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1. Impact of Treaty on Government Agencies report [pdf, 286 KB]

   ...policy. The Iwi Transition Agency and the Ministry of Maori Affairs are now established. The Runanga Iwi Bill was introduced to Parliament in December 1989 for the incorporation and registration of runanga (or council) of iwi. This will enhance the legal status of iwi. The Runanga Iwi Bill, for the first time since the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, provides for Government’s formal recognition of the iwi structure. The purpose of the Bill is, essentially, to enable Maori to use mor...

2. [2018] NZEnvC 015 Mawhinney v Auckland Council [pdf, 21 MB]

   ...gravelling or similar surfacing, and/or • works to comply with the provisions of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 or similar legislation that is in force at the time, including establishing vehicle parking for harvest operators and first aid stations, andlor • repair and maintenance of existing rainwater run-off management including culverts, dams, wetland and sett lement ponds, andlor • installation of new rainwater run-off management systems, including attenuation, t...

3. Proactive Release - Review of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 [pdf, 2.9 MB]

   ...Out of Scope s9(2)(a) s9(2)(a) RE LE AS ED B Y TH E MIN IS TE R OF JU ST IC E 2 Purpose 1. This paper seeks your decisions on when and how to progress the review of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (SSA). It follows the aide memoire you received on 25 February 2021 on the SSA review process to date. Executive summary 2. Search and surveillance activities are necessary for law enforcement to prevent and investigate crime and keep communities safe but can i...

4. [2024] NZEnvC 284 Director-General of Conservation v Northland Regional Council [pdf, 16 MB]

   ...otherwise not to be provided to any other party or made publicly available, unless the Council: (a) Has first obtained the Consent Holder’s agreement to this in writing (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld); or (b) Is complying with a legal/statutory obligation to disclose the Report. [9] In the memorandum dated 31 October 2024, counsel has provided further explanation regarding the appropriate wording for condition 35MC and why there is different wording for that condit...

5. [2015] NZEmpC 77 Adams t/a Untouchable hair & Skin v Brown [pdf, 281 KB]

   ...jointly in terms of the pre-prepared notes. One of these recorded that Ms Brown’s parents had “become involved” because Ms X had sent such offensive texts to Ms Brown. In the note relating to the meeting with Ms Brown, it was recorded that legal advice had been taken, and that it would be necessary to work through a procedure and that both should be given written warnings. The note relating to the joint meeting recorded that if there was a recurrence “termination of...

6. Waitangi Tribunal - Part 5 Te Urewera [pdf, 2.1 MB]

   ...over ownership of lakes ? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 20 .4 .2 What was the Crown’s response to the Maori claims for legal ownership of the lake ? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 20 .4 .3 What were the ef...

7. [2019] NZEmpC 34 Emmerson v Northland District Health Board [pdf, 908 KB]

   ...[222] Disciplinary meeting: 14 May 2015 .................................................................... [234] Mr Tito’s conclusions .......................................................................................... [241] Relevant legal principles as to justification ......................................................... [260] Other provisions in NDHB’s Code of Conduct and Disciplinary Policy .............. [272] Analysis ..............................................

8. [2015] NZEmpC 171 Nisha v LSG Sky Chefs New Zealand Ltd [pdf, 488 KB]

   ...[2] Shortly before the transfer, PRI commenced paying Ms Alim a Supervisor’s hourly rate, and also increased her leave entitlements. After transfer, LSG concluded that the increases were not genuine, although on an interim basis it paid Ms Alim at the hourly rate which PRI had used shortly before transfer; LSG intended that the interim arrangement would apply whilst it clarified the true position as to Ms Alim’s terms and conditions. [3] PRI did not cooperate by provi...

9. Butcher v NZ Transport Agency [2022] NZHRRT 21 [pdf, 586 KB]

   ...justice to the particularities of an individual in a given situation. [62] While the test for discrimination under s 19 is now settled, the question of whether s 19 extends to require reasonable accommodation has yet to be considered. [63] The legal test for justification applied in discrimination cases is that set out by Tipping J in Hansen v R [2007] NZSC 7, [2007] 3 NZLR 1 (Hansen) at [104]. See Atkinson at [143]. It requires the Government to establish the limiting measure is pr...

10. Waitangi Tribunal - Wai 2200 6.2.2 Scoping report [pdf, 2 MB]

    ...Working party in the early 1990s • A listing should be undertaken of any twentieth century land consolidation, amalgamation, and development schemes operative on Maori land in this district (Reference to Maori Affairs annual reports and finding aids from Archives New Zealand). • A listing of historical and contemporary census and demographic data relating to the Porirua ki Whanganui Inquiry District. Identify the concentrations of Maori population. (See, for example, T.H. Kem...