Strictly Obiter
@strictlyobiter.bsky.social
Going on a frolic of his own. Distinguished Fellow at the Robert Muldoon Centre for Constitutional Law.
Please send all complaints
c/- Rt Hon Dame Helen Winkelmann GNZM
Supreme Court of New Zealand
85 Lambton Quay
Wellington
Please send all complaints
c/- Rt Hon Dame Helen Winkelmann GNZM
Supreme Court of New Zealand
85 Lambton Quay
Wellington
House meeting.
January 17, 2026 at 5:56 AM
House meeting.
In the New Zealand justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police, who investigate crime; and for some reason employees of private law firms who prosecute the offenders but aren't subject to the Official Information Act. These are their stories.
January 15, 2026 at 11:37 PM
In the New Zealand justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police, who investigate crime; and for some reason employees of private law firms who prosecute the offenders but aren't subject to the Official Information Act. These are their stories.
Reposted by Strictly Obiter
First day back & I'm casting through the past year's judicial review cases to see if there's anything interesting that's passed me by, in preparation for my presentation at the NZCPL Govt Law Year in Review seminar on 18 Feb.
Do consider coming, NZ govt nerds. Online attendance *is* an option!
Do consider coming, NZ govt nerds. Online attendance *is* an option!
2026 Government Law: Year in Review | Te Wānanga o Ngā Kaupapa Ture ā Iwi o Aotearoa / New Zealand Centre for Public Law | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
www.wgtn.ac.nz
January 12, 2026 at 1:00 AM
First day back & I'm casting through the past year's judicial review cases to see if there's anything interesting that's passed me by, in preparation for my presentation at the NZCPL Govt Law Year in Review seminar on 18 Feb.
Do consider coming, NZ govt nerds. Online attendance *is* an option!
Do consider coming, NZ govt nerds. Online attendance *is* an option!
First proper day back at work, by which I mean at home trying to find the Strictly Obiter Cat of the Year 2025, who escaped this morning while some glaziers were repairing a broken window.
January 11, 2026 at 9:31 PM
First proper day back at work, by which I mean at home trying to find the Strictly Obiter Cat of the Year 2025, who escaped this morning while some glaziers were repairing a broken window.
Experience levels for the Regulatory Standards Board? I don’t mean to brag but I’ve been subject to the regulations of New Zealand my entire life.
January 11, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Experience levels for the Regulatory Standards Board? I don’t mean to brag but I’ve been subject to the regulations of New Zealand my entire life.
A sentence in the other side's submissions uses the word "but" three times.
January 11, 2026 at 12:31 AM
A sentence in the other side's submissions uses the word "but" three times.
Personally, I don't believe we should be pandering so heavily to the wants and desires of @acgeddis.bsky.social
Winners of void Auckland local body election seeking High Court judicial review
Winners of void Auckland local body election seeking High Court judicial review
The Manukau District Court had declared the election for the Papatoetoe subdivision of the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board void in December.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 7, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Personally, I don't believe we should be pandering so heavily to the wants and desires of @acgeddis.bsky.social
Strictly Obiter knighthood. Strictly Obiter knighted. Knight Strict Obiter. New Year Honour for Strictly Obiter. Strictly Obiter for services to law. Strictly Obiter best person to knight. Knighthood for Strictly Obiter.
Government planning to use AI for next New Year's Honours
Government planning to use AI for next New Year's Honours
An exemption has been needed as the use of personal information by AI is usually restricted by government policy.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 7, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Strictly Obiter knighthood. Strictly Obiter knighted. Knight Strict Obiter. New Year Honour for Strictly Obiter. Strictly Obiter for services to law. Strictly Obiter best person to knight. Knighthood for Strictly Obiter.
We’re going back to corsned.
January 6, 2026 at 5:59 PM
We’re going back to corsned.
Neighbourly Ltd v Unknown Defendants [2026] NZHC 1.
January 6, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Neighbourly Ltd v Unknown Defendants [2026] NZHC 1.
