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1. Adults convicted and sentenced data notes and trends December 2020 [pdf, 274 KB]

   ...2): • traffic offences, such as exceeding the prescribed content of alcohol or other substance limit (36%) • offences against justice, such as breaching a community sentence (15%) • assault (13%) • theft (7%) • dangerous or negligent acts (mostly dangerous driving) (7%). 3 Figure 2: Traffic convictions continue to be the most common conviction for over a third of adults (counting their most serious conviction) The proportion of convicted adults...

2. Adults convicted and sentenced data notes and trends June 2022 [pdf, 215 KB]

   ...year) were (Figure 2): • traffic offences, such as exceeding the prescribed content of alcohol or other substance limit (41%) • offences against justice, such as breaching a community sentence (13%) • assault (13%) • dangerous or negligent acts (mostly dangerous driving) (6%) • theft (6%). 3 Figure 2: Traffic offences were the most common conviction for adults (counting their most serious conviction) The number of adults convicted has fallen...

3. Adults convicted and sentenced data notes and trends June 2020 [pdf, 293 KB]

   ...counted once per year for their most serious conviction each year) were (Figure 2): • traffic offences (37%) • offences against justice, such as breaching a community sentence (16%) • assault (12%) • theft (7%) • dangerous or negligent acts (mostly dangerous driving) (7%). 3 Figure 2: More than a third of adults had a traffic conviction as their most serious conviction Proportion of convicted adults who are Māori has risen over the past 10 yea...

4. Adults convicted and sentenced data notes and trends June 2021 [pdf, 296 KB]

   ...2): • traffic offences, such as exceeding the prescribed content of alcohol or other substance limit (39%) • offences against justice, such as breaching a community sentence (14%) • assault (13%) • theft (7%) • dangerous or negligent acts (mostly dangerous driving) (7%). 3 Figure 2: Traffic convictions continue to be the most common conviction for over a third of adults (counting their most serious conviction) The proportion of convicted adults...

5. Adults convicted and sentenced data notes and trends December 2021 [pdf, 293 KB]

   ...2): • traffic offences, such as exceeding the prescribed content of alcohol or other substance limit (40%) • offences against justice, such as breaching a community sentence (14%) • assault (13%) • theft (6%) • dangerous or negligent acts (mostly dangerous driving) (6%). 3 Figure 2: Traffic convictions was the most common conviction for adults (counting their most serious conviction) The number of adults convicted has fallen across all ethnicit...

6. ND v BC [2022] NZDT 128 (15 August 2022) [pdf, 160 KB]

   ...DQ inspected the van? Did BC attend a paint and panel repair shop on the 31 March 2022 and the 1 April 2022 seeking a quote for the repair of the left door and panel? Can BC claim ownership and privacy of the of the dashcam footage left with the vehicle from after the 29 March when the contract is claimed to have formed? c. Was the sale offered “as is where is” and accepted by ND. d. As a bailee of the truck, has BC failed to use reasonable care and skill to secure the safek...

7. DC v CN [2025] NZDT 21 (10 April 2025) [pdf, 232 KB]

   ...DC’s car when he was obliged to do so, and also entered the intersection of [Street X] and [Road 1], intending to turn north into [Road 1], when it was not clear that the manoeuvre could be completed safely. 6. The law that applies is the law of negligence, which provides that every driver owes a duty of care to ensure they drive with reasonable care and skill so as not to cause damage to other road users. The duty to drive with reasonable care and skill includes an obligation to fo...

8. [2022] NZACC 25 - Teavae v ACC (1 march 2022) [pdf, 214 KB]

   ...or five attacks nearly every day. … It is fairly clear that she is suffering from complex partial seizures, almost certainly with a focus in the temporal lobe. … [4] On 12 August 1994, Ms Teavae suffered a diffuse head injury in a motor vehicle accident in England, and she was admitted to hospital. She was seen for neuropsychological evaluation on 18 and 25 August 1994. Following the second evaluation, A M Nielsen, a trainee Neuropsychologist, reported that Ms Teavae was,...

9. Adult conviction and sentencing statistics data highlights 2017 [pdf, 375 KB]

   ...(18,888 convicted charges; increased 1%) • ‘Exceeding the prescribed content of alcohol or other substance limit’ (16,414 convicted charges; increased 1%) • ‘Assault’ (15,613 convicted charges; increased 3%) • ‘Theft (except motor vehicles)’ (12,000 convicted charges; increased 3%). The total number of convicted charges for drug offences have increased over the last two years. There have been changes to the types of drug offences in court. Cannabis offences, which p...

10. FT v X Ltd [2024] NZDT 708 (20 August 2024) [pdf, 125 KB]

    ...neighbouring property was not a retaining wall. It said it was constructed of small half-rounds that provided no retaining strength and that, as the intended concrete driveway would run up against the boundary, the “fence would not have coped”. X Ltd said vehicle access to the site was now an issue (although it proved not to be). 6. On 28 June, FT emailed X Ltd disputing that the retaining wall would have needed to be replaced. She said the suitability of the retaining wall had not be...