https://austlii.community/foswiki/Sandbox/NZLIIUserGuide The Sandbox/NZLIIUserGuide web of AustLII Communities. NZLII User Guide en-us Copyright 2026 by contributing authors Wiki Administrator [wiki@austlii.edu.au] The contributing authors of AustLII Communities AustLII Communities https://austlii.community/foswiki/Sandbox/NZLIIUserGuide https://austlii.community/foswiki/pub/System/ProjectLogos/AustLII_red_50x230.jpg https://austlii.community/foswiki/Sandbox/NZLIIUserGuide/NZHelp Main.ChrisKenward 12 June 2025 Help Downloading Where available, use the Download link at the top of a document. This will provide a menu of download formats.... (last changed by JudiEathorneGould) 2025-06-12T20:48:49+10:00 JudiEathorneGould https://austlii.community/foswiki/Sandbox/NZLIIUserGuide/UnofficialMediumNeutralCitations Why does NZLII put MNC's (Medium Neutral Citations) on decisions that pre date the official adoption date of such by the relevant Court or Tribunal? For cases and... (last changed by JudiEathorneGould) 2025-06-04T13:44:44+10:00 JudiEathorneGould https://austlii.community/foswiki/Sandbox/NZLIIUserGuide/WhatCasesCanIExpectToFindOnNZLII What cases can I expect to find on NZLII and what is probably not there? Check out the database listing page for a range of dates associated with each database. F... (last changed by JudiEathorneGould) 2025-05-12T12:56:06+10:00 JudiEathorneGould https://austlii.community/foswiki/Sandbox/NZLIIUserGuide/WebHome %IF{"$WEBSUMMARY = ''" then=" "}% * ...Frequently asked questions * ...Help * ... Sandbox/NZLIIUserGuide Web Utilities * WebTopicList all topics i... (last changed by JudiEathorneGould) 2025-05-12T11:51:27+10:00 JudiEathorneGould https://austlii.community/foswiki/Sandbox/NZLIIUserGuide/ResearchAssistancePlease Can you please help me research this legal issue I have? Unfortunately this is not a service we offer. We have no resources to provide help like this. We recommen... (last changed by JudiEathorneGould) 2025-05-12T09:36:54+10:00 JudiEathorneGould https://austlii.community/foswiki/Sandbox/NZLIIUserGuide/Advice Can you give me some advice please? No we can not give any legal advice. We merely provide the materials for our users to read themselves. We recommend you try c... (last changed by JudiEathorneGould) 2025-05-12T09:31:36+10:00 JudiEathorneGould https://austlii.community/foswiki/Sandbox/NZLIIUserGuide/GettingStarted Getting started Sometimes the easiest way to use NZLII is to have a browse or look around. Click on the bit on the front page that says XXX databases and it will ... (last changed by JudiEathorneGould) 2025-05-11T20:32:31+10:00 JudiEathorneGould https://austlii.community/foswiki/Sandbox/NZLIIUserGuide/Footnotes Why are there footnotes messing up the text of the case? We convert documents from PDF to html to allow fulltext searching. Unfortunately the process we use does... (last changed by JudiEathorneGould) 2025-05-11T19:59:24+10:00 JudiEathorneGould https://austlii.community/foswiki/Sandbox/NZLIIUserGuide/Searching You can search NZLII using the search box on the front page. You can search specific databases from the front page of any of the databases or from any case within... (last changed by JudiEathorneGould) 2025-05-11T19:51:06+10:00 JudiEathorneGould https://austlii.community/foswiki/Sandbox/NZLIIUserGuide/Abbreviations Can you help decipher what the abbreviations after this case name stand for? Legal terms can seem like a foreign language. There are some publications that can he... (last changed by JudiEathorneGould) 2025-05-11T19:29:42+10:00 JudiEathorneGould https://austlii.community/foswiki/Sandbox/NZLIIUserGuide/MissingCase I'm looking for a particular case and I can not find it on NZLII. Why not and can you make it available please? There are a number of reasons including the case... (last changed by JudiEathorneGould) 2025-05-11T18:38:38+10:00 JudiEathorneGould https://austlii.community/foswiki/Sandbox/NZLIIUserGuide/RemovalOfCaseInvolvingMyself If you believe that the publication of a case involving yourself, or a family member, is breaching a) the law or b)a Court order or c) is causing you extreme hard... (last changed by JudiEathorneGould) 2025-05-11T14:14:12+10:00 JudiEathorneGould https://austlii.community/foswiki/Sandbox/NZLIIUserGuide/CommonWordsOrWordsExcludedFromSearches A "common word" is a word that is so common that it is not indexed at all (eg "the", "and", "he", "she") and so is ignored in searches. This is the list of common... (last changed by JudiEathorneGould) 2025-05-10T21:02:51+10:00 JudiEathorneGould https://austlii.community/foswiki/Sandbox/NZLIIUserGuide/UsagePolicy Policy on use of documents located on NZLII or AustLII ('AustLII Usage Policy') 1. General principles (a) AustLII and NZLII are not for profit entities that provi... (last changed by JudiEathorneGould) 2025-05-10T20:53:02+10:00 JudiEathorneGould https://austlii.community/foswiki/Sandbox/NZLIIUserGuide/DecisionRemoved Why is the decision I am wanting listed as Decision Removed and when will it be returned? The decision generator the Court, Tribunal, Authority has asked us t... (last changed by JudiEathorneGould) 2025-05-10T20:34:58+10:00 JudiEathorneGould https://austlii.community/foswiki/Sandbox/NZLIIUserGuide/Downloading Where available, use the Download link at the top of a document. This will provide a menu of download formats. Courts would prefer if you use the PDF version if... (last changed by JudiEathorneGould) 2025-05-10T20:21:46+10:00 JudiEathorneGould