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1. Conviction and sentencing of offenders in New Zealand 1997 to 2006 [pdf, 4 MB]

   ...category. The number of convictions for ‘other’ offences in this offence group fluctuated over the decade, peaking at 380 in 2001. The particularly high number of convictions in 2001 was partly due to 82 convictions for misconduct in respect of human remains (i.e. interfering with graves or human remains). There are usually very few convictions for this type of offence, with just one conviction in 2005 and none recorded in 2006. 40 Conviction and Sentencing of Offenders in New Zea...

2. Rangahaua Whanui National Overview volume 2 [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...branches travelled eastward and, over 2000 years, colonised the hitherto unoccupied islands of ‘Polynesia’, including New Zealand. Maori are thus representatives of a family of peoples who accomplished one of the greatest migrations and settlements in human history, equalled only perhaps by that of the Germanic family of peoples which includes the English. 4. The current New Zealand law on customary title and its extinguishment, including the decision to like affect by Justice Blanchard in...

3. Waitangi Tribunal theme Q - Inland waterways - lakes [pdf, 2.3 MB]

   ...Alfred John Jury, appearing before the commission, stated that eels, flounder, kokopu, whitebait, and ducks were procured from the lake.13 But eels, it would seem, have constituted the major food resource taken from the lakes over the entire period of human occupation.14 During the course of the commission’s inquiry, a memorial was prepared by the solicitors acting for the group of Maori owners opposed to both the sale of the lake and any interference with their fishing rights. The memorial...

4. NZCVS Cycle 4 - Section 5 - SV and FV [xlsx, 419 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...

5. Regulatory Impact Statement: Including 17 year-olds, and convictable traffic offences not punishable by imprisonment, in the youth justice system [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...in this study may differ on the basis of these factors not able to be accounted for in this analysis, thus biasing the results. Scope limitations 8. One of the factors that led to this proposal being considered is research that shows that the human brain is not fully developed until a person is in their early twenties (up to 24 years of age). Our analysis, however, focuses on an option to include 17 year-olds only in the youth justice system. Including 17 year-olds is a significant...

6. Evaluation of Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Court pilot [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...kicked out of ... and I was close to tears when I was telling her. I felt like I had let her down because she’s put so much into us and she cares. She’s got a passion for it and for us. (AODT Court participant 10) Talking to me like I was a human being, and they had concern for me which doesn’t happen in normal court, and you can talk to the judge and she really cares and you don’t really see that much in the system ... Only judge I’ve got respect for ... You can’t fake it,...

7. Rec-Recap-2023-Q1-FINAL.pdf [pdf, 889 KB]

   Recommendations Recap A summary of coronial recommendations and comments made between 1 January and 31 March 2023 Office of the Chief Coroner | 2023 (1) i Coroners’ recommendations and comments Coroners perform essential functions within our society. They inquire into a range of unexpected deaths to establish the identity of the person who has died and the cause and circumstances of their death. While inquiring into a deat

8. Research on the effectiveness of police practice in reducing residential burglary part 5: case study of Rotorua Local Police Area [pdf, 454 KB]

   ...initiatives which cross all those areas. This includes: • tactical coordination • Intel • LET • Field Officers • Strategic Section. 4.1 Tactical coordination The role of tactical coordinator was established in late 2003 in order to manage the human resources required to respond to crime and also undertake the proactive crime reduction strategies. In order to manage this, the tactical coordinator took a weekly, monthly, and quarterly overview of the staffing and planned for leave,...

9. Rec-Recap-2022-Q4-FINAL.pdf [pdf, 931 KB]

   ...235-242. Hasegawa K, Wurita A, Minakata K, Gonmori K, Yamagishi I, Nozawa H, Watanabe K and Suzuki O. "Identification and quantitation of 5-fluoro-ADB, one of the most dangerous synthetic cannabinoids, in stomach contents and solid tissues of a human cadaver and in some herbal products" Forensic Toxicology 33 (2015) 112-121. 20 V. While I agree with, and endorse, Dr Quigley’s advice, I am unable to make any recommendations in this regard, as I have not heard...

10. Miscarriage of justice - Scott Watson - K McDonald's final report March 2011 [pdf, 2 MB]

    ...squab cover was missing. The Defence contended there had been paint spilled on one squab cover, there had been a bum hole in another and the other had simply been mislaid. 3. 13 The Police took a blanket from the vessel, from which a number of human hairs were later recovered. They included two hairs that were the subject of later positive scientific testing which was strongly indicative of them having come from Ms Hope. 3. 14 The Crown case was that extensive Police enquiries res...