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Sue Grey (lawyer)

December 31, 2023

Susan Jane Grey is a political figure and environmental lawyer in Nelson, New Zealand. She is the co-leader of the NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party and of Freedoms NZ. She is known for promoting medicinal cannabis rights and opposing COVID-19 vaccination, 5G technology, and the use of 1080, frequently sharing misinformation on social media about the effectiveness of COVID vaccination.

Sue Grey
Co-Leader of the NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party
Assumed office
2020[1]
Serving with
Donna Pokere-Phillips (since 2022)[2]
Alan Simmons (2015–2022)[3]
Preceded byDavid Haynes
Personal details
Born1962 or 1963 (age 60)[4]
NationalityNew Zealander
OccupationLawyer
Known forAnti-1080, cannabis legalisation, anti-vaccination
Websitesuegrey.co.nz

Education and early career edit

Grey has law and science degrees, the latter majoring in microbiology and biochemistry. She also holds a Royal Society of Health Diploma.[5]

Grey was admitted to the bar in Auckland on 1 October 1990.[6][7] After being a partner in MS Sullivan and Associates, she became a self-employed lawyer based in Nelson.[8]

Career edit

In a 2003 investigation by the Ministry of Fisheries into corruption in the scampi industry, Grey was appearing before the select committee representing fisheries company Barine Development. Grey began a relationship with Green Party MP Ian Ewen-Street, a member of the select committee, who at that time was separated from his wife.[8] Both Grey and Ewen-Street were obliged to step down from the investigation; ACT leader Richard Prebble claimed that by having an affair they had "made a mockery of the enquiry".[8] The couple had a child named Ysabella together, but later split.[9]

In 2008, Grey represented a group of wool growers in a High Court case against the Wool Board, known as the Saxmere Case. After losing the case on appeal, it was revealed that the Wool Board's counsel was joint owner of a racehorse stud with one of the three judges. Grey argued in the Supreme Court that because of this conflict of interest the judge should have excused himself from the case, or disclosed the relationship in open court.[10] The case grew to involve Attorney-General Michael Cullen, by which time Grey was working as a lawyer for the Department of Conservation. The Director-General of the department, Al Morrison, claimed her role in the Saxmere Case was in conflict with her work for DOC and fired her.[11] In 2010 Justice Bill Wilson resigned over his part in the affair.[12]

Brook Valley Community Group edit

The Brook Waimārama Sanctuary near Nelson had planned three aerial drops of 26.5 tonnes of brodifacoum-laced bait from July to October 2017 to eliminate all rodents within its predator-proof fence. This action was challenged in June by a group calling themselves the Brook Valley Community Group (BVCG), with Sue Grey as their lawyer and spokesperson, protesting the aerial poison drop near a waterway.[13] Although portraying themselves as a community group, many of the organisers were anti-1080 activists from outside Nelson.[14] The drop was halted while Grey took the case to the High Court on 7 August, and then, two days before the first drop, to the Court of Appeal; in both cases the court ruled against the BVCG.[15] Nelson MP Nick Smith was accosted on 3 September 2017 (the day of the first drop) by two protesters who abused him, rubbed rat poison in his face, and threatened to poison his family.[15] That same day, a hole was drilled in a fuel tank for helicopters performing the drop, several protesters attempted to block access, and three were arrested.[16][14] Also on the day of the drop, several BVCG activists claimed on Facebook that they were being poisoned; Grey stated that her "exposed skin was red and burning", and asked her supporters "If my health suddenly deteriorates please can someone make sure that I get an urgent injection of Vitamin K."[17]

The three poison drops subsequently went ahead, and no bait was dropped outside the sanctuary boundaries, nor was any trace of brodifacoum detected in the stream water.[18][19] Grey defended the protestors who abused Nick Smith in court, but they were found guilty of offensive behaviour and fined.[20]

Grey attempted to take the BVCG's appeal to the Supreme Court, but was denied – a decision Grey called "unbelievable" – and the group ordered to pay over $70,000 in legal costs to the Nelson City Council, the Minister for the Environment, and the Brook Waimārama Sanctuary Trust.[21] The BVCG considered disbanding as an incorporated society to avoid having to pay the costs and "starting again somewhere else".[14][22] After attempting to recover some of the $100,000 it had spent responding to the BVCG's legal action, the Nelson City Council applied in 2020 for the group to be liquidated.[23]

Anti-1080 activism edit

In October 2017, at an anti-1080 planning meeting near Nelson, Grey gave a presentation outlining a new strategy for protesting the use of 1080. She suggested activists flood the comments section of news stories and blogs with objections to 1080, even stories that had nothing to do with the poison.[24] In the months following, this strategy was implemented in the live streams of every major NZ news organisation, where news stories on any subject were spammed and overwhelmed by "Ban 1080" messages coordinated by the Facebook group Operation Ban 1080.[25]

In September 2018, Grey represented the community conservation organisation Friends of Sherwood Trust and took the Department of Conservation and Auckland Council to the Environment Court, in an attempt to stop the dropping of 1080 poison over 30,000 ha of the Hunua Ranges.[26] This was a follow-up to a successful drop in 2015, intended to reduce numbers of predators and protect an endangered kōkako population. Grey argued that dropping 1080 onto the ranges would threaten Auckland's water supply and was in breach of the Resource Management Act.[27] On 14 September she won a temporary injunction to stop the drop, but lost the case, with the court stating "We are not persuaded that there is likely to be serious harm to the environment if the proposed application proceeds."[28] She did not appeal the decision, and the drop went ahead in September and October. The Trust then in December put forward an application to prevent the drop, even though it had already occurred, and later withdrew it. DOC and Auckland Council claimed Grey's arguments were "without substance" and the Trust's case was "poorly presented".[26] They were ordered by the court to pay over $40,000 in legal fees, a portion of the costs incurred by the Council and DOC, and an additional $5000 to each of them for the withdrawn application. The Council attempted several times to claim its portion of the amount owed, nearly $28,000, and in February 2021 put the Trust into liquidation.[29] After the poison drop, pest numbers were reported to be at their "lowest ever" levels and the number of breeding pairs of kōkako doubled from 55 to 116 breeding pairs.[27]

