts of Pf 920 COL BOW: 'Press Portraits 1 to 101, 1899-1905', by W.A. Bowring (Christchurch [N.Z.] : John Russell Brunt for the Christchurch Press Co., [1899-1905]) Binding includes marbled end-papers 'Printed and published by Phineas Selig, of 333 Colombo Street, Christchurch, for the Christchurch Press Company Limited, at the Registered Office of the Company, Cashel Street, Christchurch' Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Coloured chromolithographs on paper, adhered to cardboard, 455 x 315 mm; library-bound in textured buckram, half-leather sheepskin, 475 x 330 mm (cover); [25 p.]

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Bowring, Walter Armiger, 1874-1931 :Cartoons [of important New Zealanders]. Vol 4. 1903...

Date: 1903 - 1904

From: Various artists :1. Wilson, Laurence William, 1851-1912. Photolithographs of watercolour drawings of New Zealand. [1910?] 2. Department of Maori Affairs. Maori housing. Departmental Standard plans. [1953-1954] 3. Walter Armiger Bowring, 1874-1931. [Cartoons of important New Zealanders]. 1902-1903

By: New Zealand. Parliamentary Library

Reference: E-962-f-4

Description: Portrait sketches of prominent New Zealanders. All from a numbered series called 'Press portraits', published in the 'Weekly press', between 9 September, 1903, and 7 December, 1904. Individuals depicted are: J G W Aitken, Wellington; A D Willis, Wanganui; Sir William Russell, KT, Hawke's Bay; H G Ell, Christchurch; J Colvin, Buller; G Fisher, Wellington; J Bollard, Eden; J A Millar, Dunedin; C Hall, Waipawa; E G Allen, Chalmers; J W Thomson, Clutha; C Lewis, Courtenay; J O'Meara, Pahiatua; F R Flatman, Geraldine; G Witty, Riccarton; G Fowlds, Grey Lynn; W C Buchanan, Wairarapa; Hon. W Hall-Jones, Minister for Public Works; T MacKenzie, Waikouaiti; Hon. W T Jennings, Egmont; W H P Barber, Newtown; W Fraser, Wakatipu; Hon J McGowan, Thames; T H Davey, Christchurch; R M Houston, Bay of Islands; J Bennett, Tuapeka; M M Kirkbride, Manukau; Hon. T Y Duncan, Oamaru; T K Sidey, Caversham; G Laurenson, Lyttelton; W Pere, Eastern Maori; W T Wood, Palmerston; R McNab, Mataura; A E Harding, Kaipara; J Vile, Manawatu; E G B Moss, Ohinemuri; F Mander, Marsden; A W Hogg, Masterton; J C Thomson, Wallace; D Buddo, Kaiapoi; W Symes, Patea; T M Wilford, Hutt; H Heke, Northern Maori; J McLachlan, Ashburton; Mr W R Haselden; Mr T Kennedy MacDonald; Mr John Roberts, CMG; Hon. C Hill-Trevor; Hon. Colonel Pitt, VD, MLC; Dr. McGregor; Captain Harry McKay, of the 'Terra Nova'; Captain Scott, RN, of the 'Discovery'; [Uchter Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly, saying 'Farewell' to New Zealand]; Mr C M Gray, Mayor of Christchurch; Mr W F Massey, Leader of the Opposition; Mr James Craigie, Mayor of Timaru; Lord Plunket; Mr Justice Chapman, Judge of the Arbitration Court; Mr J B Harcourt, President of the Wellington Racing Club; The Hon. Sir Henry Miller, Speaker of the Legislative Council Extended Title - Loose bound copies of parts of Pf 920 COL BOW: 'Press Portraits 1 to 101, 1899-1905', by W.A. Bowring (Christchurch [N.Z.] : John Russell Brunt for the Christchurch Press Co., [1899-1905]) Binding includes marbled end-papers 'Printed and published by Phineas Selig, of 333 Colombo Street, Christchurch, for the Christchurch Press Company Limited, at the Registered Office of the Company, Cashel Street, Christchurch' Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Coloured chromolithographs on paper, adhered to cardboard, 455 x 315 mm; library-bound in textured buckram, half-leather sheepskin, 475 x 330 mm (cover); [25 p.]

