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1. 3-Strikes-Proactive-Release-OIA-Requests_Final_Part6.pdf [pdf, 11 MB]

   ...regulatory impact analysis is divided into two parts. Section 2, Part A considers the overall merits of reintroducing a three strikes regime to address repeat offending (i.e., would such a regime be preferable to the status quo). Part B considers the optimal design of a three strikes regime in light of the Government’s commitment to reinstatement. The RIS and the Cabinet paper are closely aligned but differ in two areas 18. In Part A, the Ministry does not recommend reinstating a three str...

2. 2021-04-13 Transcript (up to end of day 15) [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH ENV-2020-CHC-127 IN THE MATTER OF The Resource Management Act 1991 AND Of a notice of motion under section 149T(2) to decide proposed Plan Change 7 to the Regional Plan: Water for Otago (referred to the Environment Court by the Minister for the Environment under section 142(2)(b) of the Act) OTAGO REGIONAL COUNCIL Applicant Hearing Commenced: 12 April 2021 held in Cromwell Court: Environme

3. Waitangi Tribunal - He Whiritaunoka (Whanganui) chapter 1 [pdf, 827 KB]

   ...– Whakapapa, Whangaehu, Manganui-a-te-ao, Manga- whero, and Waitōtara, to name but five – as well as many wetlands and lakes. each part of the landscape is named for tūpuna and incidents of lore. It is land that has since colonisation been designated as blocks, many named after tūpuna. It is land that now features towns, farms, and conservation estate, including the great expanse of Whanganui National park. It is a landscape that gives identity and mana. It is also a landscape th...

4. Waitangi Tribunal - Whanganui land report [pdf, 827 KB]

   ...– Whakapapa, Whangaehu, Manganui-a-te-ao, Manga- whero, and Waitōtara, to name but five – as well as many wetlands and lakes. each part of the landscape is named for tūpuna and incidents of lore. It is land that has since colonisation been designated as blocks, many named after tūpuna. It is land that now features towns, farms, and conservation estate, including the great expanse of Whanganui National park. It is a landscape that gives identity and mana. It is also a landscape th...

5. Youth Court - Playing to win: youth offenders out of court (and sometimes in) [pdf, 241 KB]

   ...processes merely provide the platform from which creative and individualised resolutions are formulated. There are consequently no limitations on the imagination and ideas of the group and this is, in many ways, the strength of the system. The plan designed by the offender, victim and community, is likely to be realistic and reflect the resources and support available to those parties.29 For 95 percent of cases, FGC-recommended outcomes involve accountability measures of some kind.30 Plans...

6. Youth Court - 10 suggested characteristics of a good youth justice system [pdf, 188 KB]

   ...offender with care and protection issues is, the more they are seen as a product of their family and not fully culpable. Such young people present a difficult challenge to the criminal justice system. On the one hand their backgrounds of abuse and environmental dysfunction categorise them as vulnerable victims in need of help. Often it is this background that is causative of offending in the first place, and it needs to be addressed to prevent future offending. On the other hand, t...

7. [2021] NZEnvC 192 Northport Limited v Whangarei District Council [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...reinforced by the current requirements operative in the PRP, we concludes that, in practical terms, the limits should apply at the nearest land boundary to the east and at Reotahi foreshore. The implications of this are that the port will need to design its future growth to accommodate this noise envelope. It will need to adopt mitigatory measures or avoidance measures to ensure that the noise environment around the Port is not unduly contaminated by sound. We recognise that...

8. Qualitative components of the outcomes evaluation of the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Court Pilot [pdf, 2.1 MB]

   ...Evaluation background, rationale and method The AODT Court seeks to reduce AOD-based offending The AODT Court is a specialist court that operates within the District Court under general legislation and judicial discretion. The AODT Court is designed on international best practice with features unique to New Zealand. The intended outcomes of the AODT Court are to: reduce reoffending, reduce AOD consumption and dependency, reduce the use of imprisonment, positively impact on health

9. [2016] NZEmpC 48 Nelson v Katavich [pdf, 290 KB]

   MIA NELSON v TONY WAYNE KATAVICH NZEmpC CHRISTCHURCH [2016] NZEmpC 48 [3 May 2016] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT CHRISTCHURCH [2016] NZEmpC 48 CRC 13/2013 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN MIA NELSON Plaintiff AND TONY WAYNE KATAVICH First Defendant AND HALDEMAN LLC Second Defendant Hearing: 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 September 2015 and 14, 15, 16 and 17 March 2016 (

10. Kaupapa Maori Resolution Pathways [pdf, 792 KB]

    ...kaupapa and tikanga Māori based services and supports for Māori victims. Kaupapa Māori Resolutions Pathway 8 Future Directions for Government 1. Deliberately partner with iwi, hapū, whānau, and Māori communities to design and deliver kaupapa Māori responses to crime, including community- based initiatives for restorative justice, and alternative kaupapa Māori processes that will benefit victims, as well as offenders. 2. Adequately fund organisati...