Journalist Dave Hansford who followed Grey's efforts to oppose 1080 has labelled her "an opportunistic lawyer with an elastic understanding of science." He wrote:

"Since 1080, she has branched out into every conceivable conspiracy theory there is, but she tends to specialise in the most lucrative. This seems to be the essence of her business model."[30]

Medicinal cannabis edit

Rose Renton was one of the two protestors who had accosted Nick Smith on the day of the Brook Waimārama poison drop and rubbed rat poison in his face.[20] When police visited her house afterwards they noticed her cannabis plants, which she cultivated to provide CBD for local patients. Renton had become an advocate for medicinal cannabis after cannabis oil was used to treat her son, who died in 2015 after experiencing three months of seizures.[31] Grey represented Renton, who had initially pleaded guilty in November 2018 on charges of cultivating, possessing, processing and supplying cannabis. In February 2019 she was discharged without conviction; the judge said her offending was "altruistic" in nature.[32] Grey continued to represent "green fairies" – people growing medicinal cannabis for themselves or their friends and family – and many of her clients were discharged without conviction.[33]

5G views edit

Grey is an opponent of 5G technology, and during 2020 embarked on a tour of New Zealand to raise awareness of what she claims are its dangers, saying the mobile technology is both a human rights and health issue.[34] She maintains that telecommunications companies are responsible for releasing radiation into the community without adequate consultation, and encouraged people to petition their local MPs and councils.[35] Grey, who has a Bachelor of Science degree, claims that some people are hypersensitive to the effects of 5G and even if "it's a psychological or nocebo effect – that's still an effect…that needs to be protected against."[36]

COVID-19 views edit

Grey became associated with the resistance to COVID vaccination and elimination in New Zealand.[37] She has criticised the government response to the COVID-19 pandemic, claiming that New Zealand's work eliminating community transmission of the virus for over a year was "over-vigorous", "increasingly draconian", and "out of control".[38][39] She did not observe some lockdown rules, going paddle-boarding during alert level 4, saying "let's break out of the fear and cotton wool mentality where we are locked inside buildings like frightened mice."[39] Grey describes her opposition to vaccination as "pro-choice", but has compared it to "rape and murder" on her social media, and described the extension of vaccination to 12–17-year-olds as "government-mandated genocide".[40][41][42] She regularly shares misinformation about COVID-19 and inflates the number of deaths linked to vaccination.[43] Grey has been assisted in her anti-vaccination organisation by former white supremacist Kyle Chapman,[41] who distributed 5000 anti-vax leaflets around Christchurch; she later advised Chapman when he was arrested on firearms and ammunition charges.[44][45]

Grey spread COVID-related disinformation on social media which triggered complaints to the New Zealand Law Society and a series of bans from Facebook. Those bans were for three days in September 2021, then in November another seven days after Grey linked a death to the COVID vaccine.[46][47][48] In February 2022, she was banned for a further 30 days.[49]

Opposition to COVID-19 vaccination edit

Grey was part of a legal action by the group Ngā Kaitiaki Tuku Iho Inc against Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, the Minister of Health, the director-general of health and others in the High Court.[50][51] In May 2021 they challenged the legality of the New Zealand vaccination programme, claiming it was not justified by Section 23 of the Medicines Act, a commonly-invoked provision enabling the Minister of Health to approve medicines for a "limited number of patients".[52] The group claimed there was no need for a vaccine rollout, as New Zealand's lockdown had been so successful at reducing spread of the virus. Grey claimed people had not been informed of the "risks" of vaccination, saying, "there's no evidence that they've been given any other alternatives – it's all 'vaccine, vaccine, vaccine'."[50] The judge called Section 23 into question, saying it was an "arguable point" whether a "limited number of patients" could include all New Zealanders aged 16 or over.[52] The Government agreed to reform this part of the law through the Therapeutic Products Bill to be introduced later in 2021, and introduced immediate legislation to allow the vaccination programme to continue.[52]

In October 2021, about 100 lockdown protestors in 50 vehicles calling themselves the "Sovereign Hīkoi of Truth" attempted to breach Auckland's border restrictions en route to Waitangi, where they were to be addressed by Sue Grey. The convoy was stopped by police at Mercer, south of Auckland. The group was labelled "Pākehā anti-vaxxers" by Hone Harawira, and told they were not welcome on the Waitangi Treaty Grounds.[53] Grey was already at Waitangi, having flown to nearby Kerikeri the day before in a private plane. She said it seemed "so unfair that if you could afford to fly on a plane from Wellington you could get there, but there was no route for those who wanted to drive."[53]

At the time, Grey was representing four Christchurch airport security officers in the High Court, who had lost their jobs after refusing the vaccination mandated for border workers. In court, Grey claimed, "We've got people that test positive that don't have symptoms. It seems to be an art more than a science, perhaps you could say it like that." The judge retorted, "I think I can safely assume COVID exists, can't I?"[54] Grey lost the case, with the court rejecting her argument that the order was unlawful, and reiterating that the vaccine was safe and effective and the rights of the workers was not being infringed.[55][56]

Disinformation researcher Kate Hannah claimed Grey is "a key figure in New Zealand's disinformation network" in relation to COVID-19. Hannah stated:

''[Grey] has status as a lawyer; people expect her to be rigorous, thoughtful, trustworthy, clever. When she speaks about something she has a higher predictable impact than when Joe Bloggs speaks.…What motivates Sue Grey to tell you these things? Is she asking you to donate? Yes."[30]

Baby W case edit

In late November 2022, Grey represented two parents who objected to the use of blood from COVID-19 vaccinated people in their infant son's ("Baby W") heart surgery. Health New Zealand has sought legal guardianship of "Baby W". The initial hearing was heard on 30 November with the full urgent hearing scheduled for 6 December 2022.[57][58] In two radio interviews about the case, Grey falsely claimed blood from vaccinated donors contained "inflammatory factors" and was unsafe.[59] Doctors and the national blood bank New Zealand Blood Service pointed out this was incorrect, and that a COVID-19 vaccination is broken down quickly after injection, with all donor blood being filtered before use.[60] A group called "Liveblood" stated in response to the ruling that they were "working tirelessly" for New Zealanders to have the "safest, freshest, best directed donor blood".[61]