Manuscript

Mackay, Alexander, 1833-1909 : A book of remembrance of Alexander MacKay

Date: 18 Nov 1909-24 May 1911

By: Mackay, Alexander, 1833-1909

Reference: MS-GROUP-1517

Description: A book containing information collected about Alexander Mackay. The book includes official correspondence received following Mackay's death from government ministers Carroll, Palmer, Bunny and Fisher. Also includes newspaper clippings and details relating to the Mackay/Gibbs family history. Quantity: 1 volume(s). 1 folder(s). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, printed matter

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Various artists :[Volume 2 of caricature clippings by various cartoonists. 1911-1931]

Date: 1911 - 1931

From: Various artists :1. Wilson, Laurence William, 1851-1912. Photolithographs of watercolour drawings of New Zealand. [1910?] 2. Department of Maori Affairs. Maori housing. Departmental Standard plans. [1953-1954] 3. Walter Armiger Bowring, 1874-1931. [Cartoons of important New Zealanders]. 1902-1903

By: New Zealand. Parliamentary Library

Reference: E-962-q-4

Description: Caricatures of prominent New Zealanders including politicians, councillors, mayors and judges. Also features several Australian MPs. Subjects include William Massey, Joseph Ward, Maui Pomare, Sir Sidney Holland, Gorge William Forbes, Joseph Gordon Coates, among many others. Some photographs included. Topics include hunting, taxation, farmers, education and budget issues Cartoonists include John Henry Gilmour, Blo, Trevor Lloyd, Gordon Minhinnick, A.S. Paterson, and J.C. Hill, amongst others Album's General Assembly Library classification number was 741z, and its location at C277 Front cover verso has inscriptions reading: 'F.W. Oakley' and 'Presented by Mrs Oakley / to the General Assembly Library / in memory of her late husband' (year not known) Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Newsprint and other paper stocks clipped and glued to album pages; library-bound in green textured buckram, half-leather stencilled sheepskin; 285 x 225 mm (cover); [324 p.]

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Various artists :[Volume 1 of caricature clippings by various cartoonists. 1911-1933]

Date: 1911 - 1933

From: Various artists :1. Wilson, Laurence William, 1851-1912. Photolithographs of watercolour drawings of New Zealand. [1910?] 2. Department of Maori Affairs. Maori housing. Departmental Standard plans. [1953-1954] 3. Walter Armiger Bowring, 1874-1931. [Cartoons of important New Zealanders]. 1902-1903

By: New Zealand. Parliamentary Library

Reference: E-962-f-5

Description: Caricatures of prominent New Zealanders including politicians, councillors, mayors and judges. Subjects include William Massey, Joseph Ward, James Craigie, M.P., Thomas McKenzie, Maui Pomare, George Warren Russell, Chief Native Land Court Justice Jackson Palmer, William Hall-Jones, Sir John-Pearce Luke, mayor of Wellington, Sir Sidney Holland, Josiah Alfred Hannan, Sir James Allen, George William Forbes, Joseph Gordon Coates, among many others. Some photographs included. Topics include World War I and farming issues Cartoonists include John Henry Gilmour, Blo, Trevor Lloyd, Ercildoune Frederick Hiscocks, Mark Levy, Gordon Minhinnick, Stuart Peterson, amongst others Album has red marbled endpapers. Its General Assembly Library classification number was 741z, and its location at C277 Front endpaper verso has inscriptions in two hands: one is the compiler of the album, F.W. Oakley, Wellington, 1911; the other reads 'Presented by Mrs Oakley / in memory of her late husband / to the General Assembly Library' (year not known) Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Newsprint and other paper stocks clipped and glued to album pages; library-bound in textured buckram, 380 x 280 mm (cover); [247 p.] Processing information: Originally given ATL ref number E-962-q-3; needed moving to folio sequence once boxed.

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Bowring, Walter Armiger, 1874-1931: [Portrait of the Honourable Sir Charles Skerrett]

Date: 1925

By: Bowring, Walter Armiger, 1874-1931

Reference: G-831

Description: A half-length frontal portrait of the Honorable Sir Charles Skerrett (1863-1929), who was the fifth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, 1926-1929. He stands at a desk covered in papers, resting his right hand on the desk and holding his spectacles in his left. Inscriptions: Verso - bottom left - Bowring '25 [in brushpoint] Quantity: 1 oil(s) glazed, in moulded frame 1310 x 1030 mm. Physical Description: Oil on canvas, 1110 x 820 mm

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Bowring, Walter Armiger, 1874-1931 :Cartoons [of important New Zealanders]. Vol 3. 1902...

