3.7.1 Historic judgments reported in newspapers
Historically some judgments were reported in newspapers. Cite such judgments as follows:
|
Element |
Case name |
Court abbrev |
Location |
Date of judgment |
Name of newspaper |
Place of newspaper publication |
Full date of newspaper |
Starting page |
Pinpoint reference |
|
Examples |
Jones v Smith |
SC |
Wellington, |
2 April 1844 |
reported in The New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator |
(Wellington, |
17 April 1844) |
3 |
at 3 |
|
R v Hipu |
SC |
Wellington, |
1 December 1845 |
reported in The New Zealand Spectator and Cook’s Straits Guardian |
(Wellington, |
6 December 1845) |
3 |
at 3 |
Eg Jones v Smith SC Wellington, 2 April 1844 reported in The New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator (Wellington, 17 April 1844) 3 at 3.
Eg R v Hipu SC Wellington, 1 December 1845 reported in The New Zealand Spectator and Cook’s Straits Guardian (Wellington, 6 December 1845) 3 at 3.
3.7.2 Cases in New Zealand’s Lost Cases Project
New Zealand’s Lost Cases Project is a collation of early unreported New Zealand cases. The collation is available at <www.victoria.ac.nz/law/nzlostcases/>.
Cite cases from the Lost Cases Project as follows:
|
Element |
Case name |
Court abbrev |
Location |
Date |
Lost cases project URL |
|
Examples |
Butler v Flavell |
SC |
Auckland, |
7 March 1849 |
available at <www.victoria.ac.nz/law/nzlostcases/> |
|
New Zealand Banking Corporation v Cutten |
CA |
Dunedin, |
3 November 1864 |
available at <www.victoria.ac.nz/law/nzlostcases/> |
Eg Butler v Flavell SC Auckland, 7 March 1849 available at <www.victoria.ac.nz/law/nzlostcases/>.
Eg New Zealand Banking Corp v Cutten CA Dunedin, 3 November 1864 available at <www.victoria.ac.nz/law/nzlostcases/>.