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1. CCRC Newsletter March 2020 [pdf, 210 KB]

   ...working in an area that I have long had an interest in. As good as our justice system is, it is not perfect, as I have observed over my many years as a barrister. I believe it is critical that victims of a miscarriage of justice are dealt with fairly and humanely, recognising too the interests of the victims of crime. New Zealand is fortunate in being able to draw on the work of similar commissions in England, Scotland and Norway. We also have an Establishment Advisory Group, which I wi...

2. [2022] NZEmpC 41 GF v Comptroller of the New Zealand Customs Service [pdf, 177 KB]

   ...within the employment law context. It was for this reason that I considered it appropriate to draw the proceedings to the attention of Te Hunga Rōia Māori o Aotearoa, the Attorney-General, the Council of Trade Unions, Business New Zealand, the Human Rights Commission and the New Zealand Law Society. [4] Te Hunga Rōia Māori o Aotearoa has sought leave on the basis that it has an interest in the development of Māori legal issues, including the interplay between tikanga and weste...

3. OIA-113557.pdf [pdf, 147 KB]

   ...to the Ministry’s change process which is currently underway. The Public Service Commission has issued guidelines on defining front line and back office roles, however, the Ministry does not systematically apply such categorisation in its human resource information system. The full and accurate accounting that you seek does not exist without manual collation and there is no requirement under the Act to create new information or compile information. Therefore, your request is re...

4. What is money laundering and terrorist financing?

   ...laundering is happening every day across the country.For example, tax evaders and international criminals try to take advantage of our clean reputation to launder funds through New Zealand businesses. Crimes like fraud and illegal drug dealing take a human toll on victims, their families and the wider community.New Zealand is also exposed to threats relating to financing of terrorism, including the potential for financiers of overseas groups within New Zealand, and overseas based groups who may...

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5. Putting the heat on money laundering

   ...protect businesses, detect crime and deter criminals from abusing New Zealand’s financial system. What is money laundering? Money laundering is the process criminals use to hide the money they make from crimes like dealing in illegal drugs, fraud and human trafficking. They do this by exploiting legitimate businesses to buy, sell and channel their funds through things such as property, expensive goods and financial services. People who finance terrorism also use these methods to send money to...

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6. [2017] NZEnvC 037 Wellington Fish Game Council v Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council [pdf, 3.7 MB]

   ...the exercise of its discretion in its plan or proposed plan. [12] Outside of the discretion restricted through national environmental standards or other regulations, such as the Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Sources of Human Drinking Water) Regulations 2007 (NESSHDW), and/or the matters to which it has restricted the exercise of its discretion in its Plan, it can be noted that under Rule 14-2 of the One Plan, for existing intensive farming land use activi...

7. Waitangi Tribunal theme U - Land with All Woods and Waters [pdf, 1010 KB]

   ...lowland forests; koaro, inanga, piharau, and tuna migrate into estuaries from the sea and travel through lowland swamps into mountain terrains. Sustained harvests depend, therefore, on tracts of forest and wetlands retaining the integrity to recover from human and natural disturbance. Maori achieved this as long as forests and swamps predominated over the portion of land burnt for fernland and cleared for agriculture and settlement. From 1840, however, the Crown’s objective was to remove the...

8. [2024] NZEnvC 213 Remediation (NZ) Limited v Taranaki Regional Council [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...levels below the relevant guideline levels but above the level of detection. (b) Total petroleum hydrocarbon (“TPH”) results varied with location and depth - some exceeded the proposed consent condition and guideline values but complied with human-health criteria, others did not comply with any criteria, some complied with all criteria and guidelines. The second round also found variability, with TPH separated into “lighter” carbon, “mid-range” carbon and “heavier...

9. Common Bundle Volume 4 [pdf, 4 MB]

   ...Matua Te Kore and set about the business of creating the natural and physical world, including mankind. Te Atua lo Matua Te Kore Hineengaro Kete Aronui Agriculture Water Tikanga Kawa Ritenga Kete Tuatea Wānanga Hui Tinana Kete Tuauri Human Activity Taonga�/�Ngā Herenga Putaiao Wairua Figure 1: Understanding the Māori Resource Management and Conservation Ethic CB1069 26 Section One�Wāhi Tuatahi – He Kupu Whakataki�Introduction From the understanding of c...

10. Directory of Official Information A-C [pdf, 1.5 MB]

    ...managing pest problems within New Zealand have been widely adopted by many other countries world-wide. Orillion has been a global leader in the supply of products and delivery methods for the eradication of rodents to restore biodiversity, protect human health or improve primary production. Orillions rodenticides have been used on more than 200 islands across 20 countries. The company has a continued focus on diversification through sound science and product development. This focus inc...