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== Hon Justice Graham Lang == |
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{{Short description|New Zealand High Court judge}} |
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{{short description|Railway station in New Zealand}} |
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| honorific-prefix = The Honourable |
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| name = Graham Lang |
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| name = Sylvia Park |
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| type = [[Public transport in Auckland|Auckland Transport]] [[Urban rail transit|Urban rail]] |
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| office = Justice of the High Court of New Zealand |
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| image = Sylvia Park New Train Station II.jpg |
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| termstart = August 2005 |
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| image_caption = View of the station in 2007 from the station overbridge, prior to electrification. |
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| address = [[Mount Wellington, New Zealand|Mount Wellington]], [[Auckland]] |
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| coordinates = {{coord|-36.914661|174.842624|region:NZ-AUK_type:railwaystation}} |
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| line = [[Eastern Line (Auckland)|Eastern Line]] |
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| birth_name = Graham Lang |
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| platform = Island platform |
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| education = [[University of Otago]] (LLB Hons, 1980) |
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| levels = 1 |
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| awards = [[New Zealand Law Society]]'s Cleary Memorial Prize (1981) |
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| tracks = Mainline (2) |
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| profession = Solicitor, Crown Solicitor, Judge |
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| parking = Yes (Via Sylvia Park Mall) |
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| nationality = New Zealander |
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| bicycle = No |
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| passengers = 1,679 passengers/weekday<ref>Auckland Transport Board Meeting (20 November 2012) Agenda Item 10(i) [http://www.aucklandtransport.govt.nz/about-us/board-members/Board-Meetings-Minutes/Documents/Board%20reports%20November%202012/agenda-item-10i.pdf "Rail Electrification Extension"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214103900/http://www.aucklandtransport.govt.nz/about-us/board-members/Board-Meetings-Minutes/Documents/Board%20reports%20November%202012/agenda-item-10i.pdf |date=14 December 2012 }} p. 16</ref> |
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| pass_year = 2011 |
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| opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2007|7|2}} |
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| electrified = 25 kV AC |
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| owned = [[KiwiRail]] (track and platforms)<br>[[Auckland Transport]] (buildings)<ref name="aklcode">{{cite web|url=https://at.govt.nz/media/310975/ATCOP_Section_21_Public_Transport_Rail.pdf|title=Auckland Transport Code of Practice|publisher=[[Auckland Transport]]|date=|accessdate=28 February 2019}}</ref> |
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| zone = Isthmus |
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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Auckland Transport|line=Eastern Line|left=Panmure|right=Ōtāhuhu}} |
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=== Early Life and Education === |
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'''Sylvia Park railway station''' is located on the [[North Island Main Trunk]] line in New Zealand. [[Eastern Line (Auckland)|Eastern Line]] services of the [[List of Auckland railway stations|Auckland passenger network]] are the only regular services that stop at the station. It serves [[Sylvia Park]] mall and the surrounding suburb of [[Mount Wellington, New Zealand|Mount Wellington]] and has an [[island platform]] layout. |
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Hon Justice Graham Lang is a distinguished New Zealand judge currently serving at the Auckland High Court. He attended the University of Otago, where he completed his Bachelor of Laws with Honours (First Class) in 1980. His academic excellence was recognized when he was awarded the prestigious Cleary Memorial Prize by the New Zealand Law Society in 1981, an award given to a young lawyer who shows outstanding promise.<ref>https://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/the-courts/high-court/judges/</ref> |
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== History == |
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The original Sylvia Park station was constructed, along with five others, in 1929 on the route of the Westfield Deviation, which was being built to divert the Auckland–Westfield section of the North Island Main Trunk line (NIMT) via a flatter, faster eastern route to link up with the original NIMT tracks at [[Westfield Junction]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19290227.2.103?query=Purewa%20station&phrase=2&start_date=01-01-1929&end_date=31-12-1950&snippet=true|accessdate=27 February 2019|title=Westfield Deviation – One track in use by May|date=27 February 1929|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]}}</ref> The station opened to goods traffic in September of that year, and opened to all traffic in November the following year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://railheritage.org.nz/assets/Dates_and_names.pdf|title=Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations|last=Scoble|first=Juliet|date=2010|website=Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand|accessdate=11 January 2022}}</ref> |
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This station was closed during the [[World War II]] period (1940–1945), due to the American government buying the land next to the railway and using it for army sheds. The old station closed entirely in March 1983, except for a private siding.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://railheritage.org.nz/assets/Dates_and_names.pdf|title=Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations|last=Scoble|first=Juliet|date=2010|website=Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand|accessdate=11 January 2022}}</ref> |
