Eg JF Burrows Statute Law in New Zealand (3rd ed, LexisNexis, Wellington, 2003).

Eg Andrew Butler and Petra Butler The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act: A Commentary (LexisNexis, Wellington, 2005).

(a) Naming authors

Give both the surname and the initials or first name of the author in the form used in the article or book that is being cited. If initials are used, do not separate these by spaces.

Ensure that the same author is referred to consistently throughout the whole work.

(b) Anonymous authors

Where no author is given, begin the citation with the text's title.

(c) Honorifics

When referring to authors in a footnote, do not include titles or honorifics, for example, "Sir", "Dame", "Prof" or "Dr". The only prefixed titles that should be included are peerage titles.

(d) Judges in extrajudicial role

Refer to judges writing extrajudicially simply as "Roger Smith" and not as "Justice Smith" or "Smith J".

(e) Multiple authors

If there are two or three joint authors of a book, include the names of all authors, with the names of the last two authors separated by an "and".

If there are more than three joint authors, note the name of the first-listed author followed by "and others".

If there is a named editor or general editor, use that name followed by "(ed)" or, if there is more than one, "(eds)". Where there is a hierarchy of editors, for example a general editor and contributing editors, refer to the most senior editor(s) (usually listed first on the title page).

(a) Title

Give the title in italics and as it appears on the title page of the book. A subtitle may be preceded by a colon if it is not preceded by any punctuation mark on the title page.

(a) Edition

Give the edition of the text actually being cited. If there has been only one edition of the text or if referring to an old edition which happens to be the first, omit reference to the edition number. Do not write "1st ed".

Eg Andrew Butler (ed) Equity and Trusts in New Zealand (Brookers, Wellington, 2003).

Indicate the edition number by giving it in numerals followed by "st", "nd", "rd" or "th" as appropriate (not in superscript), a space and then "ed" (short for edition).

The edition number is followed by a comma.

Eg Desmond Derrington and Ronald Ashton The Law of Liability Insurance (2nd ed, LexisNexis, Chatswood (NSW), 2005) at [13-230].

(a) Name of publisher

Give the name of the publisher if it is known, followed by a comma.

(a) Multiple places

Include the place of publication, followed by a comma. If more than one office of the publisher is listed, cite only the location of the publisher's main office.

(b) Common names

If there is more than one place commonly referred to by a particular name, include a further identifier.

Eg James Boyle Shamans Software and Spleens: Law and the Construction of the Information Society (Harvard University Press, Cambridge (Mass), 1996).

(c) Obscure places

If the place of publication is not well known internationally, it may be appropriate to provide in brackets further identifying information.

Eg RP Meagher, JD Heydon and MJ Leeming Meagher, Gummow and Lehane's Equity Doctrines and Remedies (4th ed, LexisNexis Butterworths, Chatswood (NSW), 2002).

(a) Multi-volume works

When citing a multi-volume work that was published over a range of years include the first and last year if the work is complete. If the publication is still in progress, include the first year and an en dash.

(a) Generally

A pinpoint citation may be to a page or, if the text has numbered paragraphs, to a paragraph. Use whichever provides the most direct reference. If the relevant paragraph spans several pages, cite to the page. If the paragraph is less than a page, cite to the paragraph.

(b) Chapters

When referring to a numbered chapter of a book, "chapter" is abbreviated to "ch".

Eg Peter Spiller The Disputes Tribunals of New Zealand (2nd ed, Brookers, Wellington, 2003) at ch 1.

(c) Multi-volume works

If the book contains more than one volume, give the number of the volume being cited after the year of publication.

Eg HG Beale (ed) Chitty on Contracts (29th ed, Sweet & Maxwell, London, 2004) vol 2 at [38-033].