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1. Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination – summary record 18th-20th reports (continued) [pdf, 117 KB]

   ...Eighteenth to twentieth periodic reports of New Zealand (continued) (CERD/C/NZL/18-20 and CERD/C/NZL/Q/18-20) 1. At the invitation of the Chair, the delegation of New Zealand took places at the Committee table. 2. Mr. de Bres (New Zealand Human Rights Commission) said that the New Zealand Government prided itself on the many initiatives it had taken to guarantee the equality of all New Zealanders, particularly with regard to health, education and justice, and on having made sig...

2. IHC NZ v Ministry of Education (Non-Party Access) [2013] NZHRRT 2 [pdf, 72 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2013] NZHRRT 2 Reference No. HRRT 024/2012 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION BY A NON-PARTY FOR ACCESS TO THE TRIBUNAL FILE BETWEEN IHC NEW ZEALAND PLAINTIFF AND MINISTRY OF EDUCATION FIRST DEFENDANT AND SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION SECOND DEFENDANT AT AUCKLAND BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey, Member Mr RK Musuku, Member REPRESENTATION:...

3. Parohinog v Yellow Pages Group Ltd (Strike-Out Application No 2) [2015] NZHRRT 14 [pdf, 91 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2015] NZHRRT 14 Reference No. HRRT 005/2013 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN ELSA PAROHINOG PLAINTIFF AND YELLOW PAGES GROUP LIMITED FIRST DEFENDANT AND ERIC MCINTOSH SECOND DEFENDANT AT AUCKLAND BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member Mr RK Musuku, Member REPRESENTATION: Ms E Parohinog in person Mr JO Upton QC and Mr R Upton for first defendant...

4. BN v Accident Compensation Corporation (Personal Injury) [2025] NZACC 10 (21 January 2025) [pdf, 352 KB]

   ...(gravity) caused the tear, only that the accident did. Alternatively, the evidence shows there is a causal link between gravity and the perineal tear. (3) The baby's head, once it has crowned, is itself a "force" external to the human body. 1 From 1 October 2022, the definition of accident was extended under the Accident Compensation (Maternal Birth Injury and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2022 to include a list of maternal birth injuries, including perineal tears...

5. Turner v University of Otago (Costs) [2021] NZHRRT 48 [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...DATE OF SUBSTANTIVE DECISION: 25 March 2021 DATE OF DECISION ON COSTS: 28 October 2021 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL ON COSTS1 1 [This decision is to be cited as Turner v University of Otago (Costs) [2021] NZHRRT 48.] IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2021] NZHRRT 48 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA 2 INDEX INTRODUCTION [1] THE OVERARCHING PRINCIPLES – PROMOTING AND PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND PRESERVING ACCESS TO JUSTICE [5] DISCUSSION [10] THE WA...

6. Mihaka v Housing New Zealand Corporation (Dismissal) [2017] NZHRRT 29 [pdf, 278 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2017] NZHRRT 29 Reference No. HRRT 076/2015 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN TE RINGA MANGU NATHAN MIHAKA PLAINTIFF AND HOUSING NEW ZEALAND CORPORATION DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Ms WV Gilchrist, Member Ms DL Hart, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr TRMN Mihaka in person assisted by Ms K Raue as McKenzie friend – no appearance Ms...

7. Human Rights Commissioner expression of interest Word [docx, 44 KB]

   HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER Notes for Applicants Thank you for your interest in the appointment as a Human Rights Commissioner. If you wish to proceed with an application please return: · your completed application form · your completed statutory declaration · a full curriculum vitae If posting it, it will assist in processing your application if you do not bind your curriculum vitae or place it in any kind of folder. Under the terms of the Privacy Act 1993, we are required to inform y...

8. Nepe v Hill and Woodville (Extension of Time) [2022] NZHRRT 26 [pdf, 493 KB]

   Reference No. HRRT 018/2022 UNDER HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN ANNETTE TUI MARIE NEPE PLAINTIFF AND JANE MICHELLE JEAN HILL DEFENDANT AND WOODVILLE DISTRICTS VISION INCORPORATED (NOW KNOWN AS WOODVILLE COMMUNITY COMMITTEE INCORPORATED) SECOND DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Ms S Eyre, Deputy Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member Ms L Ashworth, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr RJ Franke for plaintiff Ms JMJ Hill in person Mr P Tayler, Acting Chair of Wo...

9. Satnam Singh v Shane Singh and Scorpion Liquor (2006) Ltd (Setting Aside) [2015] NZHRRT 16 [pdf, 67 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2015] NZHRRT 16 Reference No. HRRT 032/2013 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN SATNAM SINGH PLAINTIFF AND SHANE SINGH FIRST DEFENDANT AND SCORPION LIQUOR (2006) LIMITED SECOND DEFENDANT BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Ms WV Gilchrist, Member Ms ST Scott, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr RW Kee, Director of Human Rights Proceedings for plaintiff Mr S Lance for first and secon...

10. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - concluding observations 4th report [pdf, 17 KB]

    UNITED NATIONS CCPR International covenant on civil and political rights Distr. GENERAL CCPR/CO/75/NZL 7 August 2002 Original: ENGLISH HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE Seventy-fifth session CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLE 40 OF THE COVENANT Concluding observations of the Human Rights Committee NEW ZEALAND 1. The Committee considered the fourth periodic report of New Zealand (CCPR/C/NZL/2001/4 and HRI/...