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[[File:Sylvia Park New Train Station I.jpg|thumb|left|The elevators and bridges connecting to the island platform]] |
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The new Sylvia Park station was funded by the builders of the [[Sylvia Park| Sylvia Park Shopping Centre]], located next to the station,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0707/S00002.htm|accessdate=6 May 2017|title=Sylvia Park Train Station Opens|date=2 July 2007|publisher=Scoop.co.nz}}</ref> and built by ARTNL/[[Auckland Regional Transport Authority|ARTA]]. It opened to the public on Monday 2 July 2007.<ref name="SYLVRAIL">{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/retailing/news/article.cfm?c_id=77&objectid=10449017 |title=Next stop, shopping ... big centre gets its own rail station |author=Dearnaley, Mathew |date=2 July 2007 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |accessdate=16 November 2011}}</ref><ref name="NZH">{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=296&objectid=10448380|title=Train temptations|author=The New Zealand Herald|author-link=The New Zealand Herald|accessdate=2007-06-28|date=28 June 2007}}</ref> The station cost NZ$5 million to build.<ref name="NZH" /> |
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The station has a fairly high patronage, with many people travelling to shop at the Sylvia Park Shopping Centre. |
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== Rail Network Rebuild == |
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The Sylvia Park railway station closed on the 20 March 2023, and remains closed until January 2024 for Stage 2 of the Rail Network Rebuild, along with Ōrākei, Meadowbank, Glen Innes and Panmure stations. <ref> {{cite web|url=https://at.govt.nz/bus-train-ferry/train-services/auckland-train-network/|title=Auckland Train Network<ref> The stations closed to prepare the Eastern Line for the [[City Rail Link]]. |
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== Services == |
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[[Auckland One Rail]], on behalf of [[Auckland Transport]], operates suburban services to [[Britomart Transport Centre|Britomart]] and [[Manukau railway station|Manukau]] via Sylvia Park. The basic weekday off-peak timetable is:<ref>{{cite web |title= Eastern Line timetable |url= https://at.govt.nz/media/1988785/j007388_t02_east_train_ttb_2022_v2web_compressed.pdf |date=17 April 2022 |accessdate= 17 April 2022}}</ref> |
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*3 tph to Britomart |
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*3 tph to Manukau |
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Bus routes 32, 66, 298, 743 and 782 serve Sylvia Park.<ref>{{cite web |title= Central Guide |url= https://at.govt.nz/media/1989442/central-guide-june-2022.pdf |publisher=Auckland Transport |accessdate= 20 June 2022}}</ref> |
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=== Legal Career === |
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Justice Lang began his legal career as a staff solicitor at Robinson Toomey & Partner<ref>https://www.robertsontoomeylaw.com/people</ref>, a law firm based in Napier, in 1980. His talent and dedication to the profession saw him quickly rise through the ranks, and by 1982, he became a partner at the firm. |
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* [[List of Auckland railway stations]] |
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In 1987, he moved to Elvidge & Partners<ref>https://www.elvidges.co.nz/</ref>, continuing his practice in Napier. His legal expertise and reputation earned him the appointment of Crown Solicitor for Napier in 1995, a role he held with distinction until 2002. |
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=== Judicial Career === |
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Justice Lang’s judicial career began in April 2002 when he was appointed a Master (now known as an Associate Judge) of the High Court of New Zealand. Just three years later, in August 2005, he was appointed a full Judge of the High Court. Since his appointment, he has been based at the Auckland High Court, where he continues to serve. |
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* [http://www.at.govt.nz/ Auckland Transport] |
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Throughout his judicial career, Justice Lang has contributed significantly to the legal profession in New Zealand, particularly through his work at the High Court level. |
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[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1930]] |
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Latest revision as of 06:13, 30 October 2024
Hon Justice Graham Lang
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The Honourable Graham Lang | |
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| Justice of the High Court of New Zealand | |
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| Born | Graham Lang |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Education | University of Otago (LLB Hons, 1980) |
| Profession | Solicitor, Crown Solicitor, Judge |
| Awards | New Zealand Law Society's Cleary Memorial Prize (1981) |
Early Life and Education
[edit]Hon Justice Graham Lang is a distinguished New Zealand judge currently serving at the Auckland High Court. He attended the University of Otago, where he completed his Bachelor of Laws with Honours (First Class) in 1980. His academic excellence was recognized when he was awarded the prestigious Cleary Memorial Prize by the New Zealand Law Society in 1981, an award given to a young lawyer who shows outstanding promise.[1]
Legal Career
[edit]Justice Lang began his legal career as a staff solicitor at Robinson Toomey & Partner[2], a law firm based in Napier, in 1980. His talent and dedication to the profession saw him quickly rise through the ranks, and by 1982, he became a partner at the firm.
In 1987, he moved to Elvidge & Partners[3], continuing his practice in Napier. His legal expertise and reputation earned him the appointment of Crown Solicitor for Napier in 1995, a role he held with distinction until 2002.
Judicial Career
[edit]Justice Lang’s judicial career began in April 2002 when he was appointed a Master (now known as an Associate Judge) of the High Court of New Zealand. Just three years later, in August 2005, he was appointed a full Judge of the High Court. Since his appointment, he has been based at the Auckland High Court, where he continues to serve.
Throughout his judicial career, Justice Lang has contributed significantly to the legal profession in New Zealand, particularly through his work at the High Court level.