Neil Sands Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith has warned the judiciary that the government will legislate “over the top” of decisions involving concepts such as tikanga and treaty obligations if action is needed to retain legal clarity in New Zealand. At a breakfast function in Wellington this morning hosted by The Law Association of New Zealand (TLANZ), Goldsmith expressed concern that New Zealand was developing a “bespoke” legal system incorporating concepts of Māori tikanga which can...