On 7 December, Justice Ian Gault of the Auckland High Court placed Baby W under the guardianship of the court. He appointed two doctors as agents of the court to provide consent for surgery, allowing the surgery to go ahead, while Baby W's parents retained guardianship on non-medical matters.[62][63][64] On 8 December, Grey initially confirmed that the parents would not be appealing the Judge's decision to hand over guardianship of Baby W, citing the urgent medical needs of the baby.[65] After the parents obstructed medical personnel trying to prepare Baby W for heart surgery, Gault issued an emergency allowing Police to use "reasonable force" to enforce the Court's ruling.[66][67] On 9 December, Grey confirmed that Baby W had undergone a successful heart surgery operation and was recovering well.[67] The following day, Grey and the parents stated that they would continue challenging the Court's decision through the legal system.[68]

Political career edit

In January 2020 Grey was elected co-leader of the New Zealand Outdoors Party (now known as the NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party).[69] She found support among new party members who had come from the recently-deregistered Ban 1080 Party, which had received around 0.1% of the party vote in 2014 and 2017.[70]

2020 general election edit

Throughout 2020, including during the general election, Grey and her party were staunch opponents of the Government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic (see COVID-19 views above) and become part of a loose, fractious "freedom" movement which often staged protests across the country. Grey claimed that in April 2020 she had been approached by prominent conspiracy theorist Billy Te Kahika, who wanted to "take over" the Outdoors Party, leaving Grey as deputy leader but firing the board and candidates and rebranding as what Grey called "Billy's People's Party". Instead, Te Kahika founded the New Zealand Public Party in June and merged it with Jami-Lee Ross's Advance New Zealand party in July. Grey and Outdoors Party co-leader Alan Simmons met Te Kahika and Ross in Auckland that month, but turned down another offer to cooperate. As a result of their refusal, Grey claimed that she and Simmons were the subject of a "nasty social media and email campaign" by supporters of Te Kahika, who in turn claimed "the worst and the filthiest behaviour has actually come from Outdoors Party supporters towards us."[40]

As a Nelson electorate candidate in 2020 Grey received 679 votes, finishing 6th. Labour's Rachel Boyack won, unseating incumbent National MP Nick Smith.[71] Grey had said that it was "time for a change" after Smith's two decades as Nelson's MP.[70][72] Nationally, the Outdoors Party won 3,256 party votes, slightly over twice its 2017 result and around 0.1% of the total.[71]

2022 and 2023 elections edit

Grey contested the 2022 Tauranga by-election for the renamed NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party. She moved to Tauranga for the election.[73] During the campaign Grey attempted to join the three main candidates onstage at a debate at the University of Waikato, but was prevented by security. She attempted to live-stream the closed event until she was asked to leave. A supporter of Grey's said he would burn his New Zealand flag.[74] With 1030 of 20,784 votes (4.7%) Grey came fourth, losing to Sam Uffindell.[75]

In May 2023 Sue Grey's party joined the Freedoms NZ umbrella party and she became a co-leader alongside Brian Tamaki.[76][77][78] She was counted as a "list only candidate" (ranked #2) for Freedoms NZ, which received 0.33% of the party vote,[79] and finished seventh in the West Coast-Tasman as the Outdoors & Freedom Party candidate.[80][81][82]

Investigation by Law Society edit

In 2021 the New Zealand Law Society received multiple formal complaints against Grey. One, laid in May by a member of the public, referred to Grey's use of social media to share disinformation, call for hangings, and refer to PM Jacinda Ardern as "the poisoner". Other similar complaints were made at the time.[83] In September, Grey claimed via social media that the death of an Auckland teenager from a heart condition was the vaccine's first "teen death", a claim denied by the Chief Coroner and the Prime Minister.[84][85][42][86] The next month another complaint to the Law Society claimed she breached the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2008 by "promotion of misinformation as a tool for the self-promotion of her firm and political party" and bringing her profession into disrepute.[87]

In November the Law Society announced they would "investigate general concerns raised around Ms Grey's activities" rather than pursue any specific complaint.[84] The Nelson Standards Committee conducted an investigation, and referred the matter to the Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal. Grey requested a review of that decision, but this was resolved and in December 2022 it was determined that "charges can now be filed with the Tribunal."[88] A preliminary hearing with the Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal was held on 24 July, with Grey having tried and failed to have the matter thrown out.[89][90] She argued that she should not be held to "the standards that a lawyer is held to" when she acts as a politician or while wearing other "hats". The tribunal reserved its decision,[91] and on 4 August 2023 found her comments did not amount to misconduct because they were made by her as a private citizen.[92]

Contempt of court edit

On 13 December 2022, Grey was briefly placed in custody by the judge trying the case of Mad Café owner Kelvin McKenney, also known as Nganga. McKenney, whose Collingwood café is known as an "anti-vax" business, was representing himself in the judge-only trial, charged with selling alcohol without a licence.[93] He said that Grey was there "on behalf of the courts" to present "legal facts".[94] The judge had Grey removed for contempt and she spent time in a cell.[95] Later the same day, Grey appeared in front of the judge. She apologised and said that she had intended to act as a McKenzie friend of the defendant, assisting the court. Judge Zohrab described her behaviour as disruptive, having the effect of inciting people in the back of the court to the degree there was a “virtual riot”. The Law Society will review Grey's conduct in court.[96]

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External links edit

  • Official website
  • Johnston, Kirsty (April 2022, republished 13 December 2022). "Just asking questions: How lawyer Sue Grey became the hero of New Zealand's conspiracy underbelly". Stuff.

