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1. Summary of submissions: Strengthening New Zealand's legislative response to family violence [pdf, 584 KB]

   ...protection orders, Police safety orders and parenting orders. PROTECTION ORDERS About half of all submissions commented on protection orders, including people with personal experience of them. A common view was that freedom from violence is a basic human right, and cost shouldn't stop people getting a protection order. People supported third parties being able to apply for a protection order on a victim’s behalf; people were split on whether a victim should give their permissio...

2. Family violence consultation: Summary of submissions 20160304 [pdf, 584 KB]

   ...protection orders, Police safety orders and parenting orders. PROTECTION ORDERS About half of all submissions commented on protection orders, including people with personal experience of them. A common view was that freedom from violence is a basic human right, and cost shouldn't stop people getting a protection order. People supported third parties being able to apply for a protection order on a victim’s behalf; people were split on whether a victim should give their permissio...

3. [2017] NZEnvC 124 Skyline Enterprises Ltd v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 12 MB]

   ...avoid confusion with the submitter in this case).46 [42] In summary, it submitsY 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 ... while it appears that the probability of fire occurring in the reserve is low, potentially the greatest consequence is loss of human life or serious injury. A precautionary approach is required, particularly given the large visitor numbers and the limited egress options should ZJV closing submissions, at [17], [is]. ZJV closing submissions, at [21], [25]. ZJV clos...

4. Proactive-release: Firearms-Registry-Review [pdf, 7.3 MB]

   .....................................................................................................................42 Registration of Crown-owned firearms ..............................................................................................43 Consistency of the Registry with the New Zealand human rights framework ...................................44 Te Tiriti considerations ..............................................................................................................

5. [2021] NZEnvC 047 Netherlea Hobsonville Limited v Hamilton City Council [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...properties, and traffic safety and efficiency effects are less than minor. g) Conditions are necessary when soil disturbance and/or land development activities take place on land potentially affected by contaminants in soil to ensure all potential human health risks are identified and addressed to make sure the land is safe for human use. Engineering h} The engineering requirements for water, wastewater and stormwater will ensure that the development will be adequately provided wit...

6. Waitangi Tribunal - He Whiritaunoka (Whanganui) chapter 1 [pdf, 827 KB]

   ...called Ruruku Whakatupua : Te Mana o te Awa Tupua, sets out a framework for establishing the Whanganui river as a single, indivisible legal entity, from the mountains to the sea. The settlement will also allow for the creation of te pou tupua, the ‘human face’ of te awa tupua, which will act and speak for the river. te pou tupua will comprise representatives of Whanganui Māori and the Crown, symbolic of the treaty relation- ship. It will be supported by a strategy group consisting...

7. [2008] NZEmpC WC 13B/08 Mana Coach Services Ltd v NZ Tramways and Public Passenger Transport Union Inc [pdf, 102 KB]

   ...mobile phone voicemail, he often did not respond. However, Mr Griffiths had the ability to contact MCSL, even if he was away from his office, by use of his mobile phone. [35] Surprisingly these days, Mr Griffiths’ counterpart at MCSL, its human resources manager Mr Russell, refused to and did not use a mobile telephone despite being away from his office frequently. MCSL was nevertheless contactable by telephone or facsimile transmission or email at each of its depots and, unli...

8. [2012] NZEmpC 179 Drader v Chief Executive of the Ministry of Social Development [pdf, 189 KB]

   ...had not appreciated the significance of her telephone call to client A as she had not told Mr MacPherson about it, and this caused Mr MacPherson to question her judgment as a manager. [20] Mr MacPherson then contacted Clive Kilgour, a Senior Human Resources Consultant and asked how he should proceed. He was advised to tell Ms Drader about the complaint and that a formal process under the Ministry’s Code of Conduct (the Code) would begin immediately. Mr MacPherson returned to t...

9. [2020] NZEmpC 174 Greetham v Lawter (NZ) Ltd [pdf, 384 KB]

   ...immediate change to Mr Greetham’s employment agreement, remuneration or job title as a result of the change in his duties. The increase in responsibilities was raised by Mr Greetham at a meeting with Mr Yates and Kate Riches, then described as Human Resources Generalist, on 21 October 2011. A time in motion study was thereafter conducted by Ms Riches in response to the discussion. This stated that she found that Mr Greetham’s duties were only consuming around 20– 25 hours pe...

10. [2015] NZEmpC 43 Harris v TSNZ Pulp and Paper Maintenance Ltd [pdf, 336 KB]

    ...were surprised to find these documents attached to the collective agreement, and at Mr Yukich’s insistence that they be so because it was said to have been part of his practice. This was not something that the defendant’s very experienced human resources manager had encountered previously. It was also described as very unusual by another very experienced human resources practitioner, Tony Teesdale, who gave evidence for the defendant in the case. I have not seen, before this...