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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

700,000 🎉🥂❇️ That is how many documents are now on NZLII. And I am already calculating when we will reach 750,000! It would be great if all our users today would donate $7 (or $70 or $700!! - hey a girl can dream) to commemorate this occasion. classic.nzlii.org/nzlii/contri...

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Just received the May 2026 MVDT (Motor Vehicle Disputes Tribunal) decisions from the Tribunal for loading onto NZLII in the next few days (we treat these as a priority due to them not being publicly available elsewhere). But I noticed the numbering - up about 100 on the same time in 2025. Why?

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Whilst we sincerely hope you all love the new look NZLII has, we realise that many still have fondness (or need of) the old look. As someone who is visually challenged I understand! The original look NZLII is still available for use at classic.nzlii.org

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

You may have noticed your NZLII looks different this morning. NZLII, thanks to funding from the Michael and Suzanne Borrin Foundation, and the expertise of AustLII, now has a refreshed look with added features. Check them out at nzlii.org

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

New NZLII guide The Law Primer provides basic information about our legal system. What our users may find most useful is the portion about how to enforce an order made in your favour from places like the Tenancy Tribunal or Disputes Tribunal. austlii.community/foswiki/NZRe...

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

My outlook has stopped working on my primary (7 year old) NZLII computer. Repair, changing registry key for space, all not working. Safe mode not working. Setting up new profile not working. They talk about teenagers being dependent on social media, for me it is my email. I am lost without it

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

My love of numbers means that this is a delight (yes one must take joy wherever one can find it, it is the little things that add up)

Wellington District Licensing Committee database on NZLII showing it currently at 22222 decisions

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Got a very quick question I hope someone can answer for me. Do all prisons in Aotearoa New Zealand have physical access to the New Zealand Law Reports? If not physical, electronic? Thank you

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Am I a bad person for wanting a cabinet reshuffle *just* so new Briefings to Incoming Ministers are generated? I really enjoyed the hunting down of documents for our BIM's database on NZLII - www.nzlii.org/nz/other/NZB... - the range of organisations preparing BIMs is so fascinating.

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New Zealand Briefings to Incoming Ministers

This database contains New Zealand Briefings to Incoming Ministers.

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Anybody else (or just stupid me) can not remember what days they put down as leave over the holiday break so unsure whether I should officially be working on Monday or just unofficially working?

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

The New Zealand High Court (NZHC) has issued decision [2025] NZHC 4002. In 2024 the decision with the MNC of 4002 was issued on the 20th December 2024. Based on this it is likely the NZHC will issue 2.5% more decisions in 2025 than it did in 2024

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Wonder where I can get hold of the old cabinet Office Manuals to add to NZLII? Hmmm. Wonder if Parliamentary Library has them all in paper? Thanks for putting the idea in my head @openpolicy.bsky.social @debterron.bsky.social

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

You asked and I (have partially for now) delivered. Well @strictlyobiter.bsky.social and @publicaddress.bsky.social asked First Report of the Board of Health on Drug Dependency and Drug Abuse in New Zealand is now on NZLII at www.nzlii.org/nz/other/NZA... Not my finest scanning job but it will do

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Board of Health Committee on Drug Dependency and Drug Abuse in New Zealand. First Report [1970] NZAHGovRp 2 (16 February 1970)

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

If you are in Wellington or Auckland and wish to meet up with myself, and two of the Directors of AustLII to talk about all things NZLII (and hear about the changes we are making) please rsvp to nzlii@nzlii.org Wellington 15 September 5pm NZLS rooms Auckland 17 September 5pm MC Exciting times!

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

How much realistically can I do today? I have 15 things on my immediate NZLII to do list. How many should I expect to get done today? Before you say none as it is a Saturday - I have hurt my knee so can not do much else, and husband has his game afternoon/evening on. Perfect time to do NZLII stuff

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Can not remember any other New Zealand High Court cases about ostriches!

