21 Sept 2022
MAHIA v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2022] NZHC 2413
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 2413
- Court
- High Court
The High Court upheld the District Court's findings because the evidence proved the elements of the offences beyond reasonable doubt; statutory law (including the Land Transport Act) applies to all persons in New Zealand and the appellant's tikanga/Treaty/mandamus challenges were legally unarguable; the cellphone recordings were not admitted because the appellant declined to give evidence and the material was not cogent to impeach the convictions; the sentence (six month mandatory disqualification and $500 fine) was within range and not manifestly excessive, therefore both conviction and sent…