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1. Legal aid scheme review - frequently asked questions

   The Government is undertaking a review of the legal aid system in 2025. The release by the Ministry of Justice of a discussion document has prompted several questions from the legal profession and the public. To assist, the Ministry is publishing its responses to frequently asked questions.  How many legal aid providers are there and what is the split between criminal, civil and family law? How has the number of legal aid providers changed over time? How have rates of payment changed over...

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2. Auckland Standards Committee v Lamborn [2011] NZLCDT 30 [pdf, 112 KB]

   ...the sole provider for a large family. We take account of the fact that the charge is not misconduct but slightly lower down the scale of wrongful behaviour therefore should attract a penalty relative to its seriousness. We take account of the responsible approach of Mr Lamborn in reaching a settlement, entering a guilty plea and seeking medical advice. [12] In terms of publication we do not consider Mr Lamborn has displaced the presumption of openness in s.238. We consider p...

3. Understanding-lived-experience-of-disabled-victims-Factsheet-final.pdf [pdf, 163 KB]

   ...characterises disabled victims’ interactions with Police Of the 23 participants in the study, nearly half (11) reported their victimisation to Police. The five who reported serious offending (violence, sexual violence) reported supportive and responsive interactions with Police. Two neurodiverse participants described misunderstandings with Police. In both cases, they called Police for help, but the responding officers assumed they were hostile when they were in distres...

4. Oxley & Curnow v Wellington Pride (Application for Leave to Intervene) [2025] NZHRRT 36 [pdf, 556 KB]

   ...scheduled for 25 September 2025 could not continue. [11] The Tribunal is mindful of the need to avoid the risk of expanding issues or enlarging the hearing. [12] The intervention relates only to directions and an interim non-publication order made in response to a particular circumstance in this proceeding. There is no suggestion that any final orders are currently sought. The matters for consideration are limited and the Tribunal considers them to be squarely within its own jurisdiction....

5. National Standards Committee v Wootton [2013] NZLCDT 43 [pdf, 48 KB]

   ...he had distanced himself from those persons involved in drugs with whom he had associated, and who had introduced him to drugs. [4] Mr Wootton did not engage in the disciplinary process after the charge was laid. He did not file the required response to charges1 , nor did he file any affidavit or submissions regarding the charge and penalty. 1 Regulation 7 Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Disciplinary Tribunal) Regulatio...

6. Survey results reveal fresh insights into perceptions of crime

   ...different types of offending. “The survey provides valuable insights into New Zealanders’ views on crime and how it impacts them. Our newly released analysis reveals that fear of crime is not uniformly experienced by all.” Five new factsheets based on responses from the Public Perceptions Module, a new set of questions included in the 2024 NZCVS are released today. The NZCVS is an annual face-to-face survey of around 7,000 people aimed at capturing reported and unreported personal and hou...

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7. [2021] NZEnvC 039 CEP Services Matauwhi Limited v Northland Regional Council [pdf, 2.3 MB]

   ...many Councils have set CMA limits within their plan documents and maps by way of diagrams or description, often using roads or bridges as reference points. [3 7] The short point is that the specificity of these definitions, and the demarcation of responsibility between regional and district councils, turn on that CMA divide. This divide includes a large and important area, being that area between the terrestrial freshwater and marine saline environments. The ecotone across the interse...

8. NZCVS-Cycle-5-Impact-of-COVID-Victim-experience.xlsx [xlsx, 247 KB]

   ...other hand, when the confidence intervals of two estimates do overlap, the difference between the estimates is described as not statistically significant. This is a more conservative approach than a formal statistical test. Don't know/refusal responses Residual response categories such as "don't know" and "don't wish to answer" are generally excluded from analysis. This is generally the case for analysis of victimisation and rates of reporting victimisations...

9. NZCVS-Cycle-5-Impact-of-COVID-Victim-experience-v2 [xlsx, 247 KB]

   ...other hand, when the confidence intervals of two estimates do overlap, the difference between the estimates is described as not statistically significant. This is a more conservative approach than a formal statistical test. Don't know/refusal responses Residual response categories such as "don't know" and "don't wish to answer" are generally excluded from analysis. This is generally the case for analysis of victimisation and rates of reporting victimisations...

10. [2023] NZEnvC 190 Donaldson v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 913 KB]

    ...that the natural humps and hollows of the Site would be “masked by the presence of 15 house lots, with associated earthworks, access roads, plantings and other 21 aspects of domestication”.18 With respect, that comes back to intelligent responsive design which we find Mr S Brown to have demonstrated in his approach (although we differ on some aspects). [58] The numbers of house lots and other development features that may be visible and the extent to which this represents a...