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1. Trends in conviction and sentencing in New Zealand 2011 [pdf, 577 KB]

   ...offences 19,940 22,280 24,048 21,995 18,450 -7.5 -23.3 Illicit drug offences 18,600 20,266 23,627 23,914 19,607 5.4 -17.0 Prohibited and regulated weapons and explosives offences 6,232 6,122 6,608 5,757 4,954 -20.5 -25.0 Property damage and environmental pollution 13,288 14,041 14,202 13,114 11,502 -13.4 -19.0 Public order offences 29,919 31,683 33,779 28,024 18,005 -39.8 -46.7 Traffic and vehicle regulatory offences 58,766 61,704 62,225 57,028 54,182 -7.8 -12.9 Offences...

2. Delivering better public services: reducing crime & reoffending result action plan [pdf, 500 KB]

   ...with the private sector to introduce situational crime prevention measures – such as insurance discounts for policy holders who target harden their property and coordination with private security providers. • Embed Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design principles into the rebuild of Christchurch. • Advance crime prevention standards for a range of products, so that consumers can make better choices. • Develop regulatory reform proposals that will reduce crime – f...

3. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 WML rebuttal Pita Rikys [pdf, 99 KB]

   ...Paoa'. Subsidiary paragraphs ( a ) and ( b ), which are not set out fully in the evidence, while referencing cultural advancement and maintenance and establishment of places of cultural and spiritual significance, make no reference whatsoever to environmental / RMA representation or performance of Mana Whenua roles, such as kaitiakitanga across those areas. Similarly an information document on the NPIT on the Ngati Paoa website (www.ngatipaoa.co.nz) does not reference such roles fo...

4. UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples [pdf, 166 KB]

   ...connection with the development, utiliza- tion or exploitation of mineral, water or other resources. 3. States shall provide effective mechanisms for just and fair redress for any such activities, and appropriate measures shall be taken to mitigate adverse environmental, economic, social, cultural or spiri- tual impact. Article 33 1. Indigenous peoples have the right to determine their own iden- tity or membership in accordance with their customs and traditions. This does not impair the ri...

5. Legal Submissions for Wellington International Airport Limited (dated 13 April 2018) [pdf, 114 KB]

   ...was originally proposed, often in order to address the concerns of submitters and councils. These changes must be within the scope of the original application and therefore cannot result in any increased adverse effects. 24. Accordingly, the environmental effects have already been canvassed by the AEE and the Councils 87F Report and can be updated through evidence, for example to respond to submissions as well as the passage of time. However the precise nature of the proposal wil...

6. Evidence Brief: Youth Mentoring [pdf, 270 KB]

   ...crime? Meta-analyses have highlighted the following characteristics of mentoring as being key to making the delivery of mentoring more successful (moderating variables). Moderator effects related to participant characteristics Individual/environmental risk levels: There is some indication the effects might be greater for high risk youth, although the results are not consistent.ix Evidence indicates that mentoring is more effective where programmes serve youth who have be...

7. Evidence Brief: CCTV [pdf, 289 KB]

   ...from http://www.police.govt.nz/about-us/publication/crime-prevention- cameras-cctv-public-places-policy. Lorenc, T., Petticrew, M., Whitehead, M., Neary, D., Clayton, S., Wright, K., Thomson, H., Cummins, S., Sowden, A. & Renton, A. (2013). Environmental interventions to reduce fear of crime: systematic review of effectiveness. http://www.systematicreviewsjournal.com/content/2/1/30. Piza, E., Caplan, J. and Kennedy, L. (2012) Is the punishment more certain? An analysis of CCTV...

8. 2021-05-18 JWS - Deemed permits and associated rights of priorities [pdf, 292 KB]

   ...if priorities are not provided for by either regulatory or non-regulatory methods because the consequences of doing so are not sufficiently well understood in the absence of case specific comprehensive assessments. This creates a risk of worsening environmental outcomes or reducing existing users’ access to water in currently unknown and unpredictable ways. Q14. Does their recognition necessitate change to the objective and policies? 33. While the planners agree that the non-regulator...

9. [2017] NZEnvC 136 Mackenzie v Tasman District Council [pdf, 526 KB]

   ...assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of the provisions in achieving the objectives; and (iii) summarising the reasons for deciding on the provisions; and (c) contain a level of detail that corresponds to the scale and significance of the environmental, economic, social, and cultural effects that are anticipated from the implementation of the proposal. Section 32(1) requires an examination of the "objectives of the proposal being evaluated". What are the objectives...

10. [2017] NZEnvC 038 Gravatt v Pierau [pdf, 547 KB]

    ...Unitary Plan operative in part; the cumulative effects of amplified music and of people and traffic adjoining a conservation zone would have negative impacts on rare and endangered avifauna during vulnerable breeding seasons; and that negative environmental effects would likely to be noxious and objectionable such as to warrant the making of an enforcement order. [3] The application was accompanied by an affidavit of Mr Gravatt with extensive attachments, the latter including the...