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Suveinakama v Council for the Ongoing Government of Tokelau [2017] TKHC 1; [2017] NZHC 3287 (21 December 2017)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF NEW ZEALAND WELLINGTON REGISTRY

I TE KŌTI MATUA O AOTEAROA TE WHANGANUI-Ā-TARA ROHE

CIV-2017-485-797
[2017] NZHC 3287

BETWEEN	JOVILISI SUVEINAKAMA First Plaintiff
	HETO PUKA Second Plaintiff
AND	COUNCIL FOR THE ONGOING GOVERNMENT OF TOKELAU First Defendant
	ULU O TOKELAU Second Defendant
	ADMINISTRATOR OF TOKELAU Third Defendant

Hearing:	On the papers
Judgment:	21 December 2017

JUDGMENT OF CULL J

[1] On 4 October 2017, Mackenzie Smith of Radio New Zealand Pacific applied to search this file. Radio New Zealand seeks access to a number of exhibits attached to affidavits filed by the plaintiffs in the proceeding as there is public interest in the case. The documents include:

(a) numerous official documents of the Tokelau government, some but not all of which are publicly available;

(b) correspondence between the plaintiffs and their lawyers, the Tokelau Public Service Commissioner (the Commissioner), the third defendant and others concerning the Commissioner’s investigation into alleged misconduct;

(c) statements made by the plaintiffs to the Commissioner’s investigation and questions in respect of those statements;

(d) the plaintiffs’ employment contracts;

(e) a consultancy report into the governance of Tokelau capital purchases and the terms of reference for that report; and

(f) media coverage of controversy over Tokelau capital purchases.

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