30 Oct 2023
MS HENDERSON v ORANGA TAMARIKI [2023] NZHC 3018
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 3018
- Court
- High Court
The High Court found the Family Court's factual and evaluative conclusion was correct: the documentary history and expert psychological and social‑work evidence established ongoing care and protection concerns, the appellant had not completed or established the effectiveness of required therapeutic work and had undermined relationships important to the child, the late affidavits were largely hearsay and would have necessitated cross‑examination, the proposed fresh evidence was not shown to be fresh, cogent and material, and there was no appearance of bias or predetermination; accordingly the…