Date: 1902 - 1903

From: Various artists :1. Wilson, Laurence William, 1851-1912. Photolithographs of watercolour drawings of New Zealand. [1910?] 2. Department of Maori Affairs. Maori housing. Departmental Standard plans. [1953-1954] 3. Walter Armiger Bowring, 1874-1931. [Cartoons of important New Zealanders]. 1902-1903

By: New Zealand. Parliamentary Library

Reference: E-962-f-3

Description: Portrait sketches of prominent New Zealanders. All from a numbered series called 'Press portraits', published in the 'Weekly press', between 14 May, 1902 and 2 September 1903. Individuals depicted are: Henry F Wigram; Mr Spencer H Gollan; Mr Harry Dillon Bell; The Reverend James Gibb; Mr F de C Malet; His Grace Archbishop Redwood' Mr W H Hartgill; Mr John Bennett Tunbridge; Lieutenant-Colonel Webb; Sir James Hector; His Excellency Vice-Admiral Arthur D Fanshawe; Major Alexander (North Yorkshire Regiment); The Honourable Sir Maurice O'Rorke, K.B.; Professor R J Scott; His Honour Mr Justice Williams; Major-General Babington; Mr W Lowrie; and a series titled 'Political sketches', including: Right Hon. R J Seddon (Premier); D Reid Junr. (Taieri); E M Smith (Taranaki); C E Major (Hawera); T Parata (Southern Maori); Colonel T V Shepherd (Sergeant-at-Arms); The Speaker, Mr A R Guinness (Grey); J Duthie (City of Wellington); E W Alison (Waitemata); J Graham (City of Nelson); J A Hanan (Invercargill); H D Bedford (City of Dunedin); W F Massey (Franklin); F E Baume (City of Auckland); T E Taylor (City of Christchurch); W W Tanner (Avon); A L D Fraser (Napier); Sir Joseph Ward (Awarua); W H Field (Otaki); J F Arnold (City of Dunedin); F Y Lethbridge (Oroua); H Kaihau (Western Maori); Hon. C H Mills (Wairau); J H Witheford (City of Auckland); C A C Hardy (Selwyn); J Allen (Bruce); A E Remington (Rangitikei); Capt. R H Rhodes (Ellesmere); W F Laing (Waikato); Sir W J Steward (Waitaki); A Kidd (City of Auckland); F Lawry (Parnell); Hon J Carroll (Waiapu - Minister for Native Lands); W H Herries (Bay of Plenty); A L Herdman (Mount Ida); R McKenzie (Motueka); A W Rutherford (Hurunui) Extended Title - Loose bound copies of parts of Pf 920 COL BOW: 'Press Portraits 1 to 101, 1899-1905', by W.A. Bowring (Christchurch [N.Z.] : John Russell Brunt for the Christchurch Press Co., [1899-1905]) Binding includes marbled end-papers 'Printed and published by Phineas Selig, of 333 Colombo Street, Christchurch, for the Christchurch Press Company Limited, at the Registered Office of the Company, Cashel Street, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand' Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Coloured chromolithographs on paper, adhered to cardboard, 455 x 315 mm; library-bound in textured buckram, half-leather sheepskin, 475 x 330 mm (cover); [25 p.]

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Bazley, Margaret Clara (Dame), 1938- : Photograph of members of the Waitangi tribunal a...

Date: May 2008

By: Bazley, Margaret Clara (Dame), 1938-; Colleen Photography

Reference: PAColl-9909

Description: Group photograph of members of the Waitangi Tribunal and judges of the Maori Land Court, Wellington, May 2008, taken by Colleen Photography. From left to right- Back row: Judge Andrew Spencer, Judge Stephen Clark, Hon Doug Kidd, Prof Roger Maaka, Dr Monty Soutar, Deputy Chieft Judge Wilson Isaac Third row: Judge Stephanie Milroy, Judge Layne Harvey, John Baird, Dr Ranginui Walker, Rangitihi Tahuparae, John Clarke, Judge Craid Coxhead Second row: Dr Ann Parsonson, Dr Robyn Anderson, Joanne Morris, Judge David Ambler, Dr Angela Ballara, Peter Brown, Dame Margaret Bazley, Judge Caren Fox Front row: Judge Pat Savage, Prof Hirini Mead, Tuahine Northover, Keita Walker, Chief Judge Joe Williams, Judge Carrie Wainwright, Areta Koopu, Pam Ringwood Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 digital print(s) colour. Physical Description: Digital print on foam mount, 29.7 x 37.6 cm Provenance: Donated by Dame Margaret Bazley, Wellington, 2011 Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-1492 :Bazley Margaret Clara (Dame), 1938-: Papers. See also Drawings, Paintings and Prints collection..

