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1. Waitangi Tribunal - issue 52 of Te Manutukutuku [pdf, 348 KB]

   ...The experiences of members, claimants, counsel and staff are key to giving the Waitangi Tribunal history its essential bicultural dimension. “Oral history is a unique way of recording unwritten history. This project will allow us to hear the human dimension of the Waitangi Tribunal and thus add to our under- standing of recent history in this country,” says Chief Historian, Jock Phillips. Execu t i ve Ass i s tan t V i c to r ia Brown 785 Northern South Island 16-17 Octob...

2. [2021] NZACC 133 – Larason v ACC (17 August 2021) [pdf, 373 KB]

   ...important to note that traumatic rupture of the umbilical area is not the same as “general rupture of the anterior abdominal wall” which would take a far more violent force to develop. … The umbilicus is a natural point of weakness in the human body and the force required to disrupt this area is of course less than required to cause a “general rupture of the anterior abdominal wall”. It appears that ACC has perhaps inadvertently overlooked this fact. [30] Following M...

3. [2013] NZEmpC 38 Taiapa v Te Runanga O Turanganui A Kiwa Trust t/a Turanga Ararau Private Training Establishment [pdf, 117 KB]

   ...real stake in an early and full recuperation. [31] This principle is not to be confused, however, with what an employee may be doing during a period of sick leave, irrespective of where the employee may be. As the decided cases and experience of human affairs show, if an employee’s activities during a period of sick leave do not appear to be consistent with recuperation, this may justify inquiry by the employer to determine the genuineness of the illness or injury. In this case,...

4. BORA Social Security Amendment Bill [pdf, 272 KB]

   ...INCONSISTENCY WITH THE BILL OF RIGHTS ACT Section 19: Freedom from Discrimination 11 Under section 19(1) of the Bill of Rights Act everyone has the right to freedom from discrimination on the grounds of discrimination set out in section 21 of the Human Rights Act 1993. The grounds of discrimination include age, marital status, family status and sex. 12 Not all policies or practices that draw a distinction between individuals give rise to an issue of discrimination under section 19(...

5. [2020] NZEmpC 219 Ward v Concrete Structures (NZ) Ltd [pdf, 282 KB]

   ...IMPROVEMENT IS REQUIRED: NEEDS TO GET ON TOP OF HEALTH ISSUES & EVERYTHING ELSE WILL GO AWAY – BRING BACK THE OLD [MR WARD]! [5] Mr Romanes and Mr Chris Mackie, the company’s plant health and safety manager (who was also responsible for human resource management), convened a meeting with Mr Ward on 11 July 2016. Mr Mackie took a file note of what transpired: [Mr Ward] stated he isn’t happy with the way things are going for him at [the company]. He isn’t sure that h...

6. Director of Proceedings v Southern District Health Board [2020] NZHRRT 5 [pdf, 494 KB]

   (1) ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF NAME OR IDENTIFYING PARTICULARS OF AGGRIEVED PERSON (2) ORDER PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE CHAIRPERSON OR OF THE TRIBUNAL IN THE HUMAN, RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2020] NZHRRT 5 UNDER BETWEEN AND AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Ms J Foster, Deputy Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member Dr JAG Fountain, Member REPRESENTATION: Ms K Eckersley, Director of Proceedings Reference No. HRRT 045/2019 SECTION 50 OF THE HEAL T...

7. OIA-Adoption Law Reform [pdf, 1019 KB]

   ...to challenges arising from inter-country adoptions. Our adoption laws do not meet New Zealand’s domestic and international obligations 34. Our adoption laws fall short of our domestic and international obligations, particularly in relation to human rights. In 2016, the Human Rights Review Tribunal declared seven provisions of the Adoption and Adult Adoption Information Acts discriminatory on the basis of sex, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, and age. 35. Our laws h...

8. LCRO 30/2023 YO obo TM v EB (13 May 2025) [pdf, 218 KB]

   ...consequences, of decisions in respect of matters relating to his or her personal care and welfare; and (b) to communicate decisions in respect of those matters. [59] This statement of presumption reflects the wider presumptions to be found in the Human Rights Act 1993, and international conventions such as the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. [60] If a lawyer makes a presumption that a client lacks capacity merely because the person is elderly, it will offen...

9. Crimes-Act-2025_Redacted.pdf [pdf, 591 KB]

   ...adults are significantly more likely to experience crime across all offences, and not just violent crime. Disabled people working in retail are at a higher risk of being victimised and, therefore, are more disproportionately impacted by retail crime. Human Rights 41 These proposals do impact on peoples’ rights, primarily the right not to be arbitrarily arrested or detained and the rights of persons arrested or detained.8 Given these rights are already engaged with through other arrest...

10. LCRO 17/2025 ZG v MY (16 April 2025) [pdf, 178 KB]

    ...is a director in the firm. [4] [Law firm] also offers training courses and seminars to the public in aspects of employment law and practice. [5] During 2023, Mr MY was acting for Mr ZG’s former employer, [Company A], in proceedings before the Human Rights Review Tribunal (Tribunal).2 [6] On 13 March 2023 the Tribunal issued a Minute in the proceedings, which said the following: Communication [2] Since the commencement of this proceeding [Mr ZG’s] communication with the Tribuna...