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  1. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - summary record 4th report [pdf, 51 KB]

    ...laws in New Zealand protected Maori culture and customary practices. Examples were the Treaty of Waitangi (Fisheries Claims) Settlement Act of 1992, providing for the recognition and protection of non-commercial customary fisheries rights, and the Resource Management Act of 1991, recognizing Maori customs in relation to natural and physical resources. In terms of common law, the courts had developed a number of requirements for the recognition of custom law, including the use of qualifie...

  2. [2015] NZEmpC 127 Nisha v LSG Sky Chefs New Zealand Ltd [pdf, 333 KB]

    ...privileged, or both. [46] Document 240 is a draft letter prepared for the purpose of obtaining legal advice from one of the defendant’s then lawyers, Garry Pollak. It was a draft letter addressed to Gerda Gorgner, who I understand was a human resources staff member with PFC, discussing the proposed transfer of employees as a group. The letter s said to have been written before the transfer when the defendant was seeking to resolve its concerns about that matter. Ms Park says th...

  3. 2018 to 2023 Ministry of Justice statement of intent [pdf, 1.2 MB]

    ...courts. The Ministry provides registry and administrative services necessary to support judicial administration of the court system and to support judicial decision-making. Administrative support includes transcription services, finance, ICT, human resources and funding for continuing legal education and development for judges. In delivering services, the Ministry recognises the importance of the constitutional requirements of independence of the judicial function and works with th...

  4. B v Southern Response Earthquake Services Ltd [2021] CEIT-2021-0006 [pdf, 336 KB]

    ...the timeframe. 37) On 1 March 2019, Ms F responded noting that the instructions and information provided to Mr Smith were not of the level required for the rebuild. She agreed to: an extension, provided detailed design documents, confirmation of resource consent being applied for the excavations, and a copy of a signed building contract with an expected start date were provided. 38) On 6 March 2019, Mr Smith issued a report on the findings from the test pits. The report refers to...

  5. Key Informant Interviews Review of the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 [pdf, 326 KB]

    ...Reform Act 2003 _______________________________________________________________ 10 CORP 363 Suggestions for ways to improve access included: • better internet resources; • more user friendly printed information (including in foreign languages); and • providing opportunities for experienced sex workers to educate those less experienced. Safety issues Improving the safety of sex workers...

  6. [2024] NZEmpC 136 Stellar Elements New Zealand Limited v Amesbury [pdf, 329 KB]

    ...employment arrangement. He was recruited at a time when the Cloud Unit sales forecasts and business outlook were optimistic. There was engagement with a potential New Zealand-based client which led the Cloud Unit to forecast a need for local resource to service the client. A decision was made to hire Mr Amesbury for the purposes of the anticipated growth. However, that growth did not eventuate. As noted, Mr Amesbury accordingly undertook various internal projects from the outse...

  7. Skipper v Gibson - Ngāti Tawhirikura Hapū Charitable Trust (2025) 498 Aotea MB 148 (498 AOT 148) [pdf, 415 KB]

    ...vesting notion. It follows that it would not be a stretch to conceive of Ngāti Tāwhirikura’s pa site, as being beneficially vested in the hapū. [55] There is also an added tikanga orthodoxy at play. In Te Ao Māori, whenua and other natural resources are not viewed as something that can be owned and controlled, but rather Māori are fundamentally of the land, they see themselves as the land. That is to say that whakapapa is more than just genealogy to Māori: ‘papa’ is abou...

  8. 31 May- 4 June- MD- Water Conservation Order [pdf, 1.6 MB]

    BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT NAPIER ENV-2019-AKL-000270 ENV-2019-AKL-000272 ENV-2019-AKL-000273 ENV-2019-AKL-000274 ENV-2019-AKL-000277 ENV-2019-AKL-000278 ENV-2019-AKL-000309 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 of submissions under section 209 of the Act BETWEEN NGA KAITIAKI O TE AWA A NGARURORO HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL EAST TAUPO LANDS TRUST OWHAOKO B & D LANDS TRUST WHITEWATER NEW ZEALAND INCORPORATED ROYAL FOREST AND BI...

  9. 2015 Ministry of Justice annual report [pdf, 4.2 MB]

    ...people’s lives, such as the Ministry of Social Development on a series of initiatives to curb family and sexual violence. We are also making progress in improving the Ministry’s governance and management, through better planning and prioritising our resources, supported by a clearly communicated vision and strategy. In 2014/15, we reviewed the Ministry’s expenditure, refreshed the Ministry’s strategy and identified priorities and goals for 2015–17. 4 Modernising courts an...

  10. Ministry of Justice annual report 2018-19 [pdf, 5.2 MB]

    ...by the acts of terror in Christchurch. On the day of the attack, our National Incident Management team was activated to coordinate our efforts and work with central government’s incident management following the tragedy. We coordinated staff resources across our business groups and deployed them to Christchurch and other parts of the country to support our people. We also delivered wellbeing guidance to our people across the country in the wake of the tragedy. Many of our people...