The Stalking Crackdown NZ: Responding to Rising Threats Across South Auckland
Last Verified: 13 August 2026 | Author: Neville Woods, Partner, Rice Craig Barristers and Solicitors This page covers the legal response to stalking and harassment in New Zealand. For an overview of Rice Craig’s full Criminal and Traffic Law services, visit our Criminal and Traffic Law Hub. Repeated unwanted contact can quickly become more than […]
What to Do When Your Lawyer Retires or Closes Their Practice
Last Verified: 14 July 2026 | Author: Neville Woods, Partner, Rice Craig Barristers and Solicitors This page covers what to do when your lawyer retires or closes their practice in New Zealand, including how to retrieve your files, transfer trust funds, and find a replacement lawyer. For an overview of Rice Craig’s full legal services, […]
Centenary Celebrations
Rice Craig, the largest and most successful law office between Auckland and Hamilton, celebrated its 100th anniversary in practice on 17 March 2024. The firm was started by Stephen Rice 100 years ago. The celebrations were held at the Hilton Hotel in Karaka, and it was a fun event to be among such esteemed friends, […]
Latest Updates – Covid-19
WE DID IT NEW ZEALAND!! As a collective, we banded together, and have done what very few other countries if any have managed to do. In the immortal words of Sir Edmond Hillary, “we knocked the bugger off”. Unfortunately, however that does not mean that it did not come without some disputes and Rice Craig […]
Managing Shared Care during Alert Level 3
With the move into Alert Level 3 on Tuesday 28 April 2020, a lot of parents are wondering how this is going to impact upon care arrangements for their children. The key thin got remember is that the health of all New Zealanders remains the Government’s priority, balanced against the need to allow the New […]
Oranga Tamariki – Amendments to the Act
It is estimated that about 70 per cent of tamariki (children) in care of the Oranga Tamariki (the Ministry of Children) are Maori. Yet reportedly, only about 20 percent of its services are provided by Maori Organisations. This inherent lack of cultural representation in the system has resulted in long-term adverse effects on the welfare […]
Supreme Court Flexes Muscle
The New Zealand Supreme Court is a “baby” in a legal history sense. It was established on 1 January 2004 by the Helen Clark led Government. Subsequently, there have been a variety of decisions where the Supreme Court has displayed a willingness to exert its muscle. In Almond v Read & Others [2017] NZSC 80 Neville Woods […]
DNA Test Case
Is it lawful to take DNA from a corpse? The Family Court, in E & B v E & Others, issued a recent decision on this issue “given the public interest and possibility of future similar events”. The Respondent claimed she had been in a de facto relationship with the deceased. She brought a claim against the deceased estate. There was […]