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The Police claimed the murders occurred in Palmerston North, two hours away by car, between 5:30pm and 8:28pm. They claimed that Lundy drove "at break-neck speed from Wellington to Palmerston North, killed his family and drove back to Wellington" within three hours. [29] The prosecution called more than 130 people to testify. [30]
Sir David James Carruthers KNZM (born 1940 or 1941) is a long-serving member of the New Zealand legal community. He worked as a lawyer in Wellington, Pahiatua and Palmerston North, before being appointed as a Family Court Judge in 1985.
Palmerston North City had a population of 87,090 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 2,451 people (2.9%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 7,011 people (8.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 42,453 males, 44,166 females and 471 people of other genders in 31,776 dwellings. [34] 4.1% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The ...
The Court of Appeal upheld this decision ruling that the female prosecutor was not to blame for the repeated failures of the police to disclose information. [10] On behalf of the police, the Crown appealed against having to pay the $75,000, claiming they should only pay $15,000. However, the Court of Appeal endorsed the award of $75,000.
The District Court of New Zealand (Māori: Te Kōti ā Rohe) (formerly the district courts before 2016) is the primary court of first instance of New Zealand. There are 59 District Court locations throughout New Zealand (as of 2017). [2] The court hears civil claims of up to $350,000 and most criminal cases. [3]
The court held that the city council tender was a legally binding obligation, and as a result the city council should have given Pratt Contractors the opportunity to revise and resubmit their tender. The court awarded damages of $17,822 for reimbursement of the costs in preparing the tender. On top of this, damages for $200,000 for loss of ...
Cooke was born on 3 January 1893 [1] in Palmerston North, New Zealand.His father, Frank Cooke, was the town's Crown Prosecutor. [2] His maternal grandfather was Dr Francis Alexander Monckton, a doctor and entrepreneur from Southland who was later mayor of Feilding.
The family moved to Palmerston North in 1947, where Dan Higgins founded what became the Higgins Group in 1951. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Pat Higgins married his wife, Jennifer Kay Johnson, in about 1962, and the couple went on to have four children.