Lawyer profiles
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The Dickens lover who speaks up for the naked and the down-trodden
18 October 2018
If there’s a human rights case to comment on or a downtrodden soul to take up the cudgels for, Upper…
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Palace gossip for ‘Compo’ among the beaters, butlers and Billy Cokes
11 October 2018
Timaru lawyer Ken McKenzie’s tale of being “in service” to British toffs has a whiff of Herbert Farjeon’s 1927 hit…
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The views of the candidates
11 October 2018
The New Zealand Law Society Council will elect a new President at its meeting in Wellington on 24 October. There…
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Sir Ron Young throws himself into role as head of NZ Parole Board
5 October 2018
Long-serving judge Sir Ron Young has turned his back on ‘retirement’ for what he describes as the “really worthwhile” job…
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The superstar of mediation: Lee Jay Berman and his high profile cases
5 October 2018
Lee Jay Berman is a go-to person for mediation in the United States, and over 2,300 mediated matters in close…
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Tiger lady fancies grunty Jag and dinner with Keef
4 October 2018
As someone who takes a stand on things she thinks are wrong, Dunedin crime barrister Anne Stevens has an enviable…
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Finding adventure among the injured manatees of Peru
27 September 2018
Wildlife rescuer, Amazon explorer and social organiser Zane Fookes’ favourite television programme may not come as a surprise.“My guilty pleasure…
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The beach hippy who brought home a greyhound called Grubby
20 September 2018
From peddling art and jewellery on the hot beaches of Santorini in Greece, employment lawyer Luana Nickles moved to another…
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Barrister’s tales of booze, books, blood and feet off the ground
13 September 2018
With booze wars in his blood and his own take on the infamous case of Dunedin’s Bombed Barrister, Garth Cameron…
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How a chocolate cake-loving bookworm became hooked on ice hockey
6 September 2018
Playing as a toddler with stationery items under her lawyer uncle’s desk may have been an odd way to begin…
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Lawyer and journalist: the busy life and the many talents of Reina Vaai
31 August 2018
Hereina Vaai is a busy person. She is a Public Defence Service lawyer, and a television journalist.Better known as Reina,…
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Helping hatch the stars of the future
31 August 2018
Focused parents were one of the key reasons behind the career choice of Wellington tax lawyer and Pacific business mentor…
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The lawyer who proved the doctors wrong
31 August 2018
Vanassa McGoldrick isn’t one to let small things get her down.The Whangarei litigation lawyer has struggled all her life with…
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Carl Rowling — the Napier lawyer with the big-time boxing connection
31 August 2018
Given the way business can be done in 2018, with everything a mere send button away, the opportunities for using…
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From delivering jokes to comedians to ‘managing’ a rock band
30 August 2018
Former London motorbike despatch rider Paul Tyler – who made a living delivering packages to Buckingham Palace, the Old Bailey…
Last updated on the 17th August 2015