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grey, lawyer, susan, jane, grey, political, figure, environmental, lawyer, nelson, zealand, leader, outdoors, freedom, party, freedoms, known, promoting, medicinal, cannabis, rights, opposing, covid, vaccination, technology, 1080, frequently, sharing, misinfor. Susan Jane Grey is a political figure and environmental lawyer in Nelson New Zealand She is the co leader of the NZ Outdoors amp Freedom Party and of Freedoms NZ She is known for promoting medicinal cannabis rights and opposing COVID 19 vaccination 5G technology and the use of 1080 frequently sharing misinformation on social media about the effectiveness of COVID vaccination Sue GreyCo Leader of the NZ Outdoors amp Freedom PartyIncumbentAssumed office 2020 1 Serving with Donna Pokere Phillips since 2022 2 Alan Simmons 2015 2022 3 Preceded byDavid HaynesPersonal detailsBorn1962 or 1963 age 60 4 NationalityNew ZealanderOccupationLawyerKnown forAnti 1080 cannabis legalisation anti vaccinationWebsitesuegrey wbr co wbr nz Contents 1 Education and early career 2 Career 3 Brook Valley Community Group 4 Anti 1080 activism 5 Medicinal cannabis 6 5G views 7 COVID 19 views 7 1 Opposition to COVID 19 vaccination 7 2 Baby W case 8 Political career 8 1 2020 general election 8 2 2022 and 2023 elections 9 Investigation by Law Society 10 Contempt of court 11 References 12 External linksEducation and early career editGrey has law and science degrees the latter majoring in microbiology and biochemistry She also holds a Royal Society of Health Diploma 5 Grey was admitted to the bar in Auckland on 1 October 1990 6 7 After being a partner in MS Sullivan and Associates she became a self employed lawyer based in Nelson 8 Career editIn a 2003 investigation by the Ministry of Fisheries into corruption in the scampi industry Grey was appearing before the select committee representing fisheries company Barine Development Grey began a relationship with Green Party MP Ian Ewen Street a member of the select committee who at that time was separated from his wife 8 Both Grey and Ewen Street were obliged to step down from the investigation ACT leader Richard Prebble claimed that by having an affair they had made a mockery of the enquiry 8 The couple had a child named Ysabella together but later split 9 In 2008 Grey represented a group of wool growers in a High Court case against the Wool Board known as the Saxmere Case After losing the case on appeal it was revealed that the Wool Board s counsel was joint owner of a racehorse stud with one of the three judges Grey argued in the Supreme Court that because of this conflict of interest the judge should have excused himself from the case or disclosed the relationship in open court 10 The case grew to involve Attorney General Michael Cullen by which time Grey was working as a lawyer for the Department of Conservation The Director General of the department Al Morrison claimed her role in the Saxmere Case was in conflict with her work for DOC and fired her 11 In 2010 Justice Bill Wilson resigned over his part in the affair 12 Brook Valley Community Group editThe Brook Waimarama Sanctuary near Nelson had planned three aerial drops of 26 5 tonnes of brodifacoum laced bait from July to October 2017 to eliminate all rodents within its predator proof fence This action was challenged in June by a group calling themselves the Brook Valley Community Group BVCG with Sue Grey as their lawyer and spokesperson protesting the aerial poison drop near a waterway 13 Although portraying themselves as a community group many of the organisers were anti 1080 activists from outside Nelson 14 The drop was halted while Grey took the case to the High Court on 7 August and then two days before the first drop to the Court of Appeal in both cases the court ruled against the BVCG 15 Nelson MP Nick Smith was accosted on 3 September 2017 the day of the first drop by two protesters who abused him rubbed rat poison in his face and threatened to poison his family 15 That same day a hole was drilled in a fuel tank for helicopters performing the drop several protesters attempted to block access and three were arrested 16 14 Also on the day of the drop several BVCG activists claimed on Facebook that they were being poisoned Grey stated that her exposed skin was red and burning and asked her supporters If my health suddenly deteriorates please can someone make sure that I get an urgent injection of Vitamin K 17 The three poison drops subsequently went ahead and no bait was dropped outside the sanctuary boundaries nor was any trace of brodifacoum detected in the stream water 18 19 Grey defended the protestors who abused Nick Smith in court but they were found guilty of offensive behaviour and fined 20 Grey attempted to take the BVCG s appeal to the Supreme Court but was denied a decision Grey called unbelievable and the group ordered to pay over 70 000 in legal costs to the Nelson City Council the Minister for the Environment and the Brook Waimarama Sanctuary Trust 21 The BVCG considered disbanding as an incorporated society to avoid having to pay the costs and starting again somewhere else 14 22 After attempting to recover some of the 100 000 it had spent responding to the BVCG s legal action the Nelson City Council applied in 2020 for the group to be liquidated 23 Anti 1080 activism editIn October 2017 at an anti 1080 planning meeting near Nelson Grey gave a presentation outlining a new strategy for protesting the use of 1080 She suggested activists flood the comments section of news stories and blogs with objections to 1080 even stories that had nothing to do with the poison 24 In the months following this strategy was implemented in the live streams of every major NZ news organisation where news stories on any subject were spammed and overwhelmed by Ban 1080 messages coordinated by the Facebook group Operation Ban 1080 25 In September 2018 Grey represented the community conservation organisation Friends of Sherwood Trust and took the Department of Conservation and Auckland Council to the Environment Court in an attempt to stop the dropping of 1080 poison over 30 000 ha of the Hunua Ranges 26 This was a follow up to a successful drop in 2015 intended to reduce numbers of predators and protect an endangered kōkako population Grey argued that dropping 1080 onto the ranges would threaten Auckland s water supply and was in breach of the Resource Management Act 27 On 14 September she won a temporary injunction to stop the drop but lost the case with the court stating We are not persuaded that there is likely to be serious harm to the environment if the proposed application proceeds 28 She did not appeal the decision and the drop went ahead in September and October The Trust then in December put forward an application to prevent the drop even