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NZ Law Style Guide citation generator

NZ Law Style Guide 3rd ed (Geoff McLay et al, Thomson Reuters) is the standard across every NZ LLB. Square-bracketed years, court abbreviation in trailing parens for older reports.

Reference: NZ Law Style Guide 3rd ed (Thomson Reuters)

Case name

Year (square brackets)

Neutral citation

Report year

Report volume

Report series

First page

Court (parens)

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Formatted citation

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Court & report-series abbreviations

NZSCSupreme Court of New Zealand
NZCACourt of Appeal of New Zealand
NZHCHigh Court of New Zealand
NZDCDistrict Court
NZLRNew Zealand Law Reports
DCRDistrict Court Reports

Worked examples

Attorney-General v Body Corporate 200200 [2007] 1 NZLR 95 (CA)
Court of Appeal — NZLR cite
Mihaka v Police [1980] 1 NZLR 453
Couch v Attorney-General [2010] NZSC 27
Supreme Court — neutral

Why this matters

NZ Law Style Guide is the citation standard for New Zealand courts, law schools and legal publishers. Wrong citation form costs marks at undergraduate level and credibility in practice. This tool stays free forever — paywalls go around briefs and AI tutoring, not basic citation hygiene.