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1. Ministry of Justice Annual Report 2023/24 [pdf, 5.6 MB]

   ...legislation meets the requirements of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, and advise the Attorney General whether Bills are consistent with the Act • monitor and support independent Crown entities, such as the Privacy Commissioner and the Human Rights Commission to uphold human rights. We also monitor the following Crown entities to ensure they undertake their statutory functions, meet government expectations, and responsibly spend public funds: • Electoral Commission • Hu...

2. Supplementary Evidence of Matthew Twose [pdf, 2.4 MB]

   ...supplies do not solely provide drinking water, but also support a range of other activities6. 25. Drinking water is a defined term in the National Planning Standards 2019 (the NPS). This states: Drinking water - means water intended to be used for human consumption; and includes water intended to be used for food preparation, utensil washing, and oral or other personal hygiene. 26. MfE’s recommendation report on submissions received to the NPS7 (the MfE report) states that the...

3. BORA Parihaka Reconciliation Bill [pdf, 4.3 MB]

   ...of people at Parihaka. The Crown, empowered by those Acts, at various times suspended the ordinary course of law, breached natural justice, indemnified people for actions taken in excess of legal powers, or deprived the people of Parihaka of basic human rights. Those Acts were- 3 PCO 20592 v 2.10: 27 July 2017: 4:37 p.m. Te Pire Haeata Id Parihaka cl 4 Parihaka Reconciliation Bill (a) the Maori Prisoners' Trials Act 1879 (repealed 1891), which empowered the Governor to set o...

4. ORC - EIC - Felicity Boyd - 15 October 2021 [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...sought to replace the reference to “Regionally Significant Wetlands” with “wetlands”, include reference to the coastal marine area in condition (b)(ii), and introduce a new matter of discretion for measures to prevent adverse effects on human contact recreation and food sources.78 62 Two submitters sought to amend the matter of discretion regarding application depth and rate to ensure it is based on the soil risk framework.79 63 One submitter sought to remove the words...

5. David Bain report of Hon Ian Binnie QC on compensation claim [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...Some of his fingerprints were impressed on the forestock in blood.  He says  animal blood.  The prosecution’s own expert, who performed tests of the  “fingerprint blood” after the 1995 conviction, acknowledged that no “human  DNA” was detected.  It is true that David told the Police that only he knew the  location of the key to the trigger lock.  However, after the murders the Police  found both live ammunitio...

6. Final Report of the Independent Panel - Word [docx, 11 MB]

   ...implement the changes we recommend. The development of Te Korowai Ture ā-Whānau will: · improve the well-being of children and young people · enhance access to justice for children, parents and whānau · strengthen respect for and fulfilment of human rights for all who engage with the family justice services. Te Korowai Ture ā-Whānau should be a model for the justice sector as a whole, in being child centred, in how te ao Māori is recognised, in its responsiveness to diversity, acco...

7. Te Korowai Ture ā-Whānau: The final report of the Independent Panel examining the 2014 family justice reforms [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...the changes we recommend. The development of Te Korowai Ture ā-Whānau will: • improve the well-being of children and young people • enhance access to justice for children, parents and whānau • strengthen respect for and fulfilment of human rights for all who engage with the family justice services. Te Korowai Ture ā-Whānau should be a model for the justice sector as a whole, in being child centred, in how te ao Māori is recognised, in its responsiveness to diversity, acc...

8. Family Violence, Sexual Violence and Violence within Whānau: Workforce Capability Framework [pdf, 2.5 MB]

   ...Workforce Capability Framework The rights of children Children are born into a family or whānau and derive their identity partly from being a member of that family or whānau. However, children aren’t just an extension of their parents; they’re human beings who have moral status, a distinctness, and an individuality growing towards autonomy. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child sets out 54 articles on the basic human rights of every child. These include surviv...

9. 28.-Evidence-of-Mr-Grant-Eccles-Planning.PDF [PDF, 1.7 MB]

   ...PNRP), and under the National Environment Standards for Freshwater Management (NES-F). The exception being any consents that may be required under the National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health, as discussed further below. 36. The completion of the detailed design phase of the Project may however give rise to the need for further or different consents and those will be sought at the time. For example, I specifically no...

10. [2014] NZEmpC 188 The Warehouse Ltd v Harris [pdf, 501 KB]

    ...her comment about Mrs Pattinson’s arrogance, and a proposal was made on Ms Harris’s behalf that she would write a letter of apology to the customer. [43] The meeting was then adjourned to enable Mr Bunce to take advice by telephone from a TWL Human Resources Officer, including to confirm his assessment that there had been serious misconduct and that dismissal was in order. Having received that endorsement by telephone, Mr Bunce prepared a written statement of his preliminary de...