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Anyone who reads the decisions of the NZ Private Security Personnel Licensing Authority (www.nzlii.org/nz/cases/NZP... ) would never advocate for Security guards being allowed to carry batons, tasers or pepper spray - newsroom.co.nz/2025/03/05/r...

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New Zealand Private Security Personnel Licensing Authority

This database contains decisions of the New Zealand Private Security Personnel Licensing Authority (NZPSPLA).

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Going through the New Zealand Gazette files before they are conveyed to AustLII to be added to our exceedingly popular New Zealand Gazettes database - and came across this gem from 1905

Specifying that handwriting of Post Office workers must be of a certain standard

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

I should never make predictions. The big round number has just been achieved (so today, and not Tuesday or Wednesday as I predicted in my previous post) - and by a database not in that list.🎈🥳 There are now 600,000 documents on NZLII with the updating of the Treaties database

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Perhaps tomorrow, if not tomorrow then definitely Wednesday, NZLII will reach another round figure of number of documents on it. What that document will be is more uncertain than usual as there are a lot of things awaiting loading.

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

When you see an email from the NZSC (Supreme Court) in your inbox and get excited that it might be a very early (for them) first decision from them for 2025 - only to find it a resend of a 2024 decision (presumably there had been a correction made)

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a purple dinosaur with big eyes and a smiley face

Alt: a purple dinosaur with big eyes and a smiley face acting excited and then disappointed

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

So with Aotearoa/New Zealand Tribunals and Councils generally opening for 2025 on Monday, my biggest thought is which will be the first to load a 2025 decision to NZLII. I will most likely be wrong but I reckon it will be between Auckland Council DLC Queenstown DLC ERA My guess is Queenstown

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Just seen [2024] NZHC 3900 - will at least 100 New Zealand High Court decisions get issued either tomorrow or Monday? #nzlaw

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

I do not usually have time to read cases at the moment but sometimes I just have a peak - and the one I looked at this morning while psyching myself up to tackle my very long to do list had these two gems in it

she does not like being remanded in custody and does not want to be subject to electronically monitored (EM) bail

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

On 1 January 2024 there was 65,128 cases in NZLII's NZ High Court database. As of midday today, there is 75,128 - exactly 10,000 decisions have been added to that database. I'm pretty sure that is a record for us. And for it to coincide with our 20th anniversary makes it even more special.

Screenshot of the front page of the NZHC database on NZLII showing it currently has 75,128 decisions in it

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

From a 1996 NZ High Court case - wonder what his radical views on the role of women were?

I am conscious of Mr Ss radical views on the role of women. I am concerned that he may influence R to adopt those views

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Got a dilemma for #NZLaw nerds (or anyone who likes things to be accurate!) Got a High Court decision with a date on the copy we have clearly saying 14 December. Westlaw has a copy, same everything except their copy says 17 December. Lexis does not have a copy. Too old to just go back to the Court

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

I'm predicting now the the NZ High Court will produce over 4000 decisions this year. Last year it did just under 3900 - but, by the MNC, the Court is running two weeks ahead of the equivalent numbering to last year. I know no one else cares about this but I love this sort of stat #nzlaw

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 01/10/2024

@kiwiev.bsky.social Do you know anything about the BYD recall?

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 27/09/2024

Oh dear. I need to find time this weekend to cull already processed judgments before it hits 1000 #nzlaw

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 17/09/2024

Just read an older NZHC case where the Justice was trying (and failing) to say politely "what the **** was the Family Court Judge doing/thinking when they made this order" It came to me redacted so am unable to check that my suspicion that the father will have later DV cases against him is correct.

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 11/09/2024

Just read a fascinating NZ case delivered yesterday that just screams, make me into an exam question. It has so many fascinating angles though I could see students going off on a tangent (like I did reading it!) For those #law nerds - [2024] NZHC 2612

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 03/09/2024

NZLII is thrilled to welcome the Ruapehu District Council to our growing family of Councils putting their District Licensing Committee (ie alcohol) decisions on NZLII. The DLC databases get an incredible amount of use on NZLII - over two million uses were made of them in 2023.

