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1. Effectiveness of alcohol pricing policies 2014 [pdf, 4 MB]

   ...the overall welfare effect on society of different alcohol pricing options. The models link aspects of price, drinking patterns, purchase patterns, elasticities, and various types of alcohol-related harms. The analysis was undertaken with limited resources in a limited timeframe. The analysis could be refined and enhanced as new information comes to hand, but it would require a team of people who are dedicated to this work to keep refining and improving the analysis. In undertaking this...

2. OIA-102050.pdf [pdf, 7.8 MB]

   ...representatives from the National Iwi Chairs Forum Pou Tikanga, who have offered to partner with the Ministry to deliver engagement with Māori. 42. Further work on any legal framework for whāngai either within or outside of adoption reform will require resourcing. If a separate work programme is preferred by Māori, we will need to consider how this can be included on the Ministry’s policy work programme, its timing, and to ensure additional resourcing and funding is available to sup...

3. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 WML evidence chief Mark Poynter [pdf, 852 KB]

   Before the Environment Court at Auckland ENV-2013-AKL-000174 In the Matter of the Resource Management Act 1991 And In the Matter of Notice of Motion under Section 87G requesting the granting of resource consents to Waiheke Marinas Limited to establish a Marina at Matiatia Bay, Waiheke Island, in the Hauraki Gulf Evidence of Mark Raymond Poynter on behalf of Waiheke Marinas Ltd Dated 29 April 2014 Richard Brabant/J...

4. Justice Sector Legal Aid forecast 2013 to 2018 [pdf, 620 KB]

   ...lodged with the Waitangi Tribunal and a substantial number of claims have been recently settled. Work related to these claims is thus in decline. Contemporary claims can still be lodged (such as the recent claim relating to water and geothermal resources) and these will continue to attract legal aid. The conditions under which legal aid will be granted for these claims remain unclear, pending resolution in court, so this is a difficult quantity to forecast. The forecast is essenti...

5. An overview of child and youth offending statistics in New Zealand 1992 to 2008 [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...locations. Charge and prosecution numbers can also be affected by legislative or administrative changes, technical adjustments to the collection and enumeration of offence data, as well as alterations in the availability and prioritisation of Police resources for detecting and investigating offences. For these reasons, changes in the number of criminal charges and prosecutions processed by the courts do not necessarily reflect real changes in the volume of criminal behaviour. Despite t...

6. Statistical bulletin: An overview of conviction and sentencing statistics in New Zealand 1999 to 2008 [pdf, 759 KB]

   ...in the volume of criminal behaviour. The number of charges can be affected by legislative changes, technical changes surrounding the collection and enumeration of offence data, as well as alterations in the availability and prioritisation of police resources for detecting and investigating offences. Court areas are estimated by allocating each 2006 census meshblock to the nearest courthouse. Nearness is measured as the shortest road distance from the geographical centre of the meshblo...

7. Trends in conviction and sentencing in New Zealand 2011 [pdf, 577 KB]

   ...New Zealand Police began the Policing Excellence programme in 2009. Benefits from the programme will ensure that police are better equipped to deal with changing demands. This means, for example, preventing crime before it happens, putting police resources where and when they are most needed, and responding better to the needs of victims. Police are making greater use of discretion, including pre-charge warnings and written traffic warnings, rather than prosecuting people in court. Fo...

8. Statistical bulletin: An overview of conviction and sentencing statisitcs in New Zealand 2000 to 2009 [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...in the volume of criminal behaviour. The number of charges can be affected by legislative changes, technical changes surrounding the collection and enumeration of offence data, as well as alterations in the availability and prioritisation of police resources for detecting and investigating offences. Court areas Court areas are estimated by allocating each 2006 census meshblock to the nearest District Court. Nearness is measured as the shortest road distance from the geographical centr...

9. [2011] NZEmpC 151 Penney v Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd [pdf, 94 KB]

   ...judgment is being delivered long after the hearing. That delay, and the resulting inconvenience to the parties, is regrettable. The principal reason for that delay is the Christchurch earthquakes, which have impacted heavily on the Court‟s resources and my availability to devote the necessary time to completing judgments in other matters heard before this case. Costs [51] Fonterra has been put to significant cost in resisting Ms Penney‟s challenge. It has been entirely succe...

10. [2010] NZEmpC 23 Metallic Sweeping (1998) Ltd v Whitehead [pdf, 46 KB]

    ...statement of defence is that as a result of the fact that no submissions were filed within the 28-day period, he dispensed with the services of his then solicitors regarding the entire matter. He goes on to plead that he no longer had the financial resources to further retain his solicitors or any other professional adviser who could have filed submissions within time had the plaintiff also done so. [15] On the basis of PBO Ltd (formerly Rush Security Ltd) v Da Cruz1, the plaint...