though it had already occurred and later withdrew it DOC and Auckland Council claimed Grey s arguments were without substance and the Trust s case was poorly presented 26 They were ordered by the court to pay over 40 000 in legal fees a portion of the costs incurred by the Council and DOC and an additional 5000 to each of them for the withdrawn application The Council attempted several times to claim its portion of the amount owed nearly 28 000 and in February 2021 put the Trust into liquidation 29 After the poison drop pest numbers were reported to be at their lowest ever levels and the number of breeding pairs of kōkako doubled from 55 to 116 breeding pairs 27 Journalist Dave Hansford who followed Grey s efforts to oppose 1080 has labelled her an opportunistic lawyer with an elastic understanding of science He wrote Since 1080 she has branched out into every conceivable conspiracy theory there is but she tends to specialise in the most lucrative This seems to be the essence of her business model 30 Medicinal cannabis editRose Renton was one of the two protestors who had accosted Nick Smith on the day of the Brook Waimarama poison drop and rubbed rat poison in his face 20 When police visited her house afterwards they noticed her cannabis plants which she cultivated to provide CBD for local patients Renton had become an advocate for medicinal cannabis after cannabis oil was used to treat her son who died in 2015 after experiencing three months of seizures 31 Grey represented Renton who had initially pleaded guilty in November 2018 on charges of cultivating possessing processing and supplying cannabis In February 2019 she was discharged without conviction the judge said her offending was altruistic in nature 32 Grey continued to represent green fairies people growing medicinal cannabis for themselves or their friends and family and many of her clients were discharged without conviction 33 5G views editGrey is an opponent of 5G technology and during 2020 embarked on a tour of New Zealand to raise awareness of what she claims are its dangers saying the mobile technology is both a human rights and health issue 34 She maintains that telecommunications companies are responsible for releasing radiation into the community without adequate consultation and encouraged people to petition their local MPs and councils 35 Grey who has a Bachelor of Science degree claims that some people are hypersensitive to the effects of 5G and even if it s a psychological or nocebo effect that s still an effect that needs to be protected against 36 COVID 19 views editGrey became associated with the resistance to COVID vaccination and elimination in New Zealand 37 She has criticised the government response to the COVID 19 pandemic claiming that New Zealand s work eliminating community transmission of the virus for over a year was over vigorous increasingly draconian and out of control 38 39 She did not observe some lockdown rules going paddle boarding during alert level 4 saying let s break out of the fear and cotton wool mentality where we are locked inside buildings like frightened mice 39 Grey describes her opposition to vaccination as pro choice but has compared it to rape and murder on her social media and described the extension of vaccination to 12 17 year olds as government mandated genocide 40 41 42 She regularly shares misinformation about COVID 19 and inflates the number of deaths linked to vaccination 43 Grey has been assisted in her anti vaccination organisation by former white supremacist Kyle Chapman 41 who distributed 5000 anti vax leaflets around Christchurch she later advised Chapman when he was arrested on firearms and ammunition charges 44 45 Grey spread COVID related disinformation on social media which triggered complaints to the New Zealand Law Society and a series of bans from Facebook Those bans were for three days in September 2021 then in November another seven days after Grey linked a death to the COVID vaccine 46 47 48 In February 2022 she was banned for a further 30 days 49 Opposition to COVID 19 vaccination edit Grey was part of a legal action by the group Nga Kaitiaki Tuku Iho Inc against Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern the Minister of Health the director general of health and others in the High Court 50 51 In May 2021 they challenged the legality of the New Zealand vaccination programme claiming it was not justified by Section 23 of the Medicines Act a commonly invoked provision enabling the Minister of Health to approve medicines for a limited number of patients 52 The group claimed there was no need for a vaccine rollout as New Zealand s lockdown had been so successful at reducing spread of the virus Grey claimed people had not been informed of the risks of vaccination saying there s no evidence that they ve been given any other alternatives it s all vaccine vaccine vaccine 50 The judge called Section 23 into question saying it was an arguable point whether a limited number of patients could include all New Zealanders aged 16 or over 52 The Government agreed to reform this part of the law through the Therapeutic Products Bill to be introduced later in 2021 and introduced immediate legislation to allow the vaccination programme to continue 52 In October 2021 about 100 lockdown protestors in 50 vehicles calling themselves the Sovereign Hikoi of Truth attempted to breach Auckland s border restrictions en route to Waitangi where they were to be addressed by Sue Grey The convoy was stopped by police at Mercer south of Auckland The group was labelled Pakeha anti vaxxers by Hone Harawira and told they were not welcome on the Waitangi Treaty Grounds 53 Grey was already at Waitangi having flown to nearby Kerikeri the day before in a private plane She said it seemed so unfair that if you could afford to fly on a plane from Wellington you could get there but there was no route for those who wanted to drive 53 At the time Grey was representing four Christchurch airport security officers in the High Court who had lost their jobs after refusing the vaccination mandated for border workers In court Grey claimed We ve got people that test positive that don t have symptoms It seems to be an art more than a science perhaps you could say it like that The judge retorted I think I can safely assume COVID exists can t I 54 Grey lost the case with the court rejecting her argument that the order was unlawful and reiterating that the vaccine was safe and effective and the rights of the workers was not being infringed 55 56 Disinformation researcher Kate Hannah claimed Grey is a key figure in New Zealand s disinformation network in relation to COVID 19 Hannah stated Grey has status as a lawyer people expect her to be rigorous thoughtful trustworthy clever When she speaks about something she has a higher predictable