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1. OIA-107708.pdf [pdf, 2.2 MB]

   ...voter turnout rates in New Zealand. While compulsory voting may have increased turnout in Australia they have far lower rates of enrolment and higher rates of informal voting compared to New Zealand (see paragraphs 3.3 to 3.9 of the Commission’s supplementary report dated 25 June 2012). In response to requests from the Committee, the Commission provided information on voter turnout and the impact of eVoting, compulsory voting and reducing the voting age to 16 in its supplementary repo...

2. Decision-of-Coroner-B-Windley-as-to-Scope-of-Issues-for-Inquiry-28-4-22-signed.pdf [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...questions remained. [34] A key aspect of that submission was the related submission that the investigation by the Royal Commission was not a human rights-compliant investigation of the kind the State is obliged to conduct under s 8 of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (NZBORA). Section 8 protects the right to life. This issue was the subject of extensive discussion in the course of the Scope Hearing, and I address it in detail below. Legal framework and principles applicab...

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

   ...Rigby, and M Russell National Theme C: The Crown’s Engagement with Customary Tenure in the Nineteenth Century, H Riseborough and J Hutton National Theme G: Public Works Takings of Maori Land, 1840–1981, C Marr National Theme I: Maori and Rating Law, T Bennion National Theme K: Maori Land Councils and Maori Land Boards, D Loveridge National Theme L: Crown Policy on Maori Reserved Lands and Lands Restricted from Alienation, J E Murray National Theme L: The Trust Administration of Maori Re...

4. Waitangi Tribunal Vol 2 Tauranga Moana [pdf, 9.2 MB]

   ...inhabitants of tauranga Moana, they inherit ongoing responsi- bilities as the kaitiaki, responsible for guarding and protecting these taonga for the benefit of present and future generations. tauranga Māori affirmed to us that the authority and capacity to act as kaitiaki in the management of resources is a vitally important and prac- tical expression of their rangatiratanga over their ancestral taonga.6 The tangata whenua of tauranga Moana told us, however, that over the decades in which...

5. Waitangi Tribunal theme G - Public works takings of Māori land [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...Phillipson National theme reports National Theme K: Maori Land Councils and Maori Land Boards, D Loveridge National Theme L: Crown Policy on Maori Reserved Lands and Lands Restricted from Alienation, J E Murray National Theme N: Goldmining: Policy, Legislation, and Administration, Dr R Anderson National Theme Q: The Foreshore, R Boast National Theme S: The Natve Townships Act 1895, S Woodley © Copyright Waitangi Tribunal 1997 iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This report was prepared by Cathy Marr...

6. Recommendations recap - issue 3 [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...inquiry environmental science and Research (esR) referred to seven cases of sudden death where Clozapine was the only drug detected. Levels were between 1.3 milligrams per litre and 13.5 milligrams per litre. This is consistent with the literature reports of intentional fatal Clozapine overdoses in concentrations of 1.2, 5.4, 8.4 and 8.8 milligrams per litre. The deceased did not have access to unauthorised medication and he was only taking medication as prescribed and at the ap...

7. Waitangi Tribunal - Poverty Bay [pdf, 4.2 MB]

   Rangahaua Whanui Dis t r ic t 5b POVERTY BAY SIÂN DALY February 1997 Working Paper : Firs t Release WA I T A N G I TR I B U N A L R A N G A H A U A W H A N U I S E R I E S Other Rangahaua Whanui reports District reports District 1: Auckland, R Daamen, P Hamer, and B Rigby District 7: The Volcanic Plateau, B Bargh District 8: The Alienation of Maori Land in the Rohe Potae, C Marr District 9: The Whanganui District, S Cross and B Bargh District 11a: Wairarapa, P Goldsmith Distri

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

   .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 6.5 English views: the Colonial Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 6.6 Legal opinions of the New Zealand Settlements Act and confiscations . . . . . . . 179 6.7 Other legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 6.8 The Waikato raupatu 1864 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 6.9 Confiscation...

9. Proactive release - Market structure for recreational cannabis [pdf, 2.6 MB]

   ...to youth  Lowering the overall use of cannabis over time through education and addiction services, with a focus on lowering the use amongst youths by increasing the age of first use for those disposed to using it. Revenue raised through the regulation of cannabis should contribute to relevant health-related measures. The agreed secondary policy objectives are:  Disempowering the gangs and the illegal trade in cannabis  Lowering the prison population over time and lowering...

10. Practice Note 2014 [pdf, 286 KB]

    ...Environment Court will come into effect on 1 December 2014 and replaces all earlier Practice Notes. It is not a set of inflexible rules, but is a guide to the practice of the Court and will be followed unless there is good reason to do otherwise. Legislative references are to the Resource Management Act 1991. Contents 1 Communication 1.1 Communicating with the Court 1.2 Communication and co-operation amongst parties 2 Lodging appeals and applications 2.1 Notices of Appeal an...