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1. Chief-Coroners-Annual-Report-2021-22-and-2022-23.pdf [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   1 yuiyuiyuiyu 2 Aotearoa New Zealand is culturally and ethnically diverse. Different cultures and religions view death in different ways and require different practices to be followed after death. The passage below from the New Zealand Law Commission’s 1999 report outlines some of the practices across different cultures and religions when it comes to death. Cook Islanders believe the deceased should not be interfered with. Traditionally, Fijia

2. LCRO 53/2023 PN v QZ (26 October 2023) [pdf, 278 KB]

   ...the Firm recognised Ms PN as being a client in her own right. [109] Similarly, any advice that Ms SV gave regarding the terms of Ms PN’s will must have been given to Ms PN regardless of whether it was also given to Mr RB or in his presence. [110] Accordingly, I find that Ms PN was a client of the Firm as at late January 2020 in relation to the preparation of a draft will. This does not mean that she was a client of the Firm in any other respect. (b) Who was the Firm’s client in...

3. King v Commissioner of Police [2023] NZHRRT 19 [pdf, 263 KB]

   ...he does not claim his depression worsened because of the discrimination or that it made him suicidal (and the evidence shows the reason he feigned suicide in Police custody was so he would be removed from the confined space he was in). 17 [110] While Mr King’s mental health may have been impacted by other stressors in his life the Tribunal has no hesitation in finding that the discrimination Police subjected him to caused him to suffer significant emotional harm for the reasons se...

4. [2024] NZEnvC 037 Hensman v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 461 KB]

   ...[109] It is also referred to in the assessment criteria for restricted discretionary subdivision activities in relation to the provision of services. That technical guidance function is contemplated by cl 1.3.1 of SCOP earlier referred to. [110] Chapter 29 Transport incorporates Section 3 of the SCOP 2018. However, later revisions of the SCOP have not been incorporated into this chapter (or elsewhere in the PDP for that matter). 11 By cl 31 Pt 3 of Sch 1. 25 [111] Releva...

5. MacNaughtan v Accident Compensation Corporation (Treatment Injury/Causation) [2023] NZACC 160 [pdf, 327 KB]

   IN THE DISTRICT COURT AT WELLINGTON I TE KŌTI-Ā-ROHE KI TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA [2023] NZACC 160 ACR 277/18 UNDER THE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT 2001 IN THE MATTER OF AN APPEAL UNDER SECTION 149 OF THE ACT BETWEEN JOHN MACNAUGHTAN Appellant AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Hearing: 25 August 2023 Heard at: Wellington Appearances: Mr R Mansfield KC for the Appellant Mr L Hawes-Gandar and Ms F Becroft for the Respondent Judgment: 3 Octo

6. People remanded and offending on bail jun2024 [xlsx, 104 KB]

   ...offences 71 75 90 120 174 183 160 135 205 261 10% 7% 7% 8% 9% 8% 5% 4% 6% 6% EM bail 07: Unlawful entry with intent/burglary, break and enter 112 166 170 228 250 293 414 389 463 620 15% 16% 14% 15% 13% 12% 14% 13% 13% 15% EM bail 08: Theft and related offences 73 110 134 179 223 287 368 344 440 542 10% 11% 11% 12% 12% 12% 12% 11% 12% 13% EM bail 09: Fraud, deception and related offences 14 26 25 42 51 68 91 81 93 111 2% 3% 2% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% EM bail 10: Illicit drug offences 98 104 137...

7. Mota v Accident Compensation Corporation (Deemed cover decision) [2025] NZACC 47 (20 March 2025) [pdf, 342 KB]

   IN THE DISTRICT COURT AT WELLINGTON I TE KŌTI-Ā-ROHE KI TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA [2025] NZACC 047 ACR 223/24 UNDER THE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT 2001 IN THE MATTER OF AN APPEAL UNDER SECTION 149 OF THE ACT BETWEEN DANILO MOTA Appellant AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Hearing: 13 February 2025 Heard at: Wellington/Te Whanganui-A-Tara Appearances: Mr Forster for the Appellant Ms Becroft for the Respondent Judgment: 2

8. Doria v Diamond Laser Medispa Taupo Limited & Ors [2025] NZHRRT 12 [pdf, 335 KB]

   1 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL1 1 This decision is to be cited as Doria v Diamond Laser Medispa Taupo Limited & Ors [2025] NZHRRT 12. IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2025] NZHRRT 12 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA REFERENCE NO. HRRT 014/2018 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN ZELINDA DORIA PLAINTIFF AND DIAMOND LASER MEDISPA TAUPO LIMITED FIRST DEFENDANT AND OLIVIA JANE BLAKENEY-WILLIAMS SECOND DEFENDANT AND RICHARD HUGH BLAKENEY-WILLIAMS THIR

9. Regulatory Impact Statement: Changing name suppression settings in sexual violence cases [pdf, 350 KB]

   Regulatory Impact Statement | 1 Regulatory Impact Statement: Changing name suppression settings in sexual violence cases Coversheet Purpose of Document Decision sought: This Regulatory Impact Statement provides analysis to support Cabinet decisions on a proposal that before the court can grant permanent name suppression to a person convicted of a sexual crime, it must have the agreement of the victim of that crime. Advising agencies: Ministry of Justice Proposing Mi

10. Family Court statistics in New Zealand in 2006 and 2007 [pdf, 2 MB]

    ...No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % Auckland 1 1 34 7 16 7 299 5 1,093 11 377 8 32 16 65 8 Christchurch 40 43 67 13 47 19 1,077 17 1,488 14 696 14 35 17 130 17 Dunedin 2 2 17 3 8 3 323 5 430 4 164 3 11 5 35 5 Gisborne 1 1 5 1 1 0 110 2 85 1 124 2 2 1 12 2 Hamilton 7 8 29 6 19 8 493 8 796 8 316 6 12 6 48 6 Hawke’s Bay 1 1 18 4 10 4 268 4 416 4 271 5 10 5 39 5 Invercargill 3 3 8 2 3 1 215 3 214 2 135 3 6 3 26 3 Manukau 2 2 88 18 25 10 657 10 1,155 11 559 11 11 5 63 8...