Hastings District Libraries

Library Access

Conditions:
Access from library only

Brookers Online databases give access to New Zealand legislation and case law including:

• Building Cases and Law in NZ
• Case Law - using Briefcase and Viewcase
• Criminal cases, legislation & commentary
• Environmental cases, legislation & commentary
• NZ Law Partner Legislation & Cases
  • Bills of NZ
  • Statues of NZ
  • Regulations of NZ
  • Local & Private Statutes of NZ
  • Assent legislation
  • BriefCase & Viewcase
  • NZ Case Law Digest (archived)

(Note: Look for the link to ViewCase at the top of each case.  Click on the link to open a pdf of the judgement)

Access Notes:
Available in our libraries (no charge). For assistance in using the database, please ask at Hastings Library.

Public Access

Māori Land Court online

Various searches available:

• Name of owner
• Trust / Reserves / Incorporations
• Block

Also view judgements of the Māori Appellate Court 9from 1993) and the Māori Land Court (from 2010).

View related Acts, Rules and Regulations online.

Plus much more!

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Looking for information about the law? LawAccess has plain English information on areas of New Zealand law where people often experience problems.

These include the Legal Services Agency's info sheets, as well as information from other government and community organisations: http://www.lawaccess.lsa.govt.nz

See also the Legal Services Agency:  http://www.lsa.govt.nz

Library Access

Conditions:
Access from library only

Brookers BriefCase

A comprehensive index of over 120,000 cases, sourced from a variety of New Zealand Courts and Tribunals and updated daily. 
See Case Sources...  (in library only)

ViewCase

Gives access to full text PDFs of over 63,000 judgements from the Privy Council New Zealand Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court.  The PDFs are generally searchable and may be downloaded for printing purposes.  Updated daily.

(Note: Look for the link to ViewCase at the top of each case. Click on the link to open a pdf of the judgement.)

Access Notes:
Access Notes: Available in our libraries (no charge). For assistance in using the database, please ask at Hastings Library.

The New Zealand Legislation website contains New Zealand Acts, Bills, and Regulations.

The site is updated regularly by the Parliamentary Counsel Office.

Search or browse, read and download, free of charge, from in your library or from home. 

www.legislation.govt.nz

Looking for information about the law? LawAccess has plain English information on areas of New Zealand law where people often experience problems: www.lawaccess.lsa.govt.nz

These include the Legal Services Agency's info sheets, as well as information from other government and community organisations.

Legal Services Agency:  www.lsa.govt.nz