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1. Tau v Tahere - Rangihamama X3A (2016) 137 Taitokerau MB 68 (137 TTK 68) [pdf, 494 KB]

   ...test of satisfactory performance need not be judged solely on objective standards. The Court is entitled to consider the nature of the trust, its performance and the views of the owners in coming to a determination.” I still concur with that statement and my view is reinforced by the statutory provisions that I have just referred to. That is not to say that the Court must blindly follow the wishes of the owners. There must still be grounds under section 240 for the Court to exerci...

2. [2021] NZACC 176 - Renton v ACC (5 November 2021) [pdf, 728 KB]

   IN THE DISTRICT COURT AT WELLINGTON I TE KŌTI-Ā-ROHE KI TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA [2021] NZACC 176 ACR 297/19 UNDER THE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT 2001 IN THE MATTER OF AN APPEAL UNDER SECTION 149 OF THE ACT BETWEEN NIGEL RENTON Appellant AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CORPORATION Respondent Hearing: 28 September 2021 Heard at: Via AVL video link Appearances: Mr A Beck for the appellant Mr I Hunt for the respondent Judgment:

3. Independent Electoral Review Final Report Executive Summary and List of Recommendations [pdf, 655 KB]

   Final Report Our recommendations for a fairer, clearer, and more accessible electoral system November 2023 He Arotake Pōtitanga Motuhake Independent Electoral Review Final Report | Executive Summary 13 He Arotake Pōtitanga Motuhake Independent Electoral Review Executive Summary Background 1. We were established as an independent panel in May 2022 by the Minister of Justice to review Aotearoa New Zealand’s electoral system. Our Terms of Reference cover

4. Final-Technical-Assessment-N-Productive-Land-v2.pdf [pdf, 2.3 MB]

   ...("NZLRI") has been used to ascertain the highly productive and highly versatile land. Highly productive land is all the land that is LUC classes 1 to 3 and highly versatile land is LUC classes 1 and 2 plus 3e1 and 3e2 land. The National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land ("NPS-HPL") was released on 12 September 2022. It classifies highly productive land as land zoned rural and of LUC 1, 2 or 3.1 The NPS-HPL, its policies and its relevance to and effec...

5. Appendix-4-Additional-submissions.pdf [pdf, 2.8 MB]

   ...six months of 2024 recorded 62 aggravated robberies at service stations – one every three days – and 13,791 instances of theft, mostly drive off fuel theft but also shoplifting from the store. Earlier this year, MTA published its Position Statement and Action Plan to address service station crime. Through our advocacy work and as lead voice in media, MTA represents the service station sector. The material below should be read in conjunction with the Appendix of MTA member co...

6. Youth Court - Signed, sealed – (but not yet fully) delivered [pdf, 817 KB]

   1 “Signed, Sealed – (but not yet fully) Delivered” An analysis of the “revolutionary” 1989 legislative blueprint to address youth offending in New Zealand, particularly by young Māori, and a discussion as to the extent to which it has been fully realised. Paper to be delivered at the “Healing Courts, Healing Plans, Healing People: International Indigenous Therapeutic Jurisprudence Conference” by His Honour Judge Andrew Becroft1

7. Butcher v NZ Transport Agency [2022] NZHRRT 21 [pdf, 586 KB]

   Reference No. HRRT 019/2017 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN STEPHEN GILBERT BUTCHER PLAINTIFF AND NEW ZEALAND TRANSPORT AGENCY FIRST DEFENDANT AND ATTORNEY-GENERAL IN RESPECT OF THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT SECOND DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines ONZM QC, Chairperson Ms MG Coleman, Deputy Chairperson Dr NR Swain, Member Sir RK Workman KNZM QSO, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr SG Butcher in person Mr P Rishworth QC and Mr M McKi

8. MLC - 150 years of the Māori Land Court [pdf, 11 MB]

   He Pou Herenga Tangata He Pou Herenga Whenua He Pou Whare Kōrero 150 years of the Māori Land Court He Pou Herenga Tangata He Pou Herenga Whenua He Pou Whare Kōrero 150 years of the Māori Land Court Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori Ministry of Justice | Te Tāhū o te Ture W justice.govt.nz/courts/maori-land-court T +64 4 914 3102 E mlcnationaloffice@justice.govt.nz Ministry of Justice | Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street | SX11203 | Wellington | New Zealand

9. Attitudes to crime & punishment: a New Zealand study [pdf, 541 KB]

   Attitudes to Crime and Punishment: A New Zealand Study Judy Paulin Wendy Searle Trish Knaggs December 2003 ii iii First published in December 2003 by the Ministry of Justice PO Box 180 Wellington New Zealand © Crown Copyright ISBN 478-20162-1 iv Foreword The report presents the findings of the first comprehensive national survey of the views of a sample of adult New Zealanders about crime and the criminal justice system’s response to crime. A random sample of 1500 adult Ne

10. Turuki! Turuki! Moving Together [pdf, 2.9 MB]

    P. 1 Turuki! Turuki! Move together! Transforming our criminal justice system The second report of Te Uepū Hāpai i Te Ora Safe and Effective Justice Advisory Group P. 2 Paneke! Paneke! First principles, first steps. Te Uepū Hāpai i te Ora is grateful to Justice Joe Williams and Dr Kārena Kelly for the naming of this report. We are also grateful for Dr Kelly's advice on the use of te reo Māori in fully expressing our vision and values. P. 3 It is more tha