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1. 2018 Ministry of Justice Annual Report [pdf, 4.3 MB]

   ...Waitangi claims, we house New Zealand’s largest criminal law firm – the Public Defence Service – we administer legal aid, and we administer New Zealand’s courts and tribunals. We lead the justice sector, and support an integrated sector through strong governance, shared ambition and knowledge, and identifying solutions to improve sector performance. We work with the Judiciary and our justice sector colleagues to help make sure New Zealand is a safe and just society. Our purpos...

2. Sycamore v Kusabs - Paenoa Te Akau B [2024] Chief Judge's MB 1323 (2024 CJ 1323) [pdf, 907 KB]

   2024 Chief Judge's MB 1323 Sycamore v Kusabs - Paenoa Te Akau B Block [2024] Chief Judge’s MB 1323 (2024 CJ 1323) I TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI O AOTEAROA I TE ROHE O TE WAIARIKI In the Māori Land Court of New Zealand Waiariki District AP-20230000024267 A20210011722 CJ 2021/46 WĀHANGA Under Sections 44 and 45, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 MŌ TE TAKE In the matter of Paenoa Te Akau B Block I WAENGA I A Between ALLAN SYCAMORE AS A T

3. Proactive release - COVID 19 Response Courts Safety Legislation Bill [pdf, 4.4 MB]

   ...powers 32 The Government is n t mandating any particular safety measures. The Bill will remove barriers to the judiciary and the Ministry undertaking their constitutional responsibilities fo the safe peration of the courts. Consistent with the separation of powers and current policy settings, the judiciary and Ministry will continue to be espon ible for assessing health and safety risks in the court, and implemen ng appropriate safety measures in response. Impact analysi 33 The pol...

4. [2018] NZEmpC 88 Lorigan v Infinity Automotive Ltd [pdf, 321 KB]

   ...Mr Lorigan, now acting in person, submitted to the Authority that he was in effect jointly employed by Infinity and SDMG, and that a proper construction of the agreements entered into by him led to a conclusion that he was actually an employee throughout the period in question. [25] The Authority reviewed extensive evidence, including documents. It found that an argument Mr Lorigan was employed not just by Infinity but also by SDMG would not avail him, given that the pre-March 2009...

5. Cycle-5-key-findings-report-v3.0-FIN.pdf [pdf, 2.3 MB]

   Key findings – Cycle 5 report Descriptive statistics June 2023 Results drawn from Cycle 5 (2021/22) of the New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey 2 ISSN 2744-3981 Disclaimer While all care and diligence has been taken to process, analyse and extract data and information for this publication, the Ministry of Justice gives no warranty that it is error free and will not be liable for any loss or d

6. Peita - Motatau 3H2[2019]Chief Judge's MB 337 (2019 CJ 337) [pdf, 362 KB]

   ...II Maraea 3 WH(S) 231, 10/05/1996 m.20 f.14 Alan Shane Peita 9. Annie Beattie’s mother, Ene Paraone is a sister to Henare Paraone I, the applicant’s grandfather. The rights of the land are derived through Hokino Paraone, the father of Ene and Henare. 10. There is nothing on the partition file or in the records to show that the partitioned area awarded to Annie Beattie belonged to Henare Paraone I. Details of subsequent Orders af...

7. [2013] NZEmpC 155 Clark v Idea Services Ltd [pdf, 270 KB]

   ...with Mr Clark in Invercargill about training that Mr Ward’s staff had been scheduled to deliver to ISL Invercargill staff but which Mr Clark sought to have postponed. Messrs Clark and Ward were not well known to each other although Mr Ward was, through one of his Invercargill based staff members, Cynthia (Cindy) Andrews, aware of local issues in that area. Mr Ward believed, as a result of what Ms Andrews had told him, that Mr Clark was seeking to isolate local Southland manageme...

8. Family violence & the pro-arrest policy: a literature review [pdf, 214 KB]

   Family violence and the pro-arrest policy: a literature review Prepared for the Ministry of Justice by Dr Sue Carswell 2 DISCLAIMER This research was commissioned by the Ministry of Justice. The report has been prepared by the author and the views expressed in it are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the Ministry of Justice. First published in October 2006 by the Ministry of Justice PO Box 180 Wellington New Zealand © Crown Copyright ISBN 0-478-29

9. [2018] NZSSAA 42 (3 September 2018) [pdf, 701 KB]

   ...that mandate this result. [8] If the Ministry is correct, then a person in the appellant’s position cannot generally engage in small business activities to supplement their income, and there is no prospect of progressing to independent living through that mechanism. Benefits do no more than provide sufficient means for a person to live with reasonable dignity; it is impossible to use a benefit to supplement business expenses on a significant scale. As an illustration, Inland Reven...

10. Naera v Fenwick - Whakapoungakau 24 (2019) 217 Waiariki MB 85 (217 WAR 85) [pdf, 536 KB]

    ...Counsel contended that this Court can rely on and adopt the findings of fact made by the Supreme Court, as they were made within the same set of proceedings. He argued this is not a case where the parties would be relying of findings made in separate proceedings. Mr Geiringer submitted that the proceedings began in this Court and have been to the Supreme Court where the latter corrected a finding of fact made at first instance and then referred the matter back to this Court to conc...