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 29/08/2024

Can anyone help with this acrobat issue? One of our decision generators, when I save the pdf it turns into this

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 09/08/2024

AustLII on the bird site has posted the following The AARNET network operations centre has just informed us there is a chance access might be affected overnight. Apologies in advance if service is disrupted. As all NZLII's infrastructure is at AustLII then this might be us also

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 08/08/2024

It has been a year since I left my job of 32 1/2 years in the University of Otago libraries (primarily in the Law Library) to concentrate solely on NZLII. Bank account has suffered but daily enjoyment of mahi increased immeasurably.

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 07/08/2024

Probably a forlorn hope, but has anyone in Thorndon Wellington area found a hearing aid (and probably thought it an ear bud). Son lost one of his between his work and the gym this evening and is worried about the replacement cost, and the problem with trying to work and cope in society without it.

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 30/07/2024

Just loaded a NZ High Court decision where discovery was sought of all of someone's emails and calendar items whilst in employment of X. Now if someone ever did that of my email (well they could not cause the IT people managed to delete about 250,000 of my emails) they would get 500,000+ emails!

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 29/07/2024

Should not say at last - but At Last - a 2024 donation from a NZ law firm. Thank you very much Russell McVeagh. Their donation will be put towards extending our collection of the massively popular Government Gazettes - but to do it properly we need more $. Can your law firm assist?

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 23/07/2024

Just noticed that we have now added 6000 NZ High Court decisions to NZLII so far this year, and 18,000 new documents to all of NZLII. These figures do reflect prioritising the processing of the older High Court collection (only c24,000 left to check so over 50% done. Though that has taken 6 years)

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 15/07/2024

Do you know what would help the most? Become a regular - weekly, fortnightly or monthly donor to NZLII? Even a small amount adds up. And that guaranteed monthly donation is all I can rely on when drawing up the 2025 budget (which I am doing now). At the moment it is not even $500 a month.

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 15/07/2024

Got the 2nd 2024 Corporate donation to NZLII this weekend. Again it was not from a law firm. Please NZ lawyers, legal firms and Barristers, can you possibly support NZLII? We regularly hear that 'Law Firms use NZLII all the time' - so please help us. Free still costs to produce

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 09/07/2024

Have you looked at or used NZLII's new guide - JP Traffic Court guide? - austlii.community/wiki/NZJPTra... If so, do you have any comments on it? If it useful and easy to follow/understand? What guides should we next look at to help New Zealanders navigate our legal system?

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 04/07/2024

NZ High Court looks like it is running a week ahead of 2023 in terms of number of decisions issued ([2024] NZHC 1814 issued today, equivalent in 2023 probably would have been 13 July*, in 2022 it was issued on 27 July * I can not actually find a [2023] NZHC 1814 - not on NZLII, Lexis, Westlaw

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 02/07/2024

I know I have raved before about how excellent my current student is - and I will again! For the first 6 months of the year we loaded 5000 older NZ High Court and Court of Appeal decisions to NZLII - 80% of that was her. Cf all of 2023 we loaded 7000 This is what I put the donations towards

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 27/06/2024

Just realised we have surpassed 1000 NZ Court of Appeal decisions added already to NZLII this year (in 2023 we reached that mark in November when I had 6 students working on checking and loading older cases). My (current) sole 2024 student is a treasure www.nzlii.org/nz/cases/NZCA/

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Court of Appeal of New Zealand

This database contains decisions from the Court of Appeal of New Zealand.

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 23/06/2024

We have loaded over 5000 NZ High Court cases to NZLII so far in 2024. 79% of them older decisions At this point it would seem we are on track to exceed the 8693 NZHC cases added in 2023 (70% of them older) My fantastic student will be switching to working on other NZLII things so the rate will drop

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NZLII @nzlii.bsky.social · 20/06/2024

Just want to put it out there, apart from some sole practitioners who are regular donors, no NZ law firm has donated to NZLII this year. Last year 10 firms made donations - led by Stout Chambers. We hear all the time about how NZ law firms use NZLII so if you can please convince your firm to donate

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