impact than when Joe Bloggs speaks What motivates Sue Grey to tell you these things Is she asking you to donate Yes 30 Baby W case edit In late November 2022 Grey represented two parents who objected to the use of blood from COVID 19 vaccinated people in their infant son s Baby W heart surgery Health New Zealand has sought legal guardianship of Baby W The initial hearing was heard on 30 November with the full urgent hearing scheduled for 6 December 2022 57 58 In two radio interviews about the case Grey falsely claimed blood from vaccinated donors contained inflammatory factors and was unsafe 59 Doctors and the national blood bank New Zealand Blood Service pointed out this was incorrect and that a COVID 19 vaccination is broken down quickly after injection with all donor blood being filtered before use 60 A group called Liveblood stated in response to the ruling that they were working tirelessly for New Zealanders to have the safest freshest best directed donor blood 61 On 7 December Justice Ian Gault of the Auckland High Court placed Baby W under the guardianship of the court He appointed two doctors as agents of the court to provide consent for surgery allowing the surgery to go ahead while Baby W s parents retained guardianship on non medical matters 62 63 64 On 8 December Grey initially confirmed that the parents would not be appealing the Judge s decision to hand over guardianship of Baby W citing the urgent medical needs of the baby 65 After the parents obstructed medical personnel trying to prepare Baby W for heart surgery Gault issued an emergency allowing Police to use reasonable force to enforce the Court s ruling 66 67 On 9 December Grey confirmed that Baby W had undergone a successful heart surgery operation and was recovering well 67 The following day Grey and the parents stated that they would continue challenging the Court s decision through the legal system 68 Political career editIn January 2020 Grey was elected co leader of the New Zealand Outdoors Party now known as the NZ Outdoors amp Freedom Party 69 She found support among new party members who had come from the recently deregistered Ban 1080 Party which had received around 0 1 of the party vote in 2014 and 2017 70 2020 general election edit Throughout 2020 including during the general election Grey and her party were staunch opponents of the Government s response to the COVID 19 pandemic see COVID 19 views above and become part of a loose fractious freedom movement which often staged protests across the country Grey claimed that in April 2020 she had been approached by prominent conspiracy theorist Billy Te Kahika who wanted to take over the Outdoors Party leaving Grey as deputy leader but firing the board and candidates and rebranding as what Grey called Billy s People s Party Instead Te Kahika founded the New Zealand Public Party in June and merged it with Jami Lee Ross s Advance New Zealand party in July Grey and Outdoors Party co leader Alan Simmons met Te Kahika and Ross in Auckland that month but turned down another offer to cooperate As a result of their refusal Grey claimed that she and Simmons were the subject of a nasty social media and email campaign by supporters of Te Kahika who in turn claimed the worst and the filthiest behaviour has actually come from Outdoors Party supporters towards us 40 As a Nelson electorate candidate in 2020 Grey received 679 votes finishing 6th Labour s Rachel Boyack won unseating incumbent National MP Nick Smith 71 Grey had said that it was time for a change after Smith s two decades as Nelson s MP 70 72 Nationally the Outdoors Party won 3 256 party votes slightly over twice its 2017 result and around 0 1 of the total 71 2022 and 2023 elections edit Grey contested the 2022 Tauranga by election for the renamed NZ Outdoors amp Freedom Party She moved to Tauranga for the election 73 During the campaign Grey attempted to join the three main candidates onstage at a debate at the University of Waikato but was prevented by security She attempted to live stream the closed event until she was asked to leave A supporter of Grey s said he would burn his New Zealand flag 74 With 1030 of 20 784 votes 4 7 Grey came fourth losing to Sam Uffindell 75 In May 2023 Sue Grey s party joined the Freedoms NZ umbrella party and she became a co leader alongside Brian Tamaki 76 77 78 She was counted as a list only candidate ranked 2 for Freedoms NZ which received 0 33 of the party vote 79 and finished seventh in the West Coast Tasman as the Outdoors amp Freedom Party candidate 80 81 82 Investigation by Law Society editIn 2021 the New Zealand Law Society received multiple formal complaints against Grey One laid in May by a member of the public referred to Grey s use of social media to share disinformation call for hangings and refer to PM Jacinda Ardern as the poisoner Other similar complaints were made at the time 83 In September Grey claimed via social media that the death of an Auckland teenager from a heart condition was the vaccine s first teen death a claim denied by the Chief Coroner and the Prime Minister 84 85 42 86 The next month another complaint to the Law Society claimed she breached the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2008 by promotion of misinformation as a tool for the self promotion of her firm and political party and bringing her profession into disrepute 87 In November the Law Society announced they would investigate general concerns raised around Ms Grey s activities rather than pursue any specific complaint 84 The Nelson Standards Committee conducted an investigation and referred the matter to the Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal Grey requested a review of that decision but this was resolved and in December 2022 it was determined that charges can now be filed with the Tribunal 88 A preliminary hearing with the Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal was held on 24 July with Grey having tried and failed to have the matter thrown out 89 90 She argued that she should not be held to the standards that a lawyer is held to when she acts as a politician or while wearing other hats The tribunal reserved its decision 91 and on 4 August 2023 found her comments did not amount to misconduct because they were made by her as a private citizen 92 Contempt of court editOn 13 December 2022 Grey was briefly placed in custody by the judge trying the case of Mad Cafe owner Kelvin McKenney also known as Nganga McKenney whose Collingwood cafe is known as an anti vax business was representing himself in the judge only trial charged with selling alcohol without a licence 93 He said that Grey was there on behalf of the courts to present legal facts 94 The judge had Grey removed for contempt and she spent time in a cell 95 Later the same day Grey appeared in front of the judge She apologised