It's probably happened somewhere else in the world before,

maybe even in NZ. Perhaps somebody knows, but one of the three are using the Court Process to continue the harassment and stalking. It's the old 'prove you're not a stalker by stalking.'
Interestingly, it may be the precursor of a heap of information coming to light, the Trojan Horse into the heart of the hate-siter's stalking and threatening. It seems there is no steady hand at the tiller, panic reigns.