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Kearney was a very experienced District Court Judge, first in [[Wellington] until 1989 when he moved to the [[Bay of Plenty]], where he presided as a judge at the Tauranga District Court. He retired from his position at the court in 1995 but joined the Waitangi Tribunal shortly afterwards in 1996, serving on it for eight years. He was the presiding officer in respect of important [[Treaty of Waitangi claims and settlements|Treaty of Waitangi enquiries]]<ref>[http://www.beehive.govt.nz/speech/address+waitangi+tribunal+members Hon Michael Cullen, ''Address to Waitangi tribunal members, 23 November 2005]</ref>: Tauranga Moana (Wai 215)<ref>[http://www.waitangi-tribunal.govt.nz/reports/downloadpdf.asp?ReportID={DE526A10-DDDF-45E1-9E09-FEA0F939832D} ''Turanga Tangata Turanga Whenua: The Report on the Turanganui a Kiwa Claims'', Waitangi Tribunal, 2004.]</ref>; Flora and Fauna (Wai 262)<ref>[http://www.waitangi-tribunal.govt.nz/inquiries/genericinquiries2/florafauna/ ''Flora and Fauna (Wai 262) Inquiry'', Waitangi Tribunal, status of the Inquiry (accessed 13 July 2010).]</ref>; and the Wananga Capital Establishment Claim (Wai 718).<ref>[http://www.waitangi-tribunal.govt.nz/reports/viewchapter.asp?reportID=39e13093-2f4d-4971-aca0-28e811572755&chapter=10#pgfId-2180 ''The Wananga Capital Establishment Report'', Waitangi Tribunal, 1999.]</ref> He was also the chairman of the [[Office of Film and Literature Classification (New Zealand)|Indecent Publications Tribunal]] and a member of that body.<ref>[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10361971 "2005 Obituaries", ''[[New Zealand Herald]]'', 31 December 2005.]</ref> |
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Revision as of 04:30, 13 July 2010
Richard Kearney (1931-2005) was a New Zealand District Court Judge in Auckland and a member of the Waitangi Tribunal from 1996 to 2004.
Early life
Kearney came from Auckland and attended St Peter's College. He studied law at the University of Auckland and practised law in Auckland before he was appointed as a District Court Judge.[1]
Judical career
Kearney was a very experienced District Court Judge, first in [[Wellington] until 1989 when he moved to the Bay of Plenty, where he presided as a judge at the Tauranga District Court. He retired from his position at the court in 1995 but joined the Waitangi Tribunal shortly afterwards in 1996, serving on it for eight years. He was the presiding officer in respect of important Treaty of Waitangi enquiries[2]: Tauranga Moana (Wai 215)[3]; Flora and Fauna (Wai 262)[4]; and the Wananga Capital Establishment Claim (Wai 718).[5] He was also the chairman of the Indecent Publications Tribunal and a member of that body.[6]
Chairing of Tauranga land claims
During Judge Kearney's years as a presiding judge for the Wiatangi Tribunal he chaired hearings on Maori land claims in Tauranga. Beginning in 1998 there were more than 200 hearings including more than 50 individual claimants (all of which were found to have justifiable grievances). Resulting from these hearings a report was written which was presented to the Welcome Bay's Hairini marae in September 2004. Judge Kearney was a guest at the event.[7]
Notes
- ^ St Peter's College Magazine 1989, p. 44.
- ^ Hon Michael Cullen, Address to Waitangi tribunal members, 23 November 2005
- ^ Turanga Tangata Turanga Whenua: The Report on the Turanganui a Kiwa Claims, Waitangi Tribunal, 2004.
- ^ Flora and Fauna (Wai 262) Inquiry, Waitangi Tribunal, status of the Inquiry (accessed 13 July 2010).
- ^ The Wananga Capital Establishment Report, Waitangi Tribunal, 1999.
- ^ "2005 Obituaries", New Zealand Herald, 31 December 2005.
- ^ "Former Waitangi Tribunal judge Richard Kearney dies", New Zealand Herald, Tuesday March 29, 2005.
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