and said that she had intended to act as a McKenzie friend of the defendant assisting the court Judge Zohrab described her behaviour as disruptive having the effect of inciting people in the back of the court to the degree there was a virtual riot The Law Society will review Grey s conduct in court 96 References edit Outdoors Party reckons it can ride an anti 1080 wave to Parliament 2020 Newshub New Co Leader For Outdoors amp Freedom Party Scoop 9 May 2022 A new political party based on the Outdoors Compare the candidates for Nelson NZ Election 2020 Ms D Clarkson chair 4 August 2023 Nelson Standard Committee v Grey 2023 NZLCDT 33 LCDT 021 22 PDF New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal p 5 Retrieved 14 September 2023 Satherley Dan 12 November 2021 Sue Grey a lawyer spreading COVID 19 misinformation now under investigation by Law Society Newshub Retrieved 13 November 2021 Susan Jane Grey New Zealand Law Society Te Kahui Ture o Aotearoa 25 February 2020 Retrieved 13 November 2021 a b c Young Audrey 2 May 2003 Scampi probe MP quits over affair with lawyer New Zealand Herald Retrieved 13 November 2021 Coddington Deborah 14 October 2005 Bye bye Beehive now let s rip Herald on Sunday Retrieved 13 November 2021 The Saxmere Case how it began Stuff 31 January 2009 Retrieved 15 November 2021 The riddle of the sacked lawyer Stuff 31 January 2009 Retrieved 15 November 2021 Justice Bill Wilson quits 21 October 2010 Meij Sara 5 August 2017 Nelson Brook Sanctuary wins High Court ruling on poison drop Nelson Mail Retrieved 28 December 2019 a b c Hansford Dave 9 September 2017 Zealots ransack vision for the Brook Sanctuary Stuff Retrieved 29 December 2019 a b Sivignon Cherie 3 September 2017 Pair rub poison in face of Nelson MP Nick Smith threaten family Nelson Mail Retrieved 28 December 2019 Sivignon Cherie 2 September 2017 Three arrests as Brook Sanctuary poison drop in Nelson turns nasty Stuff Retrieved 28 December 2019 Hansford Dave 9 September 2017 Zealots ransack vision for the Brook Sanctuary Stuff Retrieved 13 November 2021 Meij Sara 11 September 2017 Tracking map shows Brook sanctuary poison drop stayed within fence Stuff Retrieved 28 December 2019 Meij Sara 19 September 2017 Water testing shows no detectable residue after Brook Sanctuary poison drop Nelson Mail Retrieved 29 December 2019 a b Gee Samantha 12 July 2018 Rose Renton guilty of offensive behaviour after poison incident Stuff Retrieved 1 December 2021 Bohny Skara 21 May 2019 Supreme Court dismisses Brook Valley group s appeal over poison drop Stuff Retrieved 28 December 2019 Bohny Skara 28 May 2019 Brook Valley group not ruling out disbanding to avoid court costs Stuff Retrieved 28 December 2019 Bohny Skara 20 February 2020 Broke Brook Valley group asks council not to liquidate for court costs Nelson Mail Retrieved 23 January 2021 Donnell Hayden 17 September 2018 When anti 1080 activism grew noisy and got ugly The Spinoff Retrieved 14 November 2021 Donnell Hayden 23 August 2018 How NZ news livestreams became overwhelmed by anti 1080 activists The Spinoff Retrieved 14 November 2021 a b Neilson Michael 29 July 2019 1080 challenge 40k bill for Friends of Sherwood Trust after Environment Court battle against Auckland Council DoC New Zealand Herald Retrieved 13 November 2021 a b Hancock Farah 18 September 2019 Kōkako singing after the 1080 court case Newsroom Retrieved 13 November 2021 Court extends temporary injunction on 1080 poison drop in Hunua Ranges New Zealand Herald 14 September 2018 Retrieved 14 November 2021 Neilson Michael 20 March 2021 Hunua 1080 drop Auckland Council liquidating Friends of Sherwood Trust over legal challenge New Zealand Herald Retrieved 13 November 2021 a b Ridout Amy 13 November 2021 By positioning herself as a truth seeker lawyer Sue Grey is fuelling Covid 19 disinformation Stuff Retrieved 13 November 2021 Arnold Naomi 27 January 2016 National Portrait Rose Renton medical marijuana campaigner Stuff Retrieved 15 November 2021 Gee Samantha 11 February 2019 Green fairy Rose Renton discharged without conviction over cannabis charges Stuff Retrieved 15 November 2021 Todd Katie 6 May 2021 Green fairies increasingly getting charged lawyer says RNZ Retrieved 15 November 2021 SAY NO TO 5G Gisborne Herald 28 January 2020 Retrieved 15 November 2021 Jackson Peter 11 February 2020 People have the power to stop 5G Northland Age Retrieved 15 November 2021 Wilson Libby 10 August 2020 Cell phone making you sick It s all in your head Stuff Retrieved 15 November 2021 Reeve Dylan 10 November 2021 Vaccine resistance is creating a business opportunity for fraudsters The Spinoff Retrieved 15 November 2021 Clark Byron 1 September 2021 The radical right in gumboots Newsroom Retrieved 15 November 2021 a b Nightingale Melissa 5 April 2020 Covid 19 coronavirus NZ Outdoors Party criticises lockdown rules New Zealand Herald Retrieved 15 November 2021 a b Vance Andrea 1 August 2020 Fringe party leader alleges campaign of harassment by Billy TK supporters Stuff Retrieved 13 November 2021 a b Richter Anke 21 April 2021 How alternative festivals became platforms for conspiracy theorists The Spinoff Retrieved 15 November 2021 a b Wade Amelia 13 September 2021 COVID 19 War on misinformation continues raging as experts blast minority spreading rumours Newshub Retrieved 15 November 2021 Satherley Dan 12 November 2021 Sue Grey a lawyer spreading COVID 19 misinformation now under investigation by Law Society Newshub Retrieved 15 November 2021 Meier Cecile 14 April 2021 Former far Right leader plans leaflet drop of Covid 19 vaccine disinformation Stuff Retrieved 15 November 2021 Roberts Nadine 11 September 2023 Far right activist arrested on firearms and ammunition charges Stuff Retrieved 9 October 2023 Potts Felix 14 September 2021 Anti vaccine activist Sue Grey banned from Facebook for three days thisquality Retrieved 30 November 2021 Farrier David 26 November 2021 An Ode to Netiquette www webworm co Retrieved 30 November 2021 Hudson Sam 29 November 2021 Anti vaccine activist Sue Grey refuses to comment about her seven day Facebook ban audio thisquality Retrieved 30 November 2021 Hudson Sam 8 February 2022 Anti vaccine activist Sue Grey banned from Facebook for a month Thisquality Retrieved 10 February 2022 a b Harris Katie 12 May 2021 Covid 19 coronavirus High Court hears arguments questioning legality of vaccine rollout New Zealand Herald Retrieved 13 November 2021 2021 NZHC 1107 a b c Coughlan Thomas 19 May 2021 Government to introduce new law for vaccine after legal challenge Stuff Retrieved 13 November 2021 a b Preston Nikki 26 October 2021 Covid 19 Delta outbreak Scam anti lockdown hikoi stopped at Mercer boundary after overnight standoff The New Zealand Herald Archived from the original on 27 October 2021 Retrieved 13 November 2021 Callahan Caley 21 