Judicial Conduct Affairs
“In no sense do I advocate evading or defying the law … That would lead to anarchy. An individual who breaks a law that his conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law.” - Martin Luther King Jr
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Farmer struggles for answers the BNZ
A former Franz Joseph station owner, Gray Eatwell, is touring the Country promoting his recent book You Can Bank on It, a scathing and occasionally humorous revelation and account of Bank of New Zealand overcharging practices in New Zealand. Kiwisfirst Editor caught up with Mr. Eatwell and his wife Vicki recently in Remuera to discuss the book that has the BNZ currently considering its options for stopping its distribution. At the moment, however, the BNZ seem content to ignore the publication, no doubt wishing not to draw attention to its damning contents. Nonetheless, the tremendous power of the bank is omnipresent, with several bookstores declining to carry the book and one chain, according to Mr. Eatwell, frankly telling him they […]
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Office of the Judicial Conduct Commissioner revealed
In 2005, the New Zealand government set up the Office of the Judicial Conduct Commissioner to provide oversight on allegations of judicial misconduct. Since that time 172 complaints have been filed against certain judges. The Commissioner answers why none of these have yet been deemed worthy of referral to a Judicial Conduct Panel for investigation as stipulated in the Act Three years ago the New Zealand government passed the Judicial Conduct Commissioner and Judicial Conduct Panel Act 2004 with the intent of investigating and disposing of complaints of misconduct lodged against judges. There was a general sense at the time that the existing means of investigating judicial misconduct - namely, referring the matter to the Head of that Court - did not facilitate an open […]
