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1. Proactive release – Criminal Activity Intervention Legislation Bill [pdf, 15 MB]

   ...operational efforts to prevent and disrupt access to firearms, and Police continues to work with communities to lower these tensions. 31. The Firearms Prohibition Order Bill (currently before the Justice Select Committee) will establish a new set of protections to improve public safety by preventing people who have demonstrated high risk behaviours (evidenced by convictions for qualifying offences) from being able to access firearms or restricted weapons, with significant criminal penalti...

2. LCRO 203/2017 HI v JK (6 August 2020) [pdf, 314 KB]

   ...[1] Mr HI has applied for a review of a decision by the [City] Standards Committee [X] to take no further action in respect of his complaint concerning the conduct of the respondent, Mr JK. Background [2] Mr HI was charged with two counts of careless driving causing injury. [3] On his first appearance in Court, he made an application for legal aid. At his second appearance, he was advised that his application for legal aid had been declined. 2 [4] He says that he subsequently...

3. Waitangi Tribunal - issue 63 of Te Manutukutuku [pdf, 1.5 MB]

   ...or left them with little meaningful choice over the alienation of their lands. Te Tau Ihu inquiry district 5 As a result, by as early as 1860 Te Tau Ihu Māori had lost most of their original estate. Thereafter, the Crown failed to actively protect their interests in those lands which remained to them. It also failed to protect their just rights and interests in valued natural resources. Despite petitions from Māori and repeated reports from its own officials, the Crown failed...

4. [2024] NZEnvC 052 Lakeside Developments 2017 Limited v Waikato District Council [pdf, 368 KB]

   ...plain, implementing high urban design standards, providing better connections to the town centre and the lake, and creating a new reserve that will be vested in Iwi or the Council. (d) Objective NFL-O1 and Policy NFL-P1 which seek to recognise and protect outstanding natural features such as Lake Waikare.2 Policy PREC31-P1(1)(d) supports recognition and protection by requiring the creation of an Iwi reserve on the easternmost point of the Lakeside development, with the land being...

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   ...fines and serves some court documents. barrister A lawyer who presents cases in senior courts. beyond reasonable doubt The standard of proof that applies in a criminal case. Bill of Rights The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 was enacted to affirm, protect and promote human rights and fundamental freedoms in New Zealand. burden of proof The responsibility to prove a disputed allegation or charge. bylaws Laws made by local councils. Back to top C callover A meeting held by a judge to dis...

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6. ENV-2016-CHC-000047 Blueskin Energy Limited v Dunedin City Council - Application - Appendix B2 [pdf, 540 KB]

   Is Small Beautiful? Attitudes towards community- owned wind energy in Waitati Matthew Hoffman A dissertation in partial fulfilment of the degree of Bachelor of Applied Science with Honours in Environmental Management at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand November 2008 ABSTRACT With the increasing public resistance towards large-scale energy projects such as hydro dams and wind farms, decreasing energy security and a perceived need to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, th

7. Access to Justice Technical Survey Report - October 2024 [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   0 ACCESS TO JUSTICE: LEGAL NEEDS SURVEY TECHNICAL REPORT FINAL REPORT 29 October 2024 1 Table of Contents 1 Background and purpose of Legal Needs Survey ...........................................................................5 2 Sampling .....................................................................................................6 2.1 Recruiting adults .........................................

8. Parihaka Te Kawanata o Rongo Deed of Reconciliation [pdf, 1.8 MB]

   ...moral values. The political paths on gravel roads led to Wellington, I am dust-covered in the wake. Engulfed in bramble, consumed by borer, wasted in deprivation, flushed with alcohol, embattled with abuse, silenced with scorn. The remaining few caretakers of the bell, the embodiment of Joseph, fed the people with the little they had. 16J PHASE 8 THE RECOVERY OF PARIHAKA TE PAE O TE ARANGA TUARUA 1975 - PRESENT DAY Wherawhera mai a rauwharangi, puakina mai tera i te hangu, ka rongo...

9. Cotter v Cotter - Tutaekuri B13 [2019] Chief Judge's MB 951 (2019 CJ 951) [pdf, 471 KB]

   ...in the presentation of the facts of the case to the Court, because: (a) The number of shares vested in the transferees was more than what was intended; and (b) The applicant agreed to transfer some of his shares in the land to be set aside to protect the pito buried there; [3] The applicant claims that he has been adversely affected by the orders complained of because he completely trusted the transferees to abide by the terms of the agreement to transfer the shares and is now le...

10. [2012] NZEmpC 48 Carter Holt Harvey Limited v McAuley [pdf, 134 KB]

    ...informed consent to that agreement. It has to be for a real and proper reason that there is a fixed term, and the term must not be used as a device to avoid the unjustified dismissal provisions of the bill. Again, these are entirely reasonable protections for vulnerable workers. Why should individuals not be allowed to challenge a dismissal at the end of the term if there was no good reason for the term, and the effect is to override the personal grievance provisions? [17] This pa...