October 2021 Coronavirus Airport security staff challenge Government s no jab no job policy in court Newshub Retrieved 15 November 2021 Lawyer argues sacked workers rights not infringed by no jab no job rule Stuff 22 October 2021 Retrieved 15 November 2021 Kenny Lee 8 November 2021 Aviation workers lose fight against compulsory Covid vaccination in the High Court Stuff Retrieved 15 November 2021 Pearse Adam 29 November 2022 Health NZ head to court over baby guardianship after parents request unvaccinated blood used in heart surgery The New Zealand Herald Archived from the original on 29 November 2022 Retrieved 29 November 2022 Pearse Adam Sharma Akula 30 November 2022 An impasse Urgent court hearing for Health NZ and parents who refuse vaccinated blood for baby s heart surgery The New Zealand Herald Archived from the original on 29 November 2022 Retrieved 29 November 2022 Sowman Lund Stewart 1 December 2022 Shock Sue Grey used her radio slots to peddle misinformation The Spinoff Retrieved 1 December 2022 Milne Jonathan 1 December 2022 Compromise needed for sick baby not vaccinated blood arguments outside court Newsroom Earley Melanie 9 December 2022 Rival blood bank set up in wake of baby donor case would be breaking law Stuff Retrieved 11 December 2022 Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand Te Toka Tumai v C and S ZEALAND HIGH COURT 2022 3283 html 2022 NEW ZEALAND HIGH COURT 3283 Block George 7 December 2022 Baby blood donor vaccine battle Judge rules in favour of Te Whatu Ora child placed under court s guardianship for surgery The New Zealand Herald Archived from the original on 7 December 2022 Retrieved 7 December 2022 New Zealand court takes custody of sick baby from anti COVID vaccine parents ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation 7 December 2022 Archived from the original on 8 December 2022 Retrieved 10 December 2022 No appeal against ruling in baby blood case surgery to go ahead Radio New Zealand 8 December 2022 Archived from the original on 8 December 2022 Retrieved 10 December 2022 Sharma Akula 9 December 2022 Baby blood donor battle Video captures the moment when baby boy taken from parents The New Zealand Herald Archived from the original on 9 December 2022 Retrieved 10 December 2022 a b Corlett Eva 9 December 2022 New Zealand Baby W case boy has surgery after court gives doctors guardianship The Guardian Archived from the original on 9 December 2022 Retrieved 10 December 2022 Baby blood donor vaccine battle This isn t over Baby W parents vow to take action The New Zealand Herald 10 December 2022 Archived from the original on 10 December 2022 Retrieved 11 December 2022 Party lists from the 2020 General Election Electoral Commission Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri Retrieved 13 November 2021 a b Braae Alex 12 January 2020 Outdoors Party reckons it can ride an anti 1080 wave to Parliament in 2020 Newshub Retrieved 13 November 2021 a b 2020 General Election Results of the Official Count 2020 au5126 New Zealand Gazette 6 November 2020 Retrieved 13 November 2021 Sivignon Cherie 14 January 2020 Lawyer Sue Grey aims to win Nelson electorate seat for NZ Outdoors Party Stuff Retrieved 15 November 2021 Ogden Gavin 28 May 2022 Local Focus Sue Grey on Candidate Camera Bay of Plenty Times Retrieved 20 June 2022 Gillespie Kiri 14 June 2022 Protest and fascism claim at byelection debate NZ Herald Retrieved 19 June 2022 Tauranga by election official result Electoral Commission Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri 2022 Retrieved 15 August 2022 Outdoors Party reveals it s joining forces with Brian Tamaki s Freedoms NZ Newshub 13 May 2023 Retrieved 14 May 2023 Brian Tamaki to run for Parliament as Freedom NZ leader RNZ 13 May 2023 Retrieved 14 May 2023 Brian Tamaki vs Newshub TV show pulls Destiny Church leader interview off air New Zealand Herald 13 May 2023 Retrieved 14 May 2023 2023 General Election Official Result Electoral Commission 3 November 2023 Archived from the original on 5 December 2023 Retrieved 11 December 2023 Freedoms New Zealand Policy nz Retrieved 13 September 2023 Sowman Lund Stewart 12 September 2023 How can a candidate be running for two different parties The Spinoff Retrieved 13 September 2023 West Coast Tasman Official Result Electoral Commission 3 November 2023 Retrieved 20 November 2023 Complaint lodged against anti vaccination lawyer Sue Grey 18 months ago unresolved Radio New Zealand 9 December 2022 Archived from the original on 9 December 2022 Retrieved 11 December 2022 a b Broughton Cate 12 November 2021 Law Society to investigate complaint over anti vax lawyer Sue Grey Stuff Retrieved 15 November 2021 Earley Melanie 15 September 2021 Covid 19 Chief Coroner says there s no evidence an Auckland teenager s death was linked to vaccine Stuff Retrieved 15 November 2021 Henry Dubby Kapitan Craig 12 September 2021 Covid 19 Delta outbreak Teenager s death not related to Pfizer jab Prime Minister says NZ Herald Retrieved 15 November 2021 Broughton Cate 29 October 2021 Formal complaint against anti vax lawyer lodged with the Law Society Stuff Retrieved 30 November 2021 Sommerville Troels 13 December 2022 Anti vax lawyer Sue Grey set to face charges at disciplinary tribunal Stuff Retrieved 14 December 2022 Sommerville Troels 7 June 2023 Lawyer Sue Grey to face charges at tribunal after failing to have case dismissed Stuff Retrieved 6 June 2023 Sommerville Troels 24 July 2023 Lawyer Sue Grey to appear before tribunal police keep watchful eye on crowds Stuff Retrieved 23 July 2023 Sommerville Troels 25 July 2023 Tribunal reserves decision in matter regarding Sue Grey s future as a lawyer Stuff Retrieved 25 July 2023 Brannon Bailey 4 August 2023 Lawyer Sue Grey s Covid 19 vaccine comments did not amount to misconduct tribunal Radio New Zealand Chin Frances 13 June 2022 Judge tells Mad cafe owner he has no special status in the law Stuff Retrieved 13 December 2022 A man known for running an anti vax cafe in a small Golden Bay town Townshend Katie Ridout Amy 13 December 2022 Sue Grey taken into custody in Nelson after disrupting the court Stuff Retrieved 13 December 2022 Griffiths Ethan 13 December 2022 Lawyer Sue Grey in custody accused of contempt of court New Zealand Herald Retrieved 13 December 2022 Griffiths Ethan 13 December 2022 Lawyer Sue Grey apologises to judge after being locked up for contempt of court New Zealand Herald Retrieved 13 December 2022 External links editOfficial website Johnston Kirsty April 2022 republished 13 December 2022 Just asking questions How lawyer Sue Grey became the hero of New Zealand s conspiracy underbelly Stuff Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sue Grey lawyer amp oldid 1189966010, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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