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1. Sudden death from genetic heart disorder

   ...can make all practical and financial family arrangements. The CIDG investigation can take many months. Genetic tests take about 2–3 months, and organising the clinics and all the cardiac tests sometimes takes longer, depending on the health service resources and how widespread the family is. Do family members have to take part? No. This is a clinical service designed to help people find a cause of death for their family member, and screen them to see if they are also at risk. Attendance is st...

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2. Children-living-through-sexual-exploitation-in-NZ-Factsheet-final.pdf [pdf, 187 KB]

   ...father about it, but he allowed it to continue. Many young people described being coerced and manipulated, often by people with authority or power Children living through sexual exploitation in Aotearoa New Zealand https://www.ecpat.org.nz/resources/im-just-content-to-them-children-living-through-sexual-exploitation-in-aotearoa-new-zealand/ over them. They weren’t just abused, but made to believe that their abuse was inevitable, expected, or somehow their fault. S...

3. Canterbury-Westland Standards Committee 1 v A Practitioner [2025] NZLCDT 34 (16 July 2025) [pdf, 86 KB]

   ...is accepted that the bill was based upon real attendances. At heart, the costs assessments criticised the practitioner for undertaking work at his charge out rate which could have been undertaken at a lower hourly rate if the firm was properly resourced. The fee was deducted from sale proceeds in the firm’s trust account. The client complained about two years later.1 [8] When the Law Society costs assessor reduced fees2 of $39,000 to $13,000 (an apparent overcharging ratio of...

4. Waikato Bay of Plenty Standards Committee 2 v W [2014] NZLCDT 14 [pdf, 81 KB]

   ...maximum fine would have been $5,000.00 under the 1982 Act. It is our view that although the seriousness of this situation would normally demand the imposition of a fine, we consider that given the financial circumstances of Mr W that his meagre resources are better directed to costs and the costs of the proceedings. 5 [16] His circumstances, just in summary, are that he has no income because he is unable to work at the present time as a result of his illness which is ong...

5. Regulatory Impact Statement Human Rights Amendment Bill [pdf, 178 KB]

   ...with respect to these issues. The reason for this is that some human rights topics overlap with others. 29. The leadership role of the Chief Commissioner would become more effective because she or he would have more flexibility in deploying the resources of the Commission. 30. A potential disadvantage of this option is that people with specialised skills and experience might be deterred from applying for a Commissioner position, and advertising such a position might only attract gener...

6. [2012] NZEmpC 20 White & Others v Reserve Bank of New Zealand [pdf, 148 KB]

   ...contributions to the Fund as the actuary considered necessary to provide the benefits payable to members. [9] One of the witnesses the Court heard from was Mr Peter Cornish a director of Hay Group Limited. Hay Group was described as a global human resources consulting firm with over 2,000 professional staff in 47 countries. Mr Cornish has an impressive background, including a detailed and practical knowledge of remuneration issues faced by New Zealand employers, in particular by...

7. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 DM expert Steve White [pdf, 135 KB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT IN THE MATTER of a notice of motion under section 87G of the Resource Management Act 1991 (Act) requesting the granting of resource consents to Waiheke Marinas Limited to establish and operate a marina at Matiatia Bay, Waiheke Island, in the Hauraki Gulf ENV-2013-AKL-000174 (DRAFT) STATEMENT OF EVIDENCE OF STEPHEN ERIC WHITE (ECOLOGY) ON BEHALF OF DIRECTION MATIATIA INCORPORATED AND OTHERS 25 July 2014...

8. Waitangi Tribunal - Remaining historical claims direction (22 September 2015) [pdf, 642 KB]

   ...of their grievances have been addressed in the respective district inquiry's evidential record of documents and Tribunal report. 38. The nexus between remaining historical claims and previous district inquiries, in particular their evidential resources and the Tribunal's reports on claims with similar issues, opens the door to a fast-track inquiry process. The process will focus on claims with grievances where a nexus can be demonstrated. 39. In outline, under the fast-track p...

9. Baigent v ACC [2014] NZACA 10 [pdf, 55 KB]

   ...from hospital on 2 8 June 1991, and for the balance of his care needs he was left to rely on his family, primarily his parents for physical care and financial assistance with additional care that he could not afford to pay for from his own resources. [4] Following the 1996 decision of the High Court in ARCIC v Campbell,1 ACC accepted that Mr Baigent required ACC funded 24-hour attendant care. In 1998 ACC made Mr Baigent a settlement offer of backdated attendant care comp...

10. Waitangi Tribunal - Memorandum historical claims [pdf, 642 KB]

    ...of their grievances have been addressed in the respective district inquiry's evidential record of documents and Tribunal report. 38. The nexus between remaining historical claims and previous district inquiries, in particular their evidential resources and the Tribunal's reports on claims with similar issues, opens the door to a fast-track inquiry process. The process will focus on claims with grievances where a nexus can be demonstrated. 39. In outline, under the fast-track p...