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1. Family Violence Risk Assessment and Management Framework [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...perpetrators’ views or wishes may not prevail. However, victims, perpetrators, family and whānau should be part of the decision-making process. Interactions must be designed to enhance the wellbeing of all people affected by family violence. The human rights of all people (victims including children, perpetrators, family, whānau) will be upheld. This includes the right for victims to be free from violence and to exercise autonomy and control over the decisions and choices in their own...

2. [2015] NZEmpC 164 Wellington Free Ambulance Service Inc v Austing Anor [pdf, 143 KB]

   ...that Mr Ives stated in his email in reply that the matter could not be taken further "without having evidence". [53] There is another relatively lengthy email, however, dated 7 November 2012 from Ms Berry to Mr David Jones, WFA's Human Resources Manager, in which she speaks about having to address the defendants "behavioural issues", stating at one point: "The bottom line issue is that there is inappropriate behaviour by Hayden and Nicola which has a se...

3. AS v ZI LCRO 71/2012 (21 March 2014) [pdf, 188 KB]

   ...[87] A client who has unsuccessfully pursued an expensive course of action, such as occurred here, will inevitably feel that better and more informed communication from their lawyer may have led to different decisions being made. This is human nature, we look for reasons to explain how things could have gone so wrong, and for things that could have been done differently. [88] Doubtless Mr AS will reflect upon this case as a whole and conclude that there were things that c...

4. [2014] NZEmpC 194 Commissioner of Police v Coffey [pdf, 127 KB]

   ...Manager. The 1999 Court judgment records that prior to the amalgamation into one of the Palmerston North and Wanganui Districts, Mr Coffey had been the District Executive Officer at Palmerston North with responsibilities for both finance and human resources. 4 The outcome of the 1999 proceedings was that, after making a 3 Coffey v Commissioner of Police [1999] 1 ERNZ 414 (EmpC). 4 At 419. number of preliminary findings,...

5. [2007] NZEmpC WC 12B/07 Credit Consultants Debt Services NZ Ltd v Wilson & Anor [pdf, 108 KB]

   ...[36] Mr Wilson said that in his initial discussions with Mr Harrison he raised the issue of the restraint of trade clause in his contract with Credit Consultants. He told Mr Harrison that his role had been made redundant and that after talking to human resources practitioners the fact that he had been made redundant probably meant that the restraint of trade did not have any effect. He took no legal advice on this and did not show the HR practitioners his restraint clause. [37] It...

6. NZCVS Cycle 4 - Section 9 - Crime scene and consequences [xlsx, 107 KB]

   ...included in the report. 4.    Count estimates have been rounded to the nearest thousands or hundreds. Percentages, means, margins or error and random sampling error have been rounded to the nearest two decimal places. 5. Unfortunately, due to a human error in data collection, these tables do not include over 200 interviews in Hawkes Bay area. Survey results were revised, amended and re-weighted to maintain accuracy and avoid bias. Purpose This document is 1 in a set of 8 data table...

7. Safer Sooner: Strengthening New Zealand’s Family Violence Laws [pdf, 7.9 MB]

   ...3 times more likely to commit suicide. Family violence has a devastating impact on individuals, families and communities. The effects of violence build up and can have a profound impact over time and across generations. In addition to the human and social cost, family violence has a significant economic cost, particularly on our healthcare system. The need to improve how we respond to family violence was a key theme in the submissions we received on the discussion document S...

8. [2015] NZEmpC 192 Lim v Meadow Mushrooms Ltd [pdf, 192 KB]

   ...the case. Injury or death to others who are loved ones does not usually result in humiliation which is an emotion relative to self-worth and self-esteem, whereas grief is a sense of loss quite unrelated to self worth. [29] The feelings of human beings are not intangible things. They are real and felt, but often not identified until the person stands back and looks inwards. They can encompass pleasant feelings (such as contentment, happiness, peacefulness and tranquillity) al...

9. B Ltd v C Ltd & others [2024] NZDT 99 (21 February 2024) [pdf, 213 KB]

   ...all legislation that the term “person” includes incorporated and unincorporated bodies. Because the definition is inclusive, the term “person” in legislation will also retain its natural meaning, which is that a person is “…an individual human being: a man, woman or child…”1. For these reasons I am satisfied that XD and LD have been properly joined as parties in this claim. Did C Ltd breach the agreement for sale and purchase and if so what damages are payable? 9. I f...

10. Justice Matters - issue 17 - December 2019 [pdf, 5 MB]

    ...want our criminal justice system to be safe and effective and if we want to change what it does for the better. These reports are not a blueprint. But they draw on community input and the message is clear: we need a different approach. We need humanity for victims and greater effectiveness for offenders. We cannot undo the mistakes of the past, but we can put in place safeguards to ensure mistakes do not happen again. The newly established Criminal Cases Review Commission, with its...