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Police decided in 2017 not to lay 115 charges of manslaughter against the building s designer David Harding, and his employer Alan Reay.
The decision followed advice from the Solicitor General that a prosecution would not succeed.
Last year, the families complained to the IPCA.
In September this year, the authority said it had no jurisdiction over decisions made by Crown Law.
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Families spokesperson Maan Alkaisi said despite this, the battle for justice would continue. We have never seen a worse design than this building, there s definitely a major departure [from the expected standard]. Even the IPCA admitted that there are numerous design deficiencies and a major departure.
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Pilot Eugene DeMarco, who received a two-year-and-five-month prison sentence for crimes including the theft of several aircraft owned by filmmakers Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, was released on parole late last fall after serving less than a year. DeMarco, a U.S. citizen living in New Zealand, was convicted of six counts of fraud in New Zealand’s Wellington High Court in September 2019. He was previously employed as general manager and chief pilot at Jackson’s and Walsh’s aircraft restoration and manufacturing company, The Vintage Aviator Limited (TVAL), which specialized in building replica World War I aircraft, engines and propellers.
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She was arrested yesterday over the homicide investigation into the death of Rau Tongia, who was shot and killed at an address in the Wellington suburb of Karori on December 20.
If convicted, the woman could be sentenced to life in prison.
The defendant became emotional as the proceedings began but was composed for the remainder of the hearing.
Her lawyer sought interim name suppression for his client, citing fears for her mental health as a primary reason, along with extreme hardship, and the risk of prejudice to a fair trial.
Judge Mills told the court the woman had faced charges as recently as six months ago, from which the defendant had not shown any signs of mental health struggles - but he did grant interim name suppression until her next appearance at the High Court on February 12.
Prisoner sues to stop pepper spray bombs that make grown men cry
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A woman going to the High Court to try to stop Corrections gassing inmates. Photo / 123RF
A woman going to the High Court to try to stop Corrections gassing inmates. Photo / 123RF
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By Guyon Espiner, RNZ
An asthmatic woman who was bombed with pepper spray in her Auckland prison cell is going to the High Court to stop Corrections gassing inmates in future.
Karma Cripps, her partner Mihi Bassett and two other inmates were gassed inside their cells at Auckland Women s Prison, as revealed by RNZ in November.
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Shelly Bay, on Miramar Peninsula in Wellington, has caused all manner of strife as developers push to turn it into a $500 million development.
Iwi members fighting to overturn the sale of Shelly Bay land have been dealt a “bitter blow”, after a major funder linked to the film industry pulled $2 million that was bankrolling their legal battle.
Mau Whenua, a group comprising Taranaki Whānui members who did not support selling the land, said in a statement on Thursday that it was exploring alternative options for raising about $2.2m to continue the case. The group warned it may not be able to continue.