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1. Proactive release – Criminal Activity Intervention Legislation Bill [pdf, 15 MB]

   ...directly seeking to remove the cash from the criminal economy this would add another layer of criminal conduct (possession per se) over and above the criminality which generated the cash and/or laundering the cash. 17. This option would require careful crafting to balance the obligation on a defendant to establish good reasons for having an otherwise inherently legal item. There are cultural implications and a wide range of circumstances in which people may lawfully possess Section 9...

2. Waitangi Tribunal Te Aroha Maunga Settlement process report [pdf, 2.8 MB]

   ...failed to properly manage the tension between Ngāti Rāhiri Tumutumu aspirations for redress on Te Aroha and the offer it made to the Collective . Ngāti Rāhiri Tumutumu argue that the Crown should not have made such an offer before undertaking a careful assessment as to how to provide for all interests on the maunga – those interests particular to each of the various iwi, as well as those that might fairly be shared among them .5 They argue that the Crown thereby breached the principl...

3. Child witnesses in the New Zealand criminal courts [pdf, 795 KB]

   ...child’s video-recorded police interview (EVI) as their evidence- in-chief (judges soon extended eligibility to other child witnesses). Judges were prohibited from issuing directions to the jury that children’s evidence be scrutinised with special care, from warning that children are prone to invention and distortion, and from warning about any lack of corroborating evidence if they would not have done so for an older complainant. The provisions also allowed for expert evidence to b...

4. 2022-02-11 Appendices 1 - 6 to Statement of Evidence of Kerstin Strauss dated 11 February 2022 (Part 1) [pdf, 6.3 MB]

   ...initiate erosive processes and cause significant erosion and sedimentation issues. Rainfall intensity, duration and frequency are the main factors that determine the volume of runoff at a given site. During seasons of increased rainfall particularly careful consideration should be given to the types of control measures proposed to ensure they can accommodate the potentially increased sediment run-off from increased rainfall volumes. But high intensity rainfall events that result in signif...

5. Research on the effectiveness of police practice in reducing residential burglary part 2: 2002 to 2004 [pdf, 537 KB]

   ...83 7.6 Further advice 87 7.7 Summary of interactions with the Police 87 8 Household security 91 8.1 Household security measures 91 8.2 Household security and victimisation 93 8.3 Perception of household security 102 8.4 Why hasn’t more been done to protect homes? 104 8.5 Insurance 106 8.6 Summary of household security 107 9 Neighbourhood crime prevention 109 9.1 Neighbourhood Support 109 9.2 Policing 112 9.3 Awareness of Police and community burglary initiatives 117 9.4 Summary of neighbour...

6. 2016 Ministry of Justice Annual Report [pdf, 2.8 MB]

   ...relationships and durable settlements between the Crown and Māori. We did 460,000 criminal conviction history checks. We lead the justice sector to collectively reduce total crime and reoffending. E.64 (2016) Our year New cross-agency measures to protect children Vulnerable Children Act 2014 took effect New family violence work programme launched to make sure government agencies respond better to family and sexual violence Better support for victims of crime Victims Code...

7. 2021-04-21 Transcript (up to end of day 20) [pdf, 5.9 MB]

   ...Game Council and Central South Island Fish & Game Council P Page and B Irving for Otago Water Resource Users Group 2 OTAGO REGIONAL COUNCIL PLAN CHANGE 7 – ENV-ENV-2020-CHC-127 (08 March 2021) P Anderson of Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc J Winchester and S Lennon for Te Rūnanga o Moeraki, Kati Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki, Te Rūnanga o Otakou, Hokonui Rūnanga (Kai Tahu Ki Otago) and Waihopai Rūnaka, Te Rūnanga Oraka o Aparima, Te R�...

8. NZCVS Cycle 4 2020-21 Controlling behaviours and help-seeking data tables [xlsx, 512 KB]

   ...attribute the work to New Zealand Ministry of Justice and abide by the other licence terms. Please note you may not use any departmental or governmental emblem, logo, or coat of arms in any way that infringes any provision of the Flags, Emblems, and Names Protection Act 1981. Use the wording “New Zealand Ministry of Justice” in your attribution, not the New Zealand Ministry of Justice logo. Data tables for NZCVS topical report - Cycle 4 (2020/21) Controlling behaviours and help-se...

9. Federated Farmers of New Zealand Incorporated [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...definitions and schedules. The reasons for the appeal are as follows: 6. Federated Farmers supports sustainable management of resources and the use of regulatory and non-regulatory measures to maintain or enhance water quality, and to restore and protect the health and wellbeing of the Waikato and Waipā Rivers. However, Federated Farmers considers that the regulatory and non-regulatory methods proposed in Plan Change 1 do not appropriately give effect to the relevant higher orde...

10. 2012 Ministry of Justice annual report [pdf, 2.3 MB]

    ...court and justice services. The highlights in these areas are impressive. The Bail Amendment Bill, Victims of Crime Reform Bill and Juries Amendment Bill were all introduced to Parliament, and policy and legislation was developed to enable public protection orders for high-risk offenders whose sentences have ended and to increase penalties for producing, trading or possessing child pornography. The Ministry also conducted a review of the Family Court and developed advice in resp...