Te Kōti Mana Nui

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court of last resort judicial body supreme court

Te Kōti Mana Nui is the Māori-language name for the Supreme Court of New Zealand, the country’s highest judicial authority.

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf court of last resort →
judicial body →
supreme court →
composition Chief Justice and other judges →
country New Zealand →
dateFormed 2004 →
establishedBy Supreme Court Act 2003 →
governingStatute Senior Courts Act 2016 →
hasEnglishName Supreme Court of New Zealand →
hasSeal Seal of the Supreme Court of New Zealand →
hasWebsite https://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/courts/supreme-court/ →
headOfCourtTitle Chief Justice of New Zealand →
hearsAppealsFrom Court of Appeal of New Zealand →
High Court of New Zealand →
interprets New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 →
Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand) →
surface form: New Zealand Constitution Act 1986

New Zealand law →
isHighestCourtOf New Zealand →
jurisdiction New Zealand →
languageOfProceedings English →
Māori →
legalSystem common law →
locatedIn Wellington →
locatedInBuilding Supreme Court of New Zealand building →
officialLanguageNameIn Māori language →
partOf New Zealand courts →
surface form: Judiciary of New Zealand
replaced Judicial Committee of the Privy Council →
surface form: Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (as New Zealand’s final court of appeal)
typeOfCases appeals on points of law →
constitutional matters →
public importance cases →

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Supreme Court of New Zealand → nativeName → Te Kōti Mana Nui →