Series: Sovereign Citizens

Buckle up for a deep dive on Sovereign Citizens and the law in New Zealand.

In part one I recapped the core beliefs of “Sovcits” (Sovereign Citizens) and where those beliefs come from, as well as some of the havoc being caused for local Councils and the Police. I really do recommend you read that part first if you are curious about the 'why' of Sovcits.

In part one of this series I recapped the core beliefs of sovereign citizens, and where those beliefs come from, as well as some of the mischief being caused for Councils and the Police. In part two I looked at their interactions with Justices of the Peace. In this final part I explore what's been happening in our Courts. The focus is mainly on NZ Courts, but I will also delve briefly into a couple of Canadian cases, one of which is drawn upon extensively in most NZ Court rulings around sovereign citizen behaviour.