4 Mar 2021
MATIAHA v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2021] NZHC 375
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 375
- Court
- High Court
The High Court found the words objectively amounted to a threat to injure and the intention to frighten could be inferred from the words and context (prior friction, trespass notice, lockdown); the complainant was credible; no material error or reliance on extraneous matters that affected the verdict; the sentence ($300 emotional harm reparation) was not manifestly excessive, so appeals dismissed.