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New Zealand women judges oral history project

Date: 2011-2012

By: Hutching, Megan Alannah, 1957-; New Zealand Association of Women Judges

Reference: OHColl-1033

Description: Interviews with women judges Caren Fox, Lowell Goddard, Stephanie Milroy, Annis Somerville, and Carrie Wainwright, who are all either of Māori heritage, or have worked extensively with Māori. The interviews cover their legal studies, careers, and experiences as women law graduates, partners of law firms, Queen's Counsel (QC), and as judges across various levels of courts and tribunals. Received a New Zealand Oral History Award grant in 2011. Interviews are held at the Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington and at the New Zealand Law Foundation, Wellington. An article by Elizabeth Chan about the New Zealand Women Judges Oral History Project was published in the Victorial University of Wellington Law Review 45 (2014). Quantity: 5 interview(s). 5 digital sound recording(s). 10 Electronic document(s). Physical Description: Digital sound recordings and electronic documents Provenance: Donated by Hon. Susan Glazebrook, Wellington, 2013 Search dates: 2011 - 2012 Number of interviews/events: 5

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Photographs of Sir Arthur Telford Donnelly and William Ian McLaren Donnelly

Date: 1914-1955, ca 2019

From: Elder, Ann Margaret, active 1956-2019: Collection relating to the Donnelly family and Irish studies

By: Spencer Digby Studios; Standish & Preece (Firm)

Reference: PAColl-10792

Description: Comprises several photographs of Sir Arthur Telford Donnelly and William Ian McLaren Donnelly, including images relating to Arthur Donnelly's occupation as Crown Solicitor and his service in World War I, and Ian Donnelly's work as a journalist. Most photographs taken by unidentified photographers between 1914 and 1955; identified photographers include Standish & Preece, and Spencer Digby Studios. Some colour photographic prints added by the Donnelly family circa 2019. Includes photographs of Ian Donnelly in his capacity as a journalist, and with members of the Donnelly family, possibly his own children. Also includes photographs of Arthur Telford Donnelly taken during World War One; with sporting associates; in his capacity as Chief Prosecutor; during the August 1949 investiture ceremony in which he was knighted by Governor General, Lord Bernard Freyberg; at Beath’s Lounge, with other war veterans; with the Bank of New Zealand and Beath and Company Boards of Directors; and during a 1951 visit to the Mayor of Dunedin, with Lord and Lady Jowett. Some photographs relating to Arthur Donnelly's service in World War One have contemporary photographs of medals pasted verso, and are annotated with contextual information. Several of the photographs are annotated with captions and contextual information; many are pasted on paper which features typed annotations, and many feature handwritten annotations verso of the print. Many of the photographs appear to have been cut from a photograph album and feature photographs of the Donnelly family, not relating to Arthur or Ian's careers. Some photographs feature newspaper articles pasted verso; it is unclear whether these relate to the content of the images. Title supplied by Library. Not all names associated with this collection have been indexed. Arthur Telford Donnelly was appointed Crown Solicitor for Christchurch in 1921, and became chairman of the Bank of New Zealand in April 1937. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1949 New Year Honours. Quantity: 27 b&w original photographic print(s) including some colour photographic prints pasted verso. 1 photocopy/ies.

Manuscript

Myers, Michael (Sir), 1873-1950 : Judge's notebooks

Date: 1929-1946

By: Myers, Michael (Sir), 1873-1950

Reference: 2011-029

Description: Notebooks kept by Judge Myers containing working notes relating to the cases he was presiding over. They comprise: Criminal cases, volumes 1-5, 1929-1946; Court of Appeal cases, volumes 1-13, 1929-1946 and Civil cases, volumes 1-18, 1929-1946 Rt Hon Sir Michael Myers served as the Chief Justice of New Zealand, 1929-1946 and the judge's notebooks relate to this period of his service on the bench. Quantity: 36 volume(s). 3.60 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss and typescripts Provenance: Have been held at the Ministry of Justice

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Smith, David Stanley (Sir), 1888-1982 : Papers

