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1. Appendix 1 Draft 23rd-24th Reports under the Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination [pdf, 483 KB]

   ...Raids apology on 1 August 2021. The apology overall has been well received by Pacific communities who see this as an important step in enabling Talanoa about past experiences of racism in New Zealand. 74. During the period between 1974 and 1976, police and immigration officials carried out rigorous enforcement of immigration laws, which included conducting targeted raids on the homes of Pacific families, often early in the morning or late at night. Police also carried out random str...

2. Draft 23rd-24th Reports under the Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination [pdf, 483 KB]

   ...Raids apology on 1 August 2021. The apology overall has been well received by Pacific communities who see this as an important step in enabling Talanoa about past experiences of racism in New Zealand. 74. During the period between 1974 and 1976, police and immigration officials carried out rigorous enforcement of immigration laws, which included conducting targeted raids on the homes of Pacific families, often early in the morning or late at night. Police also carried out random str...

3. Justice Sector forecast 2011 to 2021 update quarter ending December 2011 [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...revert to actual numbers of people in order to calculate muster numbers and numbers of starts. The process, then, is to make assumptions about trends in usage of three individual sentence types. This constrains the fourth, and a key ‘sanity check’ is to examine that constrained trend to see whether it is credible. If not, then the other three trends must be revisited, new assumptions made, and the process repeated. This graph shows the actual proportions of the four types...

4. JE v AC and SY LCRO 259/2012 (17 February 2015) [pdf, 154 KB]

   ...that she repeated the allegations in correspondence to the Presbytery and its counsel, and in written and oral submissions to the Judicial Commission. Dr SY also says Mrs JE left phone messages in which she threatened Dr SY would be reported to Police. Mr AC and Dr SY say they are deeply offended by the allegations, which they say are baseless. In their view, Mrs JE’s conduct fell below the professional standards expected of her as a lawyer. Standards Committee [7] The Comm...

5. LCRO 119/2021 FE v AD of [Firm 1] (14 October 2022) [pdf, 267 KB]

   ...of informed consent, or provision of information will cure problems of potential conflict. [91] It was clear to Mr AD that when Mr FE returned to his office, he had not availed himself of the opportunity to be independently advised. 8 I have checked the audio record of the hearing on this point to ensure accuracy of my recollection. 18 [92] Mr AD ought to have been aware that in providing advice to the individual shareholders (as he did), attention had to be paid to the qu...

6. NZCVS Core Report Cycle 3 (2020) [pdf, 3.7 MB]

   ...that the NZCVS is New Zealand’s only comprehensive source of data about victims of crime. Without this survey we would have much less reliable information on New Zealanders’ experiences with crime, as only 25% of crime is reported to the Police. The results from the NZCVS will help government agencies to create safer neighbourhoods and communities. The survey’s anonymised database now contains information received from approximately 23,500 adults over three years. The incre...

7. AMLCFT Statutory Review Consultation Document [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...the potential consequences are significant. Our Act makes it harder for criminals to launder money and provides a significant disincentive to carrying out the criminal activity in the first place. The Act requires businesses to, among other things, check customer’s identification, monitor accounts for suspicious activity, and report suspected money laundering and terrorism financing to the New Zealand Police. As a result, the Act also make New Zealand less attractive as a destination of...

8. BORA Fire and Emergency New Zealand Bill [pdf, 346 KB]

   ...27. DIA advise that FENZ needs powers of entry (and sometimes inspection) in a few different situations (not all would be search and seizure powers). This includes, emergency powers, pre-incident planning, post-incident investigation, compliance checking, and for enforcement and the investigation of offences. It is clear that the activities do constitute a “search or seizure” in respect of the legislation. 28. The fire service needs access to buildings in the case of an emergency or...

9. Deputy Registrar v Moeahu – Lot 1 DP 17494 Part Section 2345 New Plymouth (Old Railway Station) (2021) 437 Aotea MB 3 (437 AOT 3) [pdf, 550 KB]

   ...misappropriation of funds. In carrying out his investigation, Mr Webster reviewed the relevant trust and Court documents available and held interviews with the trustees and interested parties, including the trust’s accountants and the New Zealand Police. [24] The initial report was filed by Mr Webster in April 2018 and, following an opportunity given to the parties to provide further information and submissions, the final report was filed in October 2019. The report addressed th...

10. FERGUSON Suzanne Claudia (CSU 2010 WHG 000160) [pdf, 210 KB]

    ...view it was understood by farmers that when they rode down to the letterbox to pick up their mail they did not need to use a helmet because they were not in a work phase. However, if they went from the letterbox to another part of the farm to check on stock that constituted work and therefore required to comply with the provisions of the Act. The point being clearer messages were needed. [96] In my view pragmatism and common sense has been a feature of farming for many a long ye...