Over the holidays I made possibly the worst financial decision of my life to get into Magic the Gathering, but on the plus side I just professionally networked with another lawyer at the inner-city card shop when he asked me about the copy of the Wilberg text I was carrying.
January 5, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Over the holidays I made possibly the worst financial decision of my life to get into Magic the Gathering, but on the plus side I just professionally networked with another lawyer at the inner-city card shop when he asked me about the copy of the Wilberg text I was carrying.
I read this (all of it!) over the break because I have to write a review of it. Team, it is so good! It replaces the JR Handbook as my first port of call.
Pre-ordered Hanna Wilberg's Administrative Law in Aotearoa New Zealand. Very excited to read it and really important it's been written. These years Joseph's text is venerable (complimentary) and venerable (derogatory).
www.bloomsbury.com/au/administr...
www.bloomsbury.com/au/administr...
Administrative Law in Aotearoa New Zealand
This book on administrative law in Aotearoa New Zealand fills a gap with its fresh scholarly account of the law in this area, focusing on analysis of structures…
www.bloomsbury.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:26 PM
I read this (all of it!) over the break because I have to write a review of it. Team, it is so good! It replaces the JR Handbook as my first port of call.
The first thing we do, let's thrill all the lawyers.
January 5, 2026 at 12:23 AM
The first thing we do, let's thrill all the lawyers.
Opinion from the University of Otago: Is it best to buy your shovel, lye and rubber gloves directly from Mitre 10 or speak to a man in a pub about a 'rat' problem you need help solving?
Opinion from the University of Otago: Is it best to buy Bitcoin directly from a cryptocurrency exchange or use an exchange-traded fund?
Opinion from the University of Otago: Is it best to buy Bitcoin directly from a cryptocurrency exchange or use an exchange-traded fund?
newsroom.co.nz
January 4, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Opinion from the University of Otago: Is it best to buy your shovel, lye and rubber gloves directly from Mitre 10 or speak to a man in a pub about a 'rat' problem you need help solving?
University of Auckland Law School resolutely not stating which lecturers teach which courses on any public-facing part of their website. Presumably so people like me do not then email them!
January 4, 2026 at 7:06 PM
University of Auckland Law School resolutely not stating which lecturers teach which courses on any public-facing part of their website. Presumably so people like me do not then email them!
For services to legal fees.
December 30, 2025 at 11:19 PM
For services to legal fees.
Commiserations to everyone appearing on the LawFuel Power List 2025.
December 21, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Commiserations to everyone appearing on the LawFuel Power List 2025.
Someone in this latest season of Brokenwood Mysteries is using the 6th edition of the ADLS standard agreement for sale and purchase. We’re up to the 11th in the rest of the country!
December 21, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Someone in this latest season of Brokenwood Mysteries is using the 6th edition of the ADLS standard agreement for sale and purchase. We’re up to the 11th in the rest of the country!
The year is 2025 and I am begging everybody across the political spectrum to understand the cab rank rule and role-differentiated morality.
December 20, 2025 at 5:17 AM
The year is 2025 and I am begging everybody across the political spectrum to understand the cab rank rule and role-differentiated morality.
Okay even I think judicial review needs to chill for a second.
December 17, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Okay even I think judicial review needs to chill for a second.
Grinder and Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee and PATHA interim relief and the Corrections mandamus case and (not fitting with the meme because it was on the Crown side) LCANZI and probably others I'm missing.
December 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Grinder and Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee and PATHA interim relief and the Corrections mandamus case and (not fitting with the meme because it was on the Crown side) LCANZI and probably others I'm missing.
Ministry of Melling Infrastructure.
December 16, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Ministry of Melling Infrastructure.
“What is the charge? Eating a meal? A succulent Russian meal?”
Man accused of swallowing Fabergé pendant pleads not guilty
Man accused of swallowing Fabergé pendant pleads not guilty
The alleged pendant-swallower has been remanded in custody and is expected to reappear in court in February.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 15, 2025 at 6:00 AM
“What is the charge? Eating a meal? A succulent Russian meal?”