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1. Child witnesses in the New Zealand criminal courts [pdf, 795 KB]

   ...therapists. While such a short course cannot equip judges to correct all poor questioning, it aims to sensitise them to the problems, introduce key concepts and some simple techniques (e.g., ways of intervening), and to raise awareness of additional resources such as CAs. While it still has to work within existing statutory pre-trial timeframes, the Court tackles pre-trial delay using a robust case management model which makes better use of existing hearings: • The agenda of the...

2. National Standards Committee 1 v Deliu [2016] NZLCDT 26 [pdf, 408 KB]

   ...induced to manufacture drugs and hence the charges. He was a Chinese national. [166] In sentencing His Honour recorded that: [17] Your fate is a sad one. It befalls many young Chinese students who come to New Zealand. They find themselves without resources and without any support mechanisms in this country when their financial circumstances or social life turns adverse … [20] You have committed very serious crimes against New Zealand society, Mr Yang. You understand that. I unde...

3. Alternative Dispute Resolution: General Civil Cases [pdf, 675 KB]

   ...consensus around the desirability of the court providing more information, particularly in the form of pamphlets, about options for people trying to resolve disputes. Particularly in their dealings with lay litigants, court staff suggested that having resources regarding ADR options and practitioners (including their specialities) would be advantageous. 47 Alternative Dispute Resolution: General Civil Cases _______________________________________________________ 48 49...

4. Auckland Standards Committee v Castles [2013] NZLCDT 53 [pdf, 277 KB]

   ...How the legal costs were funded [45] Mr and Mrs W are a retired couple, and while Mr W still had his insurance agency at the time Mr Castles began acting for him, it was sold not long after. It would seem that this couple have used all of their resources, even selling items in order to fund the early fees accounts for the litigation. They had borrowed in order to fund the remedial work for their home and without this having been recovered as expected through the litigation they we...

5. Proposals against incitement of hatred and discrimination Summary of submissions [pdf, 4.7 MB]

   ...submitter said it was “undemocratic to allow them [judges] to effectively write the law when there has been such a lack of clarity around the intent of parliament.” Relying on the Police and the Courts to prove ‘intent’ was viewed as a waste of resources. Very few submitters questioned the role of the jury: “What evidence is a jury supposed to assess if the sole “evidence” is that expression of that opinion hurt the feelings of the complainant? It is almost certain that “...

6. OIA-111174.pdf [pdf, 25 MB]

   ...82 Page 55 of 161 RE LE AS ED U ND ER T HE O FF IC IA L IN FO RM AT IO N AC T 19 82 Page 56 of 161 RE LE AS ED U ND ER T HE O FF IC IA L IN FO RM AT IO N AC T 19 82 "Secondly, there will be much more resource put into the sort of bow-wave of people who are there because of the threshold change, and that will allow the process to be speeded up, so again that process will happen much more quickly." Questions 2 s6(a) Page 57 of 161...

7. Waitangi Tribunal - District 11 Wairarapa [pdf, 2.3 MB]

   ...the Waitangi Tribunal, which will receive the final version as evidence in its hearings of claims. Other district reports have been, or will be, published in this series, which, when complete, will provide a national theme of loss of land and other resources by Maori since 1840. Each survey has been written in the light of the objectives of the Rangahaua Whanui project, as set out in a practice note by Chief Judge E T J Durie in September 1993. The text of that practice note is included...

8. NZCVS Cycle2 core report tables [xlsx, 597 KB]

   ...Māori booster sample. The period of data collection was 1 March 2018 - 30 September 2019. The time period covered by the data is 1 March 2017 – 30 September 2019. Refer to the NZCVS methodology report for further details about the survey - Found at resources and results. Comparison with other statistics New Zealand Crime and Safety Survey (NZCASS) The NZCVS is the successor to the New Zealand Crime and Safety Survey (NZCASS), which was administered in 2006, 2009 and 2014. Although som...

9. NZCVS Cycle 2 (2018 – 19) Data Tables [xlsx, 584 KB]

   ...Māori booster sample. The period of data collection was 1 March 2018 - 30 September 2019. The time period covered by the data is 1 March 2017 – 30 September 2019. Refer to the NZCVS methodology report for further details about the survey - Found at resources and results. Comparison with other statistics New Zealand Crime and Safety Survey (NZCASS) The NZCVS is the successor to the New Zealand Crime and Safety Survey (NZCASS), which was administered in 2006, 2009 and 2014. Although som...

10. NZCVS Cycle 4 - Section 4 - Who is experiencing crime [xlsx, 816 KB]

    ...and sampling error 4.9c Trespass by selected two-dimensional demographic factors – Pooled data (Cycle 1–Cycle 4) – Estimates and sampling error 1 New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey (NZCVS) Key findings – Cycle 4 (2020/21) (available at Resources and results) Enquiries Contact us for further information about these and related statistics Suggested citation Ministry of Justice. 2022. New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey. Key findings Cycle 4. Section 4: Who is experiencin...