| Title | Author | Director | Genre | Year | Useful-ness | Themes | Summary | References | Publisher | Original Year |
| Bulibasha: King of the Gypsies | Ihimaera, Witi | | Novel | 1994 | 1 | Inaccessibility of the law- costs | Racism of the law | Importance of jury | Perceptions of judges | Elitism of the law | Law as a tool of oppression | Maori justice vs Pakeha justice | Appearance of courtroom | Adversarial nature of the legal system | Tradition of British/ Pakeha legal system/ institution | Use of trial as dramatic construct | Sacrifice of human element for fact and procedure | Alienation from the legal system- Maori | Law as a tool of oppression | | Novel set in small Maori community. About the rivalry between two Maori families which spans the 20th century.
The formality and officiousness of the court alienating Maori cf court scene in "Once Were Warriors". Culturally insensitive jury. Elite English manner of the legal profession. Trial as a spectacle. Judge as a hunter (gavel cf gun shot, conviction cf deer antlers): a hunting metaphor. Court as a vehicle for discrimination. | pp 185-191 | Penguin Books, Auckland | |
| Dream Swimmer, The | Ihimaera, Witi | | Novel | 1997 | 2 | Inaccessibility of the law- costs | Maori justice vs Pakeha justice | Law and religion | Perceptions of judges | Arrest procedure | Legal history | Law school | Racism of the law | Importance of jury | Traditional legal concepts of Maori | Access to justice | | The trial of Rua Kenena - Luke Donnolly case (effectively non-fiction) - Young Maori at Law school, has an argument with the lecturer about the way the legal system exploits Maori | pp 144-403 | Penguin Books, Auckland | |
| Makuku on Mrs Jones, The | Parr, Larry based on story by Ihimaera, Witi | Parr, Larry | Feature Film | 1984 | 5 | Treatment of Maori and Pakeha under the law | Traditional legal concepts of Maori | | Mr Hohepa, a tohunga, and Mrs Jones, storekeeper, have a dispute. Hohepa places a curse on Mrs Jones and eventually marries her. Set in a small rural NZ town.
Reminiscent of Maori authority in rural NZ. | 8, 16 mins | Mirage Films | |
| Matriarch, The | Ihimaera, Witi | | Novel | 1986 | 2 | Alienation from the legal system- Maori | Land issues | Law as a tool of oppression | Maori justice vs Pakeha justice | Legal history | Sentencing issues | Racism of the law | Treaty criticism/ issues | | Old woman's view of NZ history and the oppression of Maori by Pakeha - includes mention of Hamiora Pere cf Season of the Jew - Talks about different statutes affecting Maori cf Songs of the Judges | pp 172-173,234-245,314-339 | Heinemann Publishers, Auckland | |
| Whanau II | Ihimaera, Witi | | Novel | 2004 | 2 | Elitism of the law | Law as route to power | Legal history | Maori justice vs Pakeha justice | Sentencing issues | Alienation from the legal system- Maori | Traditional legal concepts of Maori | Racism of the law | | About someone researching the trial of Hamiora Pere. Two young Maori discovering themselves and their whakapapa and the way in which their race was oppressed by Pakeha law. | pp 43, 94-5, 102-105, 112-3, 159-161, 221 | Reed Publishing, Auckland | |