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1. Te Ture Whenua Maori Succession Dispute Resolution and Related Matters [pdf, 133 KB]

   ...rights of persons to challenge decisions that affect them. 36. New section 32A allows for a judge of the Māori Land Court to appoint additional members who have knowledge and experience of tikanga Māori or whakapapa. The appointment may be at the request of the parties or of the judge’s own motion. New subsection 4 provides: (4) The proceedings and processes of the court cannot be challenged on appeal, or in any other proceedings, on the grounds that an additional member app...

2. Ministry-of-Justice-Annual-Report-2024-25.pdf [pdf, 5.2 MB]

   ...The Ministry is exploring where new technologies can safely add value by doing things differently, without inappropriately substituting human analysis and decision-making. The Ministry has supported the Government to deliver a wide range of policy reforms, including introducing new tools to help Police and courts deal with gangs, reinstating the three strikes sentencing laws, amending firearms prohibition orders, working on the Sentencing (Reform) Amendment Act 2025 and strengthening the F...

3. Minute of the Environment Court (dated 17 March 2017) [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...for the project and to produce three reports. The appellant proposes the reports are subject to confidentiality orders, with production limited to the court, counsel and any suitably qualified expert. [15] The appellant has done all that was requested of it at the pre-hearing conference. It now needs to make an application for confidentiality orders, setting out the proposed terms of the orders. Before filing, it should endeavour to get the agreement of the parties to the terms of...

4. Walker v Flight - Waipapa 1D 2B 3B (2016) 352 Aotea MB 211 (352 AOT 211) [pdf, 263 KB]

   ...dwelling and outbuildings, comprises of approximately 1,500 square metres of Waipapa 1D2B3B. That block comprises a total area of approximately 40 hectares. [3] Mr Flight implores the Court to refuse the injunction. He says that a dwelling of one form or another has been situated on the land for almost three quarters of a century. In addition, the respondent says that he cares for a child with a chronic mental illness and simply cannot afford to either live somewhere else or pay...

5. [2018] NZEnvC 208 The Wolds Station Limited v Mackenzie District Council [pdf, 5.2 MB]

   ...Hazard Area (localised near Twizel). The location of buildings in these areas when also captured by a FBA raises special issues. [5J Another point I should record is Mr Caldwell's reminder9 that the concept of enabling development in a nodal form has been a central aspect of PC13 since its inception . The idea behind FBAs was to enable development in identified areas so as to encourage and focus development in a way which reflects the traditional pattern of development in the...

6. Marshall v Ratu - Whangape Lot 65B Sec 2A Block (2021) 227 Waikato Maniapoto MB 148 (227 WMN 148) [pdf, 400 KB]

   ...her whānau. But there is a problem. Mrs Marshall does not own the land on which the homestead sits. [2] The problems do not end there. The homestead is situated over three blocks of land. The affected land blocks include: Marshall Road, an unformed roadway managed by the Waikato District Council; part of Allotment 65B 2C1, which is general land owned by Mrs Marshall’s daughter, Kristin Blake and her husband Jeffrey Blake; and part of Whangape Lot 65B Section 2A, a 30-acre block...

7. Adoption in Aotearoa New Zealand: Summary document - Large print [pdf, 422 KB]

   18pt Adoption in Aotearoa New Zealand: Summary document Ministry of Justice Tāhū o te Ture Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture New Zealand Government This large format text is produced under Section 69 of the NZ Copyright (Marrakesh Treaty Implementation) Amendment Act 2019. It is for your own personal use and cannot be shared with anyone else. The author and publisher reserve the right to take legal action if the Act

8. [2022] NZEnvC 67 Otago Regional Council - Further Decision on Primary Sector Provisions (Rural) [pdf, 2.2 MB]

   ...Environment Judge 1 Annexure 1: Plan Change 8 decisions on submissions Part 1: Decisions on Primary Sector Provisions Parts A - C1 Provision Submitter ID Submission Point ID Further Submitter ID Submitter Name Support/Oppose Decision requested Court decision Policy 7.D.5 80074 80074.01 Douglas Reid Oppose Amend Policy 7.D.5 to include lower limit. Reject Policy 7.D.5 80082 80082.04 Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc Support in part Amend...

9. [2022] NZEnvC 067 Otago Regional Council [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...Environment Judge 1 Annexure 1: Plan Change 8 decisions on submissions Part 1: Decisions on Primary Sector Provisions Parts A - C1 Provision Submitter ID Submission Point ID Further Submitter ID Submitter Name Support/Oppose Decision requested Court decision Policy 7.D.5 80074 80074.01 Douglas Reid Oppose Amend Policy 7.D.5 to include lower limit. Reject Policy 7.D.5 80082 80082.04 Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc Support in part Amend...

10. Process evaluation of the Election Access Fund Act (2020): after the first use of the Fund (Read only) [docx, 773 KB]

    ...support, such as mentoring, could help reduce some of these barriers. This feedback mirrors the findings in the Welsh pilot study (Davies, Dawkins, & Lewis-Richards, 2023). As well as aligning the Fund design more to the UNCRPD, one interviewee requested the Fund should align with Enabling Good Lives principles and Te Tiriti o Waitangi to facilitate full participation by disabled people in general elections. [bookmark: _Toc172035454]Systems and processes are in place to manage the Fund T...