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1. Peters - Oriwa 1B1 (2010) 8 Taitokerau MB 210 (8 TTK 210) [pdf, 66 KB]

   ...kaumātua and kuia associated with the land there was never any mention of a wholesale wāhi tapu which prohibited building on the land. I also accept that the existence of middens does not automatically make the place a wāhi tapu. Middens signify human occupation and, in particular, the preparation of kai, which in itself is at odds with an area being a wāhi tapu. While I accept that middens may signify historical occupation of the land, there is no cogent evidence that this par...

2. Huia-Collective-CIA-FINAL-v2.docx.pdf [pdf, 8.3 MB]

   ...central shoot of the flax bush, where will the bellbird find rest? If you were to ask me, ‘What is the most important thing in the world?’ I would reply, ‘It is people, it is people, it is people’. The flax bush represents the sanctity of human life, where a human is likened to a central shoot of the bush, the flax also represents the world of families within families. This whakatauākī tells us that the most important thing in the world is people. Therefore, the most important...

3. 2017 NZSSAA 037 (17 July 2017) [pdf, 214 KB]

   ...started confiscating property from the Jews), perhaps quite acceptable in the atmosphere of the times then. Those attitudes do not provide a decent foundation for interpreting the law in the 21st Century. However we need not argue the matter of human rights or discriminatory law in this Tribunal hearing; the Ministry’s case falls apart elsewhere. Going on ahead, it is necessary to lay out some overarching principles, so that the appellant and the Tribunal do not have to go back to...

4. [2009] NZEmpC AC 24/09 Turners and Growers Ltd v Marshall [pdf, 26 KB]

   ...copied by the defendant. [14] Ms Swarbrick submitted that the evidence of serious risk of destruction or disposal of the material is contained at paragraphs 60 to 69 of the affidavit of Delys Tansley, the plaintiff’s general manager of human resources. Ms Tansley deposes that Mr Marshall has denied having confidential information but describes him, from her experience of dealings with him, as “cagey, inconsistent, antagonistic and does not give accurate responses to...

5. Proactive release – Community Magistrates (Remuneration and Allowances) Order 2019 [pdf, 690 KB]

   ...days after its publication in the New Zealand Gazette. Compliance 15. The Order is consistent with: 15.1. The principles of the Treaty of Waitangi; 15.2. The rights and freedoms contained in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and the Human Rights Act 1993; 15.3. The principles and guidelines set out in the Privacy Act 1993; 15.4. Relevant international standards and obligations; and 15.5. The Legislative Advisory Committees’ Guidelines on Process and Content of Legislat...

6. Proactive release - Orders in Council: Electoral (Expenditure Limit) Order 2020 [pdf, 641 KB]

   ...19 September 2020. No waiver of the 28-day rule is sought. Compliance 10. The Order complies with the following:  the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi  the rights and freedoms contained in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and the Human Rights Act 1993  the principles and guidelines set out in the Privacy Act 1993, and  the Legislation Guidelines. Regulations Review Committee 11. There are no grounds on which the Regulations Review Committee should draw the Order...

7. [2008] NZEmpC AC 35/08 Webb v New Zealand Tramways and Public Passengers Transport Union Inc [pdf, 30 KB]

   ...submitted that a headnote summary of the determinations prepared by the Authority for publication on the Department of Labour’s website would be a better way of informing interested union members. Such summaries are, however, prepared for legal and human resources practitioners and tend to emphasise the legal outcomes and the Authority’s reasoning. There are other parts of the Authority’s determinations that should be available to members so that, put succinctly, mor...

8. E v S [2017] NZIACDT 2 (13 March 2017) [pdf, 105 KB]

   ...breach of duty in a professional setting, by measuring the breach against real world standards where perfection is not attainable. A responsible body of a practitioner’s peers gives weight to the realities of day-to-day professional practice and human error. Accordingly, a necessary element of the test is to determine whether any lapse is sufficiently serious to warrant upholding the complaint as a professional disciplinary matter. Though the statutory context is quite different, a rel...

9. Protection-of-Personal-and-Property-Rights_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 713 KB]

   ...impact on their decision-making capacity. Increases to the thresholds that appear substantial may be seen as inconsistent with the Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which requires appropriate safeguards to protect and promote the human rights of people I N C O N F I D E N C E 8 I N C O N F I D E N C E 6rfh54cgzi 2024-09-04 14:24:47 with disabilities and prevent abuse relating to exercise of legal capacity.10 Increasing the Property Administrator thres...

10. Arms-Act-rewrite-summary-version-of-the-discussion-document-large-print.pdf [pdf, 169 KB]

    ...ammunition • controls products, who can use them, and how they can be used 7 • enables firearms amnesty and buy-back regimes. Controls help to ensure that firearms are not misused. Misusing firearms can lead to serious injury or the loss of human life. Questions • In your view does the Act define a 'firearm' well? • In your view, is the focus on regulating firearms (and associated products) based on the risk profile of each product an appropriate approach...