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1. Proposals against incitement of hatred and discrimination - summary document - Cook Island Māori [pdf, 272 KB]

   ...aru i tetai kaveinga kē. Ka tuera te au karere tuku manako mei te rā 25 Tiunu ki te rā 6 Aukute 2021. Ka rauka iakoe i te tuku atu i taau karere tuku manako ki te kupeaorangi Citizen Space https://consultations.justice.govt.nz, e te imere humanrights@justice.govt.nz, me kare na roto i te mērē ki te Human Rights, Ministry of Justice, SX10088, Wellington. No tetai au karere akakitekite takake atu no runga i te turanga o te karere tuku manako e te au karere muna o te tangata, p...

2. [2022] NZEmpC 174 Ashby v NIWA Vessel Management Ltd [pdf, 279 KB]

   ...Master, and that she genuinely loved her job. She did, however, seek to change to the second swing shift, so that she did not have to work with the Master. [20] At that stage, Ms Ashby commenced sick leave, but she met with Mr Foothead and the Human Resources Manager to discuss the contents of the letter from her solicitor and it was agreed that an independent facilitator would be engaged to work with Ms Ashby and the Master in an effort to restore their relationship. [21] Th...

3. Improving-Access-to-Legal-Assistance-for-Low-Income-New-Zealanders-Final.pdf [pdf, 4.3 MB]

   ...people per year will not have to pay the charge. Treaty of Waitangi 61 The proposals to increase eligibility, remove the user charge, and reduce legal aid debt aim to reduce existing barriers to legal aid that were identified during the review. Human rights 62 The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 affirms the right of a person charged with an offence to consult and instruct a lawyer, 11 and receive free legal assistance if the interests of justice require and the person does not...

4. Compensation Guidelines for Wrongful Conviction and Imprisonment - Including Home Detention and Military Detention [pdf, 288 KB]

   ...discretion to require a payment to be funded through baselines. Legislative Implications 54. There are no legislative implications. Impact Analysis 55. The impact analysis requirements do not apply. 2s369xiwkj 2022-11-29 10:18:09 8 Human Rights 56. The proposals appear to be consistent with the rights and freedoms contained in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and the Human Rights Act 1993. Population Implications 57. The potential pool of persons wrongly c...

5. Proactive-release-Sentencing_Reinstating-three-strikes_Amendment-Bill.pdf [pdf, 788 KB]

   ...N F I D E N C E I N C O N F I D E N C E 4 same qualifying sentence requirements, manifestly unjust exceptions and guilty plea discount as other non-murder offences. Ensuring the three strikes regime is workable with New Zealand’s human rights framework 15 The reinstated three strikes regime will only apply to offences committed after the commencement date by individuals over the age of 18, as was the case under the previous regime. Strikes from the 2010 regime will no...

6. [2023] NZEmpC 193 Le Gros v Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd [pdf, 284 KB]

   ...under those terms and conditions. [5] Mr Le Gros’ individual employment agreement had provided for four weeks’ annual leave a year. It made no provision for long service leave. While no contractual provision was made for such leave, the human resources director issued a policy document (referred to as a directive) on an undisclosed date,2 entitled the “Recognition of Long Service” directive. The purpose of the directive was stated to be to “acknowledge and recognise t...

7. Auckland Standards Committee 3 v Woodroffe [2025] NZLCDT 1 (7 January 2025) [pdf, 258 KB]

   ...for the considerable privileges of their role. Her rights under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act do not protect Mrs Woodroffe from professional discipline for such breaches. Congruently, we rule that Article 5 of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights (which states that “no-one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment of punishment”) does not protect Mrs Woodroffe from risk of proportionate punishment for breach of the professional rules....

8. [2025] NZEmpC 10  DQJ v The Commissioner of Inland Revenue [pdf, 267 KB]

   ...Revenue supports the thrust of the submissions made in respect of practicability and reasonableness. This needs, however, to be weighed in the mix with a number of other factors. [55] Inland Revenue is a well-resourced employer, with specialist human resources capacity and (as a Public Service organisation) heightened employer obligations.16 It is better placed than many employers to appropriately manage a return to work if that is what is required. [56] Reinstatement of a dis...

9. Volume-II-Supporting-Information-and-AEE_1-November-22.pdf [pdf, 12 MB]

   ...and economy 26 8 Natural and physical environment 28 8.1 Topography and landscape 28 8.2 Landforms and geology 30 8.3 Water catchments and surface water quality 31 8.4 Groundwater 33 8.5 Freshwater ecology 36 8.6 Terrestrial ecology 37 9 Human environment 40 9.1 Cultural 40 9.2 Heritage and archaeology 44 9.3 Transport 46 9.4 Land use 51 9.5 Social 57 Part C: Description of the project 10 Overview 60 10.1 Cultural and environmental design framework 60 11 Summary of the...

10. Evaluation of New Zealand court-referred restorative justice pilot [pdf, 181 KB]

    ...agreements reached. The pilot evaluation concludes that there are many reasons to feel encouraged. Overall, it found a small but statistically significant reduction in reoffending and that restorative justice can more than adequately respond to the human and emotional costs of offending for some victims. New Zealand Court-Referred Restorative Justice Pilot: Evaluation New Zealand Court-Referred Restorative Justice Pilot: Evaluation To purchase copies of this publication, please comp...