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1. Waitangi Tribunal - Mangatū Remedies Report [pdf, 3.8 MB]

   ...to negotiate their full redress with the Crown and undertake further discussions with the other claimants to arrive at a satisfactory settlement . The claimants represented by TAMA also require wide-ranging redress, besides what they would receive through a binding recommendation . TAMA previously held the mandate for the other applicants to undertake settlement negotiations with the Crown . If all applicants reconfirm TAMA’s mandate to represent them, then TAMA can return to the Tribuna...

2. [2010] NZEmpC 84 Secretary for Justice v Dodd [pdf, 126 KB]

   ...with it. There is, however, no evidence about how that minute was caused to be made or even whether Ms Dodd was aware of it. [17] Unfortunately, non-publication orders made during the hearing of this case and affecting the complainant and her parents, one of whom I describe as “the other Ministry [of Justice] employee”, tend to make more enigmatic the identification of the persons just referred to and their relationships with the defendant. [18] Ms Dodd is not the on...

3. MLC - 150 years of the Māori Land Court [pdf, 11 MB]

   ...FOUNDATIONS OF THE COURT 1862–1890s The government’s response was to set up the Hawke’s Bay Commission of 1873, one of the first of the many government-mandated reviews and inquiries into the Court’s actions which have been so influential throughout its history. The Hawke’s Bay Commission was a bicultural body and comprised four commissioners, two Māori (Wiremu Hikairo, of Rotorua, and Major Te Wheoro, from the Waikato) and two Pākehā (C W Richmond and F E Maning). Richm...

4. Curtin v ACC [2012] NZACA 11 [pdf, 581 KB]

   ...cannot speak for other apprenticeships at the time, but I can state with absolute certainty that it was a primary requirement of the Plumbing and Gasfitting apprenticeship (signed by the employer, the apprentice an if under 18 the apprentice's parents) that formal training and qualification take place. The apprentice was required to attend night classes if they lived within a certain distance of a provider, or to undertake distance learning if not. In addition, they were required t...

5. Wirihana-Tawake v Kauika-Stevens - Rangitatau 1D5A1 Takirau Marae (2021) 434 Aotea MB 114 (434 AOT 114) [pdf, 313 KB]

   ...for use as a rental. In the alternative, he contended that, if he were to be forced to leave the dwelling, most of it was built with materials supplied by his father and himself and so he was entitled to remove those items from the house. [3] Separately, Mr Kauika-Stevens submitted that the trustees had failed in their duties to the trust beneficiaries to act prudently. He also raised an issue concerning the passing of Clark Tawake and how succession may be relevant to the dwellin...

6. Bhana v Paniora - Wairau North 1B2C (2013) 69 Taitokerau 139 (69 TTK 139) [pdf, 155 KB]

   ...to Māori freehold land status in 2005. It is in three severances. [5] The north-western severance comprises approximately 5000m² of river flat. On its western boundary is the Waimamaku river. On its eastern boundary is Pokas Road, which separates this severance from the other two severances. Hauraki Naera’s house stood on this severance. The house had not been lived in since the late 1990s and was demolished in about 2002. In recent years Barbara Bhana has used this area f...

7. Canterbury Westland Standards Committee 2 v Mr U [2024] NZLCDT 4 (9 February 2024) [pdf, 173 KB]

   ...Context [5] In order to understand how the conduct came about, a brief background is required. Mr U studied law as a mature student and was admitted to the bar in 2019. Subsequently he was employed in a law firm as a solicitor. In 2020, Mr U separated from his wife and proceedings began in the Family Court concerning, among other things, the care of the children of the family and the occupation of the former family home. [6] Mr U says that the proceedings encountered signific...

8. Electoral-Voting-Age-Legislation_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 6.6 MB]

   ...Section 9(2)(f)(iv) to maintain the constitutional conventions for the time being which protects the confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers of the Crown and officials. Section 9(2)(g)(i) to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the free and frank expression of opinions by or between or to Ministers of the Crown. Section 9(2)(h) to maintain legal professional privilege. Section 18(d) information requested will soon become publicly available. Additiona...

9. Pue v Kīngi - Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Maru (Taranaki) Whenua Tōpu Trust (2015) 335 Aotea MB 1 (335 AOT 1) [pdf, 389 KB]

   ...background and procedural history has been set out in two previous judgments. However, for convenience and to provide context, some of that material is repeated here. For convenience “trustees” invariably means the former trustees except where separately identified as a “current” trustee(s). Background [9] In 2004 Ngāti Maru Wharanui Pukehou Trust (“NMWPT”) was appointed the interim representative of Ngāti Maru for particular purposes, primarily concerning hauora f...

10. Research on the effectiveness of police practice in reducing residential burglary part 6: case study of Lower Hutt Police Area [pdf, 331 KB]

    ...for Research, Science and Technology. In the spirit of the CDRP, it has been an excellent example of cross-departmental research on a subject of high priority to government. The real commitment of the New Zealand Police to reducing crime is evident throughout the ten reports of the Burglary Reduction Research Programme. This substantial series of reports is published to be used in part or in its entirety by front-line Police, as well as managers, advisers and policy makers, all of whom play...