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1. Law Commissioner Position Description [docx, 28 KB]

   ...leadership and strategic direction for the Commission’s work in assigned project areas · Promote informed discussion about law reform within the public sector and the law profession · Contribute to the Commission’s objective of promoting a wider and enduring understanding and recognition of te ao Māori including tikanga Māori and te Tiriti o Waitangi | the Treaty of Waitangi Relevant professional qualifications or experience · Legal or other relevant tertiary qualification · Dem...

2. ISR Evaluation Snapshot [pdf, 102 KB]

   ...• The whole of family and whānau approach that includes a focus on the perpetrator, whilst ensuring the safety of victims and children is paramount • Government mandate and ring-fenced funding to deliver ISR, which has resulted in strong and enduring participation by government agencies • Provision of a dedicated team of staff to oversee operations • Funding of community-based specialist positions to provide outreach and intensive short-term safety work • A purpose-built ele...

3. 17.-Lindsay-Poutama-Ngati-Raukawa-ki-te-Tonga-Ngati-Kauhwata60182678.1.pdf [pdf, 222 KB]

   ...offset, on the basis that there is sufficient resourcing and commitment to resolving the matters identified in the CIA. 12. Key concepts for Ngāti Raukawa include the concepts of: (a) treading lightly on the whenua; (b) leaving a positive and enduring legacy for our mokopuna / tamariki; and (c) maintaining and respecting the mana, mauri and tapu of the whenua and awa affected by the Project. 13. The key findings and recommendations to mitigate effects are summarised at the be...

4. Baker - Part Lot 1 DP 13787 (formerly Pt Tarawera 5A) (2015) 41 Tākitimu MB 281 (41 TKT 281) [pdf, 256 KB]

   ...of the trust, and that the deed should not authorise the commitment of trust funds for any further legal proceedings against him because he is a beneficiary. [49] It is a matter that is likely to provoke strong feelings on both sides, and an enduring workable solution is complicated by the different approaches reflected in the common law and the expectations of tikanga. It possibly over-simplifies the tensions, but on the one hand Nigel Baker relies on common law notions upholdin...

5. 2022-03-10-Recusal-reasons-decision.pdf [pdf, 144 KB]

   ...state institution does not demonstrate that an apparent bias exists and nor does it equate with a fair-minded and fully informed approach to the issue. I have immense respect for the Recusal Applicants, and the grief and suffering that they have endured and are continuing to endure. But, I cannot accept that the reasonable and fair-minded observer is someone in the position of the families who have lost loved ones as submitted by Ms Joychild QC. That is not what the word observer means...

6. Peita v Accident Compensation Corporation (Backdated Weekly Compensation) [2025] NZACC 31 (20 February 2025) [pdf, 183 KB]

   ...or about 24 June 2021 representing one month following the date when Mr Peita’s weekly compensation was wrongly declined; or (d) another date selected by the Court at its discretion. [48] Ms Newman submits that Mr Peita and his family have endured ongoing suffering as a result of the Corporation’s actions. While it is accepted that interest is not solely punitive, Ms Newman contends that the Court of Appeal in Miller recognised that interest is intended to deter the Corpora...

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

   ...Rongomai created a principled practice of peace that sought to foster mutual recognition, respect and prosperity for all. The ideals of belief, honour and goodwill were woven through the emotional, physical and spiritual fabric of the community for an enduring wellbeing. 1.2. Parihaka today is a small settlement of modest buildings and homes with a permanent population of about forty people and three active marae: Takitutu (Te Paepae), Toroanui and Paraahuka (Te Niho o Te Atiawa). Parihaka...

8. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 NPI Trust Lucy Tukua numbered [pdf, 300 KB]

   ... Ngāti  Kapu.  I  am  of  Ngāti  Hura  and  we  have  never  left   Waiheke.   It  is  appropriate  to  recognise  that  in  these  contemporary  times  the  long  and   enduring  relationship  and  whakapapa  connection  to  the  whenua  and  to  the   moana  remains  intact.  I  state  that  Ngati  Paoa  has  an  interest  greater  than   th...

9. BORA Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Amendment Bill [pdf, 280 KB]

   ...term of registration with a renewable, 10 year registration period for GIs, which will provide a long term source of funding for the maintenance of the register of GIs. The GIs “New Zealand”, “North Island” and “South Island”, will have enduring GI registration status, so will not have to be renewed. 5. The Bill also makes consequential amendments to the Trade Marks Act 2002. The amendments prohibit the Commissioner registering trade marks that include registered GIs for wine...

10. Waikato Bay of Plenty Standards Committee 1 v Silvester [2023] NZLCDT 47 (31 October 2023) [pdf, 86 KB]

    ...Silvester lied to her supervising partner by falsely claiming that the client had initialled the amendments prior to settlement. • Ms Silvester fabricated an email to support this lie. • In 2022 Ms Silvester certified that the copy of an enduring power of attorney (EPOA) was a true and correct copy without actually sighting the original EPOA. • The certified copy differed from the original EPOA in a significant respect. 1 Bundle, 38 – 40. 3 • When aske...