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1. Final Report of the Independent Panel - Word [docx, 11 MB]

   ...implement the changes we recommend. The development of Te Korowai Ture ā-Whānau will: · improve the well-being of children and young people · enhance access to justice for children, parents and whānau · strengthen respect for and fulfilment of human rights for all who engage with the family justice services. Te Korowai Ture ā-Whānau should be a model for the justice sector as a whole, in being child centred, in how te ao Māori is recognised, in its responsiveness to diversity, acco...

2. Te Korowai Ture ā-Whānau: The final report of the Independent Panel examining the 2014 family justice reforms [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...the changes we recommend. The development of Te Korowai Ture ā-Whānau will: • improve the well-being of children and young people • enhance access to justice for children, parents and whānau • strengthen respect for and fulfilment of human rights for all who engage with the family justice services. Te Korowai Ture ā-Whānau should be a model for the justice sector as a whole, in being child centred, in how te ao Māori is recognised, in its responsiveness to diversity, acc...

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

   ...judicial independence – an essential part of the rule of law and separation of powers; it means that judges can exercise their functions without fear or favour and people can have confidence that justice will be done in the courts • protection of human rights. Against this backdrop of constitutional arrangements, the Ministry’s role is to serve the government, and the public service, to make decisions in ways that are regarded as legitimate by communities across Aotearoa. Legitima...

4. Recommendations recap - issue 11 [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...hiking deaths, coroners most commonly direct their recommendations to the Department of Conservation (DOC), MSC, New Zealand Alpine Club and Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand. Themes in coronial recommendations and comments on hiking deaths Human error Human error is often a feature of deaths while hiking, particularly in circumstances where weather changes rapidly. While this can never be eliminated entirely, coroners have made recommendations to reduce the likelihood of h...

5. Proactive release of Cabinet papers and minutes relating to supporting the delivery of the 2020 election due to the change of election date and COVID-19 [pdf, 2.1 MB]

   ...General Election. A waiver of the 28-day rule is sought. Compliance 9. The Order complies with the following:  the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi;  the rights and freedoms contained in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and the Human Rights Act 1993;  the principles and guidelines set out in the Privacy Act 1993;  relevant international standards and obligations; and  the Legislation Guidelines (2018 edition), which are maintained by the Legislation Design and...

6. [2017] NZEnvC 062 Pukekohe East Community Society Incorporated v Auckland Council [pdf, 1.8 MB]

   ...presents difficulties that are not the same as for the control of noise from permanent activities. This is the basis on which the relevant New Zealand standards provide for levels of construction noise different from other operational noise of human activities. The use of management plans to address the particular circumstances of an activity is also recognised by the Court as an appropriate method of enabling some fine-tuning of controls set in conditions that might otherwise have...

7. [2022] NZEnvC 033 Director-General of Conservation v Whangarei District Council [pdf, 3.4 MB]

   ...materials from one place to another. There is also a clear prospect that any physical soils or organic matter, or waters removed from one Kauri Hygiene Area and placed in another, may contaminate them. To date the issues around hygiene for humans who may inadvertently transfer the material on their clothing or boots has been addressed by using cleansers and removing all dirt (at least that visible), organic matter and water from footwear and clothing. We have seen this in the...

8. Director of Proceedings v IDEA Services Ltd [2022] NZHRRT 2 [pdf, 690 KB]

   ...DATE OF HEARING: DATE OF DECISION: Heard on the papers 31 January 2022 (REDACTED) DECISION OF TRIBUNAL1 1 [This decision is to be cited as Director of Proceedings v IDEA Services Ltd [2022] NZHRRT 2. Note publication restrictions.] IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2022] NZHRRT 2 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA 2 [1] These proceedings under the Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 were filed on 8 December 2021. [2] Prior to the filing of the proceedings the pa...

9. [2023] NZEnvC 135 Te Whakakitenga o Waikato Incorporated v Waikato District Council [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...the Waikato-Tainui community. PREC12-P3 Retail. Provide for small-scale retail activities. Rules Advice note: Additional consent may be required for subdivision and change of use where contaminated soil is reasonably likely to harm human health, under the Resource Management (National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health) Regulations 2011. For the purpose of the Maaori Land chapter, the land within the HOPZ – Hop...

10. MAG-Final-report-on-workstream-1.pdf [pdf, 622 KB]

    ...Hospitality New Zealand Represents 2,500 businesses, part of a $6.8b industry. Community Patrols New Zealand Oversees around 4,000 volunteers spread across 150 affiliated Community Patrols. Crime Watch Sophisticated video analytics to detect humans and vehicles. Ministerial Advisory Group for Victims of Retail Crime 11 Michael Hill Jewellers Leading jewellery retailer and victim of crime Retail New Zealand Peak body for retail. Heart of the City Cha...