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1. Electoral-Matters-Bill_Communications-Tranche-9.pdf [pdf, 27 MB]

   Ministry of Justice Proactive release – Electoral Amendment Bill and Constitution Amendment Bill Date of issue: 05 December 2025 Some information has been withheld on the basis that it would not, if requested under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), be released. Where that is the case, the relevant section of the OIA has been noted and no public interest has been identified that would outweigh the reasons for withholding it. • This release encompasses a wide range of email

2. Electoral-Matters-Bill_Communications-Tranche-8.pdf [pdf, 28 MB]

   ...details that can be provided to the Electoral Commission only include residential and postal addresses. As a result, the Electoral Commission can only contact people by post, rather than email or text, unless it already has other contact details on file. Postal costs are increasing significantly while services are diminishing, and response rates may be lower for postal outreach than electronic outreach. Supporting evidence: See table in Option 1 summarising efficacy of dat a-matching progra...

3. OIA-124248-Tranche-1.pdf [pdf, 2.8 MB]

   ...Participant selection Government accountability opinions and recommendations are more likely to consider the wider public. • They overcome some of the behavioural biases that influence public opinion, such as an overemphasis high profile incidents, being influenced by a strong messenger or the media and heuristic based opinions. Costs of citizens’ juries As with every form of engagement there are costs to citizens’ juries. They can be costly and time consuming to o...

4. Tables-for-OIA-126777.xlsx [xlsx, 49 KB]

   ...of finalised charges where people were found not guilty by reason of insanity may be very low, or even zero, for specific courts in a given year. In some years, a small number of people may also account for multiple finalised charges. For charges filed from 13 December 2022, this charge outcome type is no longer available and has been replaced by the outcome proven but not criminally responsible on account of insanity. Charges that were filed prior to, and finalised after 13 December 2022 c...

5. 2021-07-07 Transcript (up until 3.25pm of day 42) [pdf, 2.6 MB]

   ...proceed on to ask you to read out your summary that you have helpfully prepared, but can you please confirm your full name for the Respondent? A. Yeah, my full name is Shane Anthony Enright. Q. And you are appearing today in support of a submission filed by 10 Southern Lakes Holdings Limited, is that correct? A. That’s correct. Q. And Southern Lakes Holdings Limited filed a submission on plan change 7? A. That’s correct. 15 Q. And you have also prepared, to assist the Co...

6. Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill Exposure Draft for Referendum [pdf, 2.2 MB]

   Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill Exposure Draft for Referendum Explanatory note General policy statement This exposure draft of the proposed Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill (the Bill) provides a regulatory framework to legalise and control the production, possession and use of cannabis in New Zealand for people 20 years and over. The overarching objective of the regulatory regime is to reduce the harms associated with cannabis use experienced by individuals, families, whānau, an

7. Transcript - PC8 - Primary Sector Provisions - 8-9 November 2021 [pdf, 853 KB]

   ...0937 COURT OPENS WITH A MIHI AND WAIATA 5 JUDGE STEVEN: Now, just some other housekeeping matters, this is a formal proof hearing and I've just been working through some of the issues that we’ve had with the evidence that’s been filed with the commissioners, and I apologise for the rather late notice, but there are probably going to be some witnesses whose evidence 10 we’re not going to have questions for, and if we’d come to that position earlier, we could�...

8. Issue 41: 1 October- 31 December 2024 [pdf, 949 KB]

   ...Alcohol impairs judgement and increases risk-taking, which is a dangerous combination for swimmers.5 Even experienced swimmers may venture out 3 https://www.dpanz.org.nz/research/alcohol-aquatics/ 4 https://cdn.fld.nz/uploads/sites/watersafety/files/Resources_PDFs/Alcohol/2018_Hamilton 5 https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/brochures-and-fact-sheets/risky-drinking-can-put-chill-on-your-summer-fun 11 farther than they should and not be able to make it back to shore....

9. Transcript (weeks 7 & 8 Dunedin) [pdf, 4.7 MB]

   ...highlighted the dams on which the Court and the Council would be interested in understanding the suite of permits that apply to each of them, so a list of dams was sent through to Mr Page. Over the weekend there has been a supplementary brief filed by Mr Curran that 30 4 OTAGO REGIONAL COUNCIL v Ngā RUNUNGA & Ors Notes of Evidence ENV DUNEDIN – (17 May 2021) deals with the Falls Dam and within that brief there is some information about the suite of consents relating to...

10. Transcript (weeks 7 & 8 Dunedin) [pdf, 4.9 MB]

    ...permits that apply to each of them, so a list of dams was sent through to Mr Page. Over the 30 4 OTAGO REGIONAL COUNCIL v Ngā RUNUNGA & Ors Notes of Evidence ENV DUNEDIN – (17 May 2021) weekend there has been a supplementary brief filed by Mr Curran that deals with the Falls Dam and within that brief there is some information about the suite of consents relating to that particular dam, that evidence deals with some other things as well but – Q. Yes, yes. 5 A. –...