16 Dec 2022
PK v MN [2022] NZHC 3488
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 3488
- Court
- High Court
The appeal is dismissed because the Judge did not err: credibility findings that respondent was credible and applicant's account inconsistent were open on the evidence; COVID-19 protocols justified limiting attendees and a female interpreter met trauma-informed minima; applicant failed to prove a reasonable risk of future violence or necessity for a protection order given separation, passage of time, lack of corroboration, respondent's clear intent to avoid contact and no reliable evidence that immigration status increased risk.