New Zealand Private
Prosecution Service Limited
(Accounting and Taxation Division)
5/13 Cameron Road



 

 

01 September 2018

The Watch House Sergeant
Wellington Central Police Station
41 Victoria Street

PO Box 693

Wellington 6140

By Fax: 04 470 1600

Phone: 04 381 2000

Copy: Mr Mike Bush Commissioner of Police
Police National Headquarters
By Fax: 04 498 7400

Copy: RT Hon Lucinda Ardern
Prime Minister
Parliament Buildings

Bowen Street, Wellington
+64 4 81 7 8700

By Email: jmdem @ministersgovmz
And Mail: Parliament Private Bag 18041. 6160. New Zealand

Copy: Hon Meka Whaitlri
Phone +64 4 817 9999

By Email: 
And Mail: Private Bag 18888

Parliament Buildings

Wellington 6160

Copy: All Media for immediate publication
craig.mcculloch@radionz.co.nz

1. Subject: Assault Complaint Section 196 of the Crimes Act 1961
2. Alleged Offender: Hon Meka Whaltiri
3. Alleged Victim: Parliamentary Press Secretary for Hon Meka Whaitiri.

4. Alleged Place of Offence: Parliament Grounds, Bowen Street Wellington

5. Date of Alleged Offence: On or about 30 August 2018

6. Facts: The alleged offender became engaged with the alleged victim and
subsequently pushed the alleged victim.
7. Source of evidence: Extensive media coverage and statements by the
Prime Minister.
8. Definition of Assault:
“Section 2 of the Crimes Act 1961 defines assault as “assault means the
act of intentionally applying or attempting to apply force to the person of another,
directly or indirectly, or threatening by any act or gesture to apply such force to the
person of another, if the person making the threat has, or causes the other to believe
on reasonable grounds that he or she has, present ability to effect his or her
purpose; and to assault has a corresponding meaning”
9. Formal Complaint
“I Graham Edward McCready, Private Prosecutor, have reasonable and
probable grounds to believe and do believe that on or about 30 August 2018
the alleged offender did assault the alleged victim in the grounds of
Parliament at Wellington”.
10. Police Jurisdiction
The Police have clear jurisdiction under Section 9(c ) of the Policing Act 2008
to enforce the criminal law.
11. Prime Minister does not have jurisdiction:
Constitutionally the Prime Minister is not a Police Office and should refer the
matter immediately to the Police.
12. Previous Parliamentary Precedents:
2007 “Punch up in Parliament between Hon Tau Henare and Hon Trevor
Mallard in Mc Cready v Mallard, Wellington District Court
November/December 2017. Mallard plead guilty to fighting in a
public place and was fined $500.”
13. Reasonable Expectations
I fully expect the Police to investigate these allegations of assault committee
by the Hon Meka Whaitiri and if warranted prosecute her.

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 14. Notice and warning
If the Police as in the Mallard case refuse to act the New Zealand Private
Prosecution Service Limited gives notice that the Service will commence a
private prosecution against the Hon Meka Whaitiri without further delay or
notice.

Graham McCready
Private Prosecutor

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