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1. Recommendations Recap Issue 16 [pdf, 498 KB]

   ...years old. On 3 March 2018, he took his daughter boogie boarding at Pakiri Beach. The water was described and being very rough and it was windy. Mr Parker was separated from his daughter and called for help. Another swimmer, Jack, went to his aid and tried to bring him into shore but Mr Parker seemed to be exhausted and Jack had to let go of him. Another beach- goer, Albert, then intervened but by the time Albert reached Mr Parker, Mr Parker was face-down in the water and unres...

2. [2021] NZEnvC 147 Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 2.7 MB]

   ...equitability issues associated with the history and timing of plant pest infestation and sources. For example, many original contorta sources are legacy Crown plantings or historic shelter and amenity plantings and some wilding conifer sources have been legally established (under the RMA) with no legal obligation to manage wilding conifer spread. • Some pest infestations are due to the actions/inactions of previous occupiers. • In some areas it may be unreasonable to expect adjoinin...

3. Justice: our people, our communities [pdf, 6.2 MB]

   Justice: our people, our communities http://justice.govt.nz/ MINISTER OF JUSTICE AND COURTS Amy Adams A message from our minister We’ve been challenging ourselves to think differently about how we tackle some of the complex issues facing our justice system, and I’m proud of what the Ministry of Justice and the Government has achieved to date. The initiatives in this booklet provide evidence of the breadth of fresh thinking and talented people working across the justice secto

4. Impact of Treaty on Government Agencies report [pdf, 286 KB]

   ...policy. The Iwi Transition Agency and the Ministry of Maori Affairs are now established. The Runanga Iwi Bill was introduced to Parliament in December 1989 for the incorporation and registration of runanga (or council) of iwi. This will enhance the legal status of iwi. The Runanga Iwi Bill, for the first time since the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, provides for Government’s formal recognition of the iwi structure. The purpose of the Bill is, essentially, to enable Maori to use mor...

5. Issue 41: 1 October- 31 December 2024 [pdf, 949 KB]

   Recommendations Recap A summary of coronial recommendations and comments made between 1 October and 31 December 2024 Office of the Chief Coroner | 2024 (4) i Coroners’ recommendations and comments Coroners perform essential functions within our society. They inquire into a range of unexpected deaths to establish the identity of the person who has died and the cause and circumstances of their death. While inquiring into a d

6. Adoption Action Inc v Attorney-General [2016] NZHRRT 9 [pdf, 371 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2016] NZHRRT 9 Reference No. HRRT 020/2011 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN ADOPTION ACTION INCORPORATED PLAINTIFF AND ATTORNEY-GENERAL DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Mr MJM Keefe JP, Member Ms ST Scott, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr RH Ludbrook for plaintiff Ms M Coleman, Ms J Emerson and Mr S Humphrey for defendant Ms F Joychild QC and Mr

7. OIA-119289.pdf [pdf, 20 MB]

   Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street DX SX10088 | Wellington T 04 918 8800 | F 04 918 8820 ContactUs@justice.govt.nz | www.justice.govt.nz 3 April 2025 Our ref: OIA 119289 Tēnā koe Official Information Act request: s228, s229A, and s240 of the Crimes Act 1961 Thank you for your email and attached letter of 10 February 2025, requesting information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), relating to s228, s229A, and s240 of the Crimes Act 1961. Specifically, you requested

8. Memorandum of Counsel for The Point 6 September 2018 [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   P O BOX 3798 AUCKLAND 1140 TELEPHONE +64 9 353 9700 FACSIMILE +64 9 353 9701 SOLICITOR ACTING: NATHAN HOLLIS nathan.hollis@minterellison.co.nz PARTNER RESPONSIBLE: BIANCA TREE bianca.tree@minterellison.co.nz BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA ENV-2018-AKL-000078 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND IN THE MATTER of the direct referral of an application for resource consent for the necessary infrastructure and rela

9. Guide to Practice & Procedure 2023 (Te reo Māori) [pdf, 945 KB]

   TUHINGA ĀRAHI I NGĀ TIKANGA ME NGĀ TUKANGA O TE RŌPŪ WHAKAMANA I TE TIRITI O WAITANGI Paeng a-wh āwh ā 202 4 He Tuhinga Ārahi Whānui tēnei i tukuna rā i raro i te mana o Wāhanga 5(9) me (10) o te Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 E whakakapi ana tēnei Tuhinga Ārahi i ngā tuhinga ārahi e whai ake nei : . ‘Mediation’, 18 Mahuru 1990 . ‘Translations’, 29 Pipiri 1991 . ‘Claim Terminology’, 1 Hōngongoi 1991 . ‘Claim Priorities’, 18 Hōngongoi 1991 .

10. Director of Proceedings v Taranaki District Health Board [2021] NZHRRT 49 [pdf, 613 KB]

    ...the “proper administration of justice” in proceedings before it and does no more than is necessary to achieve that (see Waxman v Pal (Application for Non-Publication Orders) [2017] NZHRRT 4 at [66] (Waxman)). [8] Open justice is an essential legal principle. It was described in Waxman at [56] where the Tribunal cited Erceg v Erceg [2016] NZSC 135, as follows: [2] The principle of open justice is fundamental to the common law system of civil and criminal justice. It is a principle...