Photo / File imageBy Anneke Smith for RNZA Wellington woman is devastated her application for an urgent protection order has been delayed because the court didn't tell her a hearing date had been set. RNZ first spoke to Trish in May last year, after she'd requested a family harm report to support an urgent protection order during last year's lockdown. Fourteen months on, Trish's hearing in the Wellington District Court this week finally arrived; the only thing is the court didn't tell her, or her lawyer. Faafoi's predecessor Andrew Little ordered an independent review of the family justice reforms, that came back with 69 recommendations for improvement. Faafoi said these improvements wouldn't happen overnight but addressing concerns in the Family Court was one of the priorities in his portfolio.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 03, 2021 20:26 UTC