Table of Contents
Foreword Hon Justice Susan Glazebrook Judge Caren Fox v
Preface ix
Acknowledgements xi
Notes on Contributors xvii
Glossary xxi
Part I Introducing Te Rino: The Feminist Judgments Project Aotearoa
1 Ko Nga Muka o Te Rino: Threads of the Two-Stranded Rope Rhonda Powell Elisabeth McDonald Mamari Stephens Rosemary Hunter 3
2 Law in Aotearoa New Zealand Mamari Stephens Rhonda Powell 15
3 Introducing the Feminist and Mana Wahine Judgments Rosemary Hunter Mamari Stephens Elisabeth McDonald Rhonda Powell 25
Part II Rights, Equality and Relationality
Civil Rights
4 Taylor v Attorney-General [2015] NZHC 1706 Commentary: Disengaging the Disengaged Margaret Wilson Julia Amua Whaipooti 53
Judgment Mihiata Pirini Lisa Yarwood 62
5 Brooker v Police [2007] NZSC 307 Commentary: Rights Balancing Rejected Ursula Cheer 73
Judgment Janet McLean 79
Social Welfare
6 Ruka v Department of Social Welfare [1997] 1 NZLR 154 Commentary: Defining a Relationship for the Purposes of State Support Catriona MacLennan 87
Judgment Mamari Stephens 94
7 Lawson v Housing New Zealand [1997] 2 NZLR 474 Commentary: State Housing, Market Rents and Families Facing Eviction Dean R Knight 103
Judgment Natalie Baird 111
Medical Decisions
8 Scales v Attorney General [2015] NZHC 1239 Commentary: The Potential Interface of Gender and Vulnerability in Legal Contexts Kate Diesfeld 125
Judgment Joanna Manning 134
9 Hallagan v Medical Council of New Zealand HC Wellington CIV-2010-485-222, 2 December 2010 Commentary: Whose Choice, Whose Conscience? Colin Gavaghan 143
Judgment Rhonda Powell 151
10 Re W [PPPR] ('Re Williams[PPPR]') (1993) 11 FRNZ 108 Commentary: Caring for the Pregnant Woman Rosemary Hunter 171
Judgment Holly Hedley 177
Family Relationships
11 Quitter v Attorney-General [1997] NZCA 207 Commentary: Same-Sex Marriage and the Marriage Act Wendy Aldred 187
Judgment Clare Abaffy 193
12 AMO'H v AJO'H ('Caldwell v Caldwell') [2010] NZFC 48 Commentary: The Case of the Missing Woman Erin Ebbortt 205
Judgment Ruth Ballantyne 211
Relationship Property
13 V v V [2002] NZFLR 1105 Commentary: A Fair Share of the Pavlova? Vivienne Crawshaw Khyati Shah 225
Judgment John Adams 234
14 Lankow v Rose [1995] 1 NZLR 277 Commentary: Property Division on the Breakdown of a De Facto Relationship Nicola Peart Kyla Mullen 245
Judgment Mark Bennett 252
Employment
15 Director of Human Rights Proceedings v Goodrum [2002] NZHRRT 13 Commentary: The Challenge of Proving Discrimination in the Face of Bias and Gender Stereotyping Gayathiri Ganeshan Sam Bookman 265
Judgment Selene Mize 271
16 Air Nelson Limited v C [2011] NZCA 466 Commentary: She Said, He Said Annick Masselot 287
Judgment Jenny Catran Martha Coleman 294
Commercial Relationships
17 Stephens v Barron [2014] NZCA 82 Commentary: Should Company Law Principles Affect Duty of Care Analysis? Liesle Theron 309
Judgment Victoria Stace 316
Part III Land and Natural Resources
Customary Rights
18 Bruce v Edwards [2002] NZCA 294 Commentary Taonga Tuku Iho: Jacinta, Ruru 329
Judgment Kerensa Johnston Mariah Hori Te Pa 336
19 Waipapakura v Hempton (1914) 33 NZLR 1065 Commentary: Whitebait for the People John Dawson 347
Judgment Emma Gattey 354
Environment
20 Squid Fishery Management Company Ltd v Minister of Fisheries CA39/04, 7 April 2004 Commentary: An Ecofeminist Approach to the Impact of Fisheries on Sea Lion Mortality Joanna Mossop 363
Judgment Nicola Wheen 370
21 West Coast ENT Inc v Butter Coal Ltd [2013] NZSC 87 Commentary: Broadening an Ethic of Care to Recognise Responsibility for Climate Change Catherine Iorns 389
Judgment Estair van Wagner 398
Part IV Crime
Sexual Offending
22 R v S [2015] NZHC 801 Commentary: Reasonable Grounds to Believe an Unconscious Woman is Consenting? Elisabeth McDonald 425
Judgment Paulette Benton-Greig 432
23 R v Sturm [2004] 1 NZLR 570 Commentary: 'Well, What Did You Think Would Happen?' Cassandra Mudgway 447
Judgment Sarah Croskery-Hewitt 455
24 Vuletich v R [2010] NZCA 102 Commentary: When is Sexual Violence Against Adults Unusual? Elisabeth McDonald 463
Judgment Carissa Cross 469
Defences
25 Police v Kawiti [2000] 1 NZLR 117 Commentary: Kawiti at the Centre Julia Tolmie Khylee Quince 481
Judgment Khylee Quince Julia Tolmie 489
26 R v Wang [1990] 2 NZLR 529 Commentary: Finding a Plausible and Credible Narrative of Self-Defence Lexie Kirkconnell-Kawana Alarna Sharratt 497
Judgment Brenda Midson 504
Sentencing
27 R v Shashana Lee Te Tomo [2012] NZHC 71 Commentary: The Truth About Sentencing Maori Women Linda Hasan-Stein Valmaine Toki 513
Judgment Valmaine Toki 522
28 R v Taueki [2005] NZCA 174 Commentary: Sentencing Guidelines for Domestic Violence Yvette Tinsley 531
Judgment Frances Gourlay 539
