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1. LEG-Paper-Rules-Committee-Matariki-Amendment-Rules-FINAL.pdf [pdf, 959 KB]

   ...seeking a waiver of the 28-day rule. Compliance 8. The regulatory changes comply with each of the following: 8.1. the principles of te Tiriti o Waitangi; 8.2. the rights and freedoms contained in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and the Human Rights Act 1993; 8.3. the principles and guidelines set out in the Privacy Act 2020; 8.4. relevant international standards and obligations; and 8.5. the Legislation Guidelines (2021 edition), which are maintained by the Legislati...

2. [2022] NZEnvC 009 G&T Family Trust v Western Bay of Plenty District Council [pdf, 104 KB]

   ...proposed work. Evidence of archaeological sites may include burnt and fire cracked stones, charcoal, rubbish heaps including shell, bone and/or glass and crockery, ditches, banks, pits, old building foundations, artefacts of Maori and European origin or human burials. The applicant is advised to contact Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga if the presence of an archaeological site is suspected. Work affecting archaeological sites is subject to a consenting process under Heritage New Zeala...

3. SD v IE & DE [2021] NZDT 1588 (5 August 2021) [pdf, 262 KB]

   ...5. The agreement was a standard sale and purchase agreement and the variation to the agreement was communicated by the party’s solicitors. 6. SD says that remediation work had been completed to the point where the house was clear and safe for human habitation. In an email dated 26 June 2020, the solicitor for SD sent IE & DE’s solicitor the Methamphetamine Decontamination Clearance Certificate and the Hills Laboratories Certificate of Analysis. Mr G advised that installation of...

4. LF & AS v NJ [2023] NZDT 36 (10 February 2023) [pdf, 141 KB]

   ...reminding LF to remain calm. (b) AS was within NJ’s view, and it ought to have been obvious to NJ that AS was using her camera to record the interactions. There was no covert filming that NJ was unaware of. (c) AS forwarded the video to the Human Rights Commission and an organisation established for citizens to complain about instances of racial abuse. These are organisations to which citizens have a right to approach with a complaint. Forwarding the video to these organisations...

5. Proactive-Release-Electoral-Expenditure-Limit-Order-2024_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 279 KB]

   ...O N F I D E N C E I N C O N F I D E N C E 3 Compliance 9 The Order complies with the following: 9.1 the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi; 9.2 the rights and freedoms contained in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and the Human Rights Act 1993; 9.3 the principles and guidelines set out in the Privacy Act 2020; 9.4 relevant international standards and obligations; and 9.5 the Legislation Guidelines. Regulations Review Committee 10 There are no grounds on...

6. [2024] NZEmpC 171 Lanigan v Fonterra Brands (New Zealand) Ltd (Interlocutory (No 3) [pdf, 196 KB]

   ...viewed through a tikanga Māori lens, before it. Those matters were said to potentially include tikanga Māori concepts related to privacy (like whakapapa, mana, tapu, mauri and hau); consent and rangatiratanga; biometrics and the importance of the human body in Te Ao Māori; storage/care of information and kaitiakitanga; and the characterisation of fingerprint scanning as unintrusive. It was noted that list is not exhaustive. Biometric information holds cultural significance to...

7. 2021-04-21 Transcript (up to end of day 19) [pdf, 3.4 MB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH ENV-2020-CHC-127 IN THE MATTER OF The Resource Management Act 1991 AND Of a notice of motion under section 149T(2) to decide proposed Plan Change 7 to the Regional Plan: Water for Otago (referred to the Environment Court by the Minister for the Environment under section 142(2)(b) of the Act) OTAGO REGIONAL COUNCIL Applicant Hearing Commenced: 12 April 2021 held in Cromwell Court: Environme

8. 2021-04-21 Transcript (up to end of day 19) [pdf, 3.4 MB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH ENV-2020-CHC-127 IN THE MATTER OF The Resource Management Act 1991 AND Of a notice of motion under section 149T(2) to decide proposed Plan Change 7 to the Regional Plan: Water for Otago (referred to the Environment Court by the Minister for the Environment under section 142(2)(b) of the Act) OTAGO REGIONAL COUNCIL Applicant Hearing Commenced: 12 April 2021 held in Cromwell Court: Environme

9. [2012] NZEmpC 142 Horton Media Ltd [pdf, 212 KB]

   ...leader’s meeting was held in the cafeteria. When the meeting concluded, the company’s Christchurch manufacturing manager, Mr Peter Kelly, called Mr Hooper out to the front office where he met with Mr Kelly and Ms Natasha Dunbier, the company’s human resources manager from Auckland. Ms Dunbier informed Mr Hooper that they had reasonable cause to believe that he was consuming drugs during working hours and he was, therefore, required to undergo a drug test and give a urine sam...

10. 2017 to 2022 Ministry of Justice statement of intent [pdf, 1.4 MB]

    ...an independent Judiciary and effective public institutions. We have a long history of upholding the rule of law. We’re committed to enhanced Crown/Māori relationships grounded in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Our justice system upholds the fundamental human rights of everyone in New Zealand so they can live with dignity and transact with confidence, knowing their interests are protected. We actively uphold the global rule of law and our other international obligations. 7 Our strategy Our...