Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 15, 2019 16:28:24 GMT 12
NEW CHIEF JUSTICE SWORN IN TODAY
A Māori has achieved a milestone in our country's judicial history.
The first Māori Chief Justice of New Zealand was today sworn in at the Wellington Supreme Court. Chief Justice Helen Winkelmann of Ngāti Porou descent is the 13th Chief Justice since the position's inception in 1841.
"I think with Dame Sian Elias and now with Dame Helen Winkelmann, a real integration of Māori culture and kawa coming into the court system at the most senior level. And that is about recognising the two parts that make up New Zealand and it should be reflected in our courts' system. We've still got a long journey to go in terms of the treaty and treaty rights, what that means across our judicial system and our justice system generally," he says......
www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/new-chief-justice-sworn-today
A Māori has achieved a milestone in our country's judicial history.
The first Māori Chief Justice of New Zealand was today sworn in at the Wellington Supreme Court. Chief Justice Helen Winkelmann of Ngāti Porou descent is the 13th Chief Justice since the position's inception in 1841.
"I think with Dame Sian Elias and now with Dame Helen Winkelmann, a real integration of Māori culture and kawa coming into the court system at the most senior level. And that is about recognising the two parts that make up New Zealand and it should be reflected in our courts' system. We've still got a long journey to go in terms of the treaty and treaty rights, what that means across our judicial system and our justice system generally," he says......
www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/new-chief-justice-sworn-today