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1. Inaia Tonu Nei - Hui Maori - Combined version PDF [pdf, 7.2 MB]

   ...Tiriti o Waitangi. Māori did not sign Te Tiriti o Waitangi for tamariki to be in care, incarcerated or continually traumatised – this must stop now. Calls from those who attended the Hui Māori challenged the Crown and its officials directly for an enduring reform to stop the continuing degradation of whānau, hapū and iwi. We heard from those who attended that the justice system cannot be reformed without leadership from Te Ao Māori. The Hui Māori called for the Crown to finally...

2. A new adoption system for Aotearoa New Zealand Discussion document [pdf, 1.8 MB]

   ...support to navigate such a significant time in their lives. It would also clearly set out the rights, powers, duties, and responsibilities of birth parents and adoptive parents. Adoptive parents would have a legal status to support a permanent and enduring parent-child relationship, while the adopted person’s legal and whakapapa connections to birth family and whānau would also be preserved. We’ve aimed to give effect to our te Tiriti o Waitangi (‘te Tiriti’) obligations and...

3. Constitutional Advisory Panel Full Report 2013 [pdf, 4.4 MB]

   New Zealand’s Constitution A Report on a Conversation He Kōtuinga Kōrero mō Te Kaupapa Ture o Aotearoa NOVEMBER 2013 NEW ZEALAND’S CONSTITUTION: A Report on a Conversation | He Kōtuinga Kōrero mō Te Kaupapa Ture o Aotearoa NEW ZEALAND’S CONSTITUTION: A Report on a Conversation | He Kōtuinga Kōrero mō Te Kaupapa Ture o Aotearoa New Zealand’s Constitution A Report on a Conversation He Kōtuinga Kōrero mō Te Kaupapa Ture o Aotearoa 1 NEW ZEALAND’S CONSTITUTION

4. Proactive release - Second Interim Regulatory Impact Statement: Consultation options for adoption law reform [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   Regulatory Impact Statement | 1 Interim Regulatory Impact Statement: Consultation options for adoption law reform Quality Assurance (completed by QA panel) Reviewing Agency/Agencies: Ministry of Justice Panel Assessment & Comment: The Ministry of Justice's RIA QA panel has reviewed the Interim Regulatory Impact Statement: A New Adoption System for New Zealand (Interim RIS) prepared by the Ministry of Justice and considers that the information and analysis s

5. Ministry of Justice Annual Report 2020-21 [pdf, 6.4 MB]

   ...glance: 2020/21 Annual Report 06 Section One: Who we are and what we do 07 Our context: understanding the value of the Justice system 08 Valuing inclusion and diversity 11 Section Two: Our key achievements 15 Tūmatakahuki - our strategy 16 Our enduring priorities 17 Honouring our responsibilities to Māori 17 Maintaining the integrity of the courts and tribunals 18 Providing sector leadership and policy stewardship 22 Our transformational priorities 25 Leading the transformation...

6. 2022-12-07-Decision-on-Application-to-Remove-Counsel-Assisting.pdf [pdf, 390 KB]

   IN THE CORONERS COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH CSU-2019-CCH-000165 to CSU-2019-CCH 000214; CSU-2019-CCH-000326 I TE KŌTI KAITIROTIRO MATEWHAWHATI KI TE ŌTAUTAHI UNDER THE CORONERS ACT 2006 AND IN THE MATTER OF Inquiries into the deaths of 51 people in relation to the 15 March 2019 Christchurch Masjidain Attack Date: 7 December 2022 DECISION ON APPLICATION TO REMOVE COUNSEL ASSISTING Backgroun

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

   ...and inviting him to meet. [28] In mid-November 2020, Mr RB was hospitalised with renal failure. [29] On 16 November 2020, Ms SV and Mr RB had a discussion following which, on 17 November 2020, Ms SV sent Mr RB a redrafted will. It appears that enduring powers of attorney in favour of Ms NF were prepared at the same time. [30] Ms PN says that Mr RB signed the will on 24 November 2020. Neither the draft will nor the signed will has been produced in evidence. [31] Also on 24 Novembe...

8. Waitangi Tribunal - issue 69 of Te Manutukutuku [pdf, 2.5 MB]

   TE RŌPŪ WHAKAMANA I TE TIRITI O WAITANGI Kohi-Tātea 2016 | January 2016 ISSUE 69 Kia puta ki te whai ao ki te ao mārama From the world of darkness moving into the world of light Te Manutukutuku 40 The Waitangi Tribunal Level 7, Fujitsu Tower 141 The Terrace Wellington New Zealand DX SX11237 Tel : 64 4 914 3000 Fax : 64 4 914 3001 www.waitangitribunal.govt.nz Te Manutukutuku is produced and published by the Waitangi Tribunal Unit of the Ministry of Justice, and every effort has

9. NZCVS topical report Cycle 2 (2019) – Māori victimisation in Aotearoa New Zealand [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...system to one which prevents harm, addresses its causes, and promotes healing and restoration among individuals and communities.” (p.5). The report noted, among other things, that “the [justice] system is failing Māori. … We heard how the enduring effects of colonisation disenfranchise and impoverish Māori communities, and how Māori experience worse outcomes than other new Zealanders at every stage of the justice process.” (p.12), and that “We heard numerous examples of i...

10. Director of Human Rights Proceedings v Sensible Sentencing Group Trust (Application by Victims to be Heard) [2013] NZHRRT 26 [pdf, 79 KB]

    ...involves giving assistance to the court in a neutral and comprehensive way, particularly to ensure that all aspects of a dispute are teased out and addressed. See Beneficial Owners of Whangaruru Whakaturia No. 4 at [20]. [26.3] The tenure of an amicus endures for the length of a proceeding and terminates upon judgment. The amicus has no right of appeal from that judgment because he or she is not a party. See Beneficial Owners of Whangaruru Whakaturia No. 4 at [36]. [27] In the ligh...