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1. IHC New Zealand v Attorney-General (Strike-Out Application) [2020] NZHRRT 47 [pdf, 248 KB]

   ...Political Rights: Cases, Materials, and 9 Commentary (3rd ed, Oxford University Press, 2013) at [25.01] to [25.09]. As noted by Elias CJ in Attorney-General v Chapman [2011] NZSC 110, [2012] 1 NZLR 462 at [1] the principle that rights are vindicated through a remedy for breach is fundamental to the rule of law. A right without a remedy is “a vain thing to imagine”. In a later passage in her judgment Elias CJ made explicit reference to ICCPR, art 2(3): [26] The New Zealand Bi...

2. Director of Proceedings v Brooks [2019] NZHRRT 37 [pdf, 828 KB]

   ...safe care; that the guidelines in place at the time were suboptimal and/or not routinely complied with; and that a culture existed on the ward that compromised the standard of care provided to the aggrieved person. 7. The plaintiff has lodged separate proceedings against Mrs N in HRRT 092/16. ANTENATAL CARE 8. Throughout her pregnancy the aggrieved person's antenatal care was shared between her Lead Maternity Carer ("LMC"), Dr Brooks, and her General Practitione...

3. Oranga Tamariki (Responding to Serious Youth Offending) Amendment Bill [pdf, 422 KB]

   ...routine and specific rehabilitative, therapeutic and cultural components. Participants may be required to wear standard issue clothing. 8. An MSA order will last between three to 12 months and the young person will remain in the custody of OT throughout the order. The order will be coupled with a supervision order, to take effect at the end of the MSA order and lasting between six to 18 months (but ensuring the combined total of both orders does not exceed 24 months).3 The supervisio...

4. Tau v Nga Whanau o Morven and Glenavy - Waihao 903 Section IX Block [2010] 2010 Maori Appellate Court MB 167 (2010 APPEAL 167) [pdf, 266 KB]

   HENARE RAKIIHIA TAU V NGA WHANAU O MORVEN & GLENAVY MAC NZ A20070011156 [20 May 2010] IN THE MAORI APPELLATE COURT OF NEW ZEALAND TE WAIPOUNAMU DISTRICT 2010 MAORI APPELLATE COURT MB 167 A20070011156 UNDER Section 58, Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 IN THE MATTER OF Waihao 903 Section IX Block BETWEEN HENARE RAKIIHIA TAU Appellant AND NGA WHANAU O MORVEN & GLENAVY Respondents Coram: Judge P J Savage (Presiding) Judge L R Harvey Judge D

5. Henare - Hokio A and Part Hokio A [2018] Chief Judge's MB 164 (2018 CJ 164) [pdf, 451 KB]

   ...boundary. 45. The correction proposed in the application is “that the chain strip ought not to properly have been included in the partitioned land.” It is not clear from the application if it is sought that this correction be bought about through the chain strip simply being erased and the blocks adjoining the strip being widened by a chain or a resurvey of the partition of Horowhenua 11B42 with the boundaries of Horowhenua 11B42A, Horowhenua 11B42B and Horowhenua 11B42D blocks...

6. Directory of Official Information 2019 J-L [pdf, 834 KB]

   ...Justice (Domestic and Sexual Violence Issues). • Administering funding for justice services and programmes and administering funding for community law centres, which provide free legal services and law-related education. Some services funded through Vote Justice are delivered by Crown entities and other service providers. The Ministry works with these Crown entities and organisations to: • identify and manage risks and keep the Minister of Justice informed of these risks •...

7. Pue v Kīngi - Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Maru (Taranaki) Whenua Tōpu Trust (2015) 335 Aotea MB 1 (335 AOT 1) [pdf, 389 KB]

   ...employment. Responses [54] Counsel for the trustees at the initial hearing indicated that the trustees may not have been given enough time to provide Mr Pue with the information sought. There was also suggestion that the information had been lost through the malfunction of office computers. Mrs Kīngi denied allegations that she had shredded documentation or intentionally tampered with the computers. [55] On the issue of the attempted removal of Mr Pue from trustee meetings Mrs...

8. Smith - Pekapeka 2A1D2B (2021) 91 Tākitimu MB 145 (91 TKT 145) [pdf, 263 KB]

   ...never wanted the land to be developed and that Ms Smith’s mother never helped with the payment of rates and that when Mr Nikora was granted a partition, he took more than what he was entitled and accordingly Ms Cracknell was not prepared to “go through that again”. [16] Ms Smith then said that Ms Cracknell has a home in the corner of the block that belonged to her mother but her daughter and her whānau now live in that dwelling and Ms Cracknell told Ms Smith that she did not...

9. Iosefa v New Zealand Law Society [2024] NZLCDT 26 (28 August 2024) [pdf, 119 KB]

   ...sentence and the Court of Appeal imposed four month’s home detention (reduced from six months because of bail conditions he had served).3 His offending had occurred much earlier than the 2008 hearing. Between December 1999 and May 2000, by eight separate transactions, he stole $83,700 of a client’s funds in his trust account. He made false certificates to the Law Society to conceal his theft. He had used the money to pay tax debts and thereby avoid bankruptcy proceedings. Hi...

10. Youth Justice Indicators Counting Rules and Limitations April 2018 [pdf, 262 KB]

    ...Levels of reporting of child abuse or neglect can be affected by a number of things. For example, the extent of publicity around campaigns such as “It’s Not OK” (i.e. increased publicity can lead to increased reporting). Also, actions taken through the Children's Action Plan may increase the reporting of concerns to Oranga Tamariki about care and protection for children and young people, by raising awareness of child abuse. In the short term, this means that the proportion...