Date: 1908-1983

By: Smith, David Stanley (Sir), 1888-1982

Reference: MS-Group-1991

Description: The papers mainly relate to Smith's public, legal and university life. In addition there is a small collection of the papers of The Reverend John Gibson Smith (David Smith's father), of Margaret Elizabeth Smith, nee Gibbs (Smith's second wife) and of May Ives, who worked for the Smith family for almost 40 years. Source of title - Supplied title Other - Some materials in Russian Arrangement: The papers have been arranged into fourteen series Smith, a law graduate from Victoria University built up a large Maori land practice. In 1928 he was appointed to the Supreme Court, finally retiring in 1950. In 1927 he represented the Natives during the Confiscation Commission and in 1934 chaired the Royal Commission to Investigate Maori Affairs which involved the resignation of Sir Apirana Ngata as Native Minister. From 1935 to 1936 Smith was on the Senate of the University of New Zealand, and in 1956 as Chancellor he visited universities in the USSR. He chaired the Royal Licencing Commission 1945-1946. From 1950 he was involved in a large amount of public service and pro bono publico work Quantity: 533 folder(s). 16 box(es). 6.50 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, mss, typescripts and printed matter (some photocopies) Finding Aids: Inventory available. Transfers: Collection as a whole taken into Manuscripts. Transfers made from there. - To Drawings & Prints Collection - Japanese book of drawings and paintings from the Nanga school, reference number E-944. - To Oral History Collection - Audio cassette: Sir David Smith recalls Thorndon; interview made by Bill Saunders in 1977, reference number OHColl-1056-1. - To Photographic Archive - Mainly black and white photographic prints, many of which are portraits of Sir David Smith, reference number PA-Group-00748..

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[Sixteen original cartoons on social, feminist and political issues in New Zealand, 198...

Date: 1980-1981

From: Courtney, Helen Kathleen, 1952- :[One hundred and fifty seven cartoons on social, feminist and political issues in New Zealand, ca. 1975-1990.]

By: Broadsheet (Auckland, N.Z.)

Reference: A-368-030/045

Description: Cartoons on social, feminist and political issues in New Zealand by Helen Kathleen Courtney. Photocopies of some cartoons held at H-708-006 and H-708-013. Quantity: 16 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Pen and ink drawings, sizes vary.

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Webb, Murray, 1947- :[Judge Judith Potter]. 31 December 2012

Date: 2012

From: Webb, Murray, 1947- :Digital caricatures

Reference: DCDL-0023770

Description: Caricature of former High Court Judge Judith Potter, who was appointed Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2013 New Year Honours. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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Hubbard, James, 1949- :'People are criticizing me for my taxpayer subsidised internatio...

Date: 2012

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

By: Setford News Photo Agency

Reference: DCDL-0020073

Description: A judge standing in front of the bench says 'People are criticizing me for my taxpayer subsidised international travel?!' A man who holds a newspaper with the headline 'Millions spent on international travel for judges and their spouses' replies 'You're being held in contempt'. Context: recent reports that more than $18 million was spent on travel and accommodation for judges and their spouses over the past three years. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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Office of the Children's Commissioner: Interview with Judge Andrew Becroft

Date: 30 and 31 October 2021

By: New Zealand. Office of the Children's Commissioner; Oldham, Philippa Jane, 1957-; Becroft, Andrew John, 1958-

Reference: OHColl-1442-01

Description: Interview with Judge Andrew Becroft by Pip Oldham recorded on 30 and 31 October 2021. Commissioned by the Office of the Children's Commissioner. The interview covers Becroft's work as Children's Commissioner, contextualised with his personal, family, and prior working life. Supplementary digital material includes: photographs of the interviewee; recording agreement form; biographical information form; project background; and five documents that are part of "The Child and Youth Wellbeing Jigsaw in Aotearoa/NZ: Five missing pieces | Reflections and Challenges by Judge Andrew Becroft, Children’s Commissioner 1/7/2016- 31/10/2021". Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 Interview(s). 9 digital sound recording(s) redacted interview. 9 digital sound recording(s) unredacted interview. 1 printed abstract(s) redacted abstract, recording agreement form, and supplementary material.. 1 printed abstract(s) unredacted abstract and biographical information form.. 11 Electronic document(s). 2 digital photograph(s). Provenance: These records have been transferred to the Alexander Turnbull Library from Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga Archives New Zealand and fall under the control of the Chief Archivist, Disposal Authority number DA558 Class 8.1.8. Search dates: 2021