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1. Breaking the inter-generational cycle of family violence and sexual violence [pdf, 8.4 MB]

   ...with their lives. 12 Many of the services needed (for example, alcohol and drug services) are not readily available. Children exposed to violence do not generally receive help if the violence they are exposed to has not escalated to the justice or care and protection system. There are few services in place to mitigate the life-long impacts exposure to violence has on child wellbeing. 13 Family and sexual violence cost New Zealand between $4 billion and $7 billion each year and place a...

2. Adoption in Aotearoa New Zealand: Summary document - Tongan [pdf, 332 KB]

   ...faka'apa'apa'i. • Ke fakapapau'i 'oku tauhi pau 'e Aotearoa e kotoa 'a hono ngaahi fatongia fakavaha'a pule'anga, tautautefito ki he UN Convention on the Rights of the Child pea mo e Hague Convention 'on the protection of Children pea mo e Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. 4 Ko e hā 'a e ohi? Ko e ohi 'i Aotearoa New Zealand 'oku fakahoko ia 'i he malumalu 'o e Lao 'e 3. Ko e k...

3. CAC 20004 v Li and Ors [2014] NZREADT 67 [pdf, 146 KB]

   ...finance approval "a long time ago", that the property was a leaky building, and that the complainants did not fully understand the consequences of entering into an unconditional sale and purchase agreement. As a result, Mr Li did not proceed carefully or diligently when advising the complainants to sign an unconditional sale and purchase agreement and placed them under undue pressure; and/or iv. Section 146 of the Unit Titles Act 2010 in that Mr Li, as the seller's agent...

4. [2018] NZEnvC 122 Lee Valley Limestone v Tasman District Council [pdf, 4.6 MB]

   BEFORETHEEN~RONMENTCOURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO 0 AOTEAROA Decision No. [2018] NZEnvC 122 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND of an appeal pursuant to s 120 of the Act BETWEEN LEE VALLEY LIMESTONE LTD (ENV-2017 -WLG-000065) Appellant AND TASMAN DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge B P Dwyer Environment Commissioner W R Howie Environment Commissioner I Buchanan Hearing: 10-12 April 2018 at Nelson Appearances: J Ironside for the Appellant

5. [2013] NZEmpC 71 Gilbert v Transfield Services (New Zealand) Ltd [pdf, 362 KB]

   ...unlikely that a paper, electronic or other record trail, consistent with that unlawful motivation, will be created or retained. [60] That is not to say that the Court makes assumptions about such motivations. Rather, they are the reason for a very careful approach by a specialist court to the evidence and a realistic assessment of inferences that may be drawn. Union activity discrimination – the employer’s case [61] Addressing Mr Gilbert’s unlawful discrimination claims, Ms...

6. [2012] NZEmpC 110 de Bruin v Canterbury DH [pdf, 199 KB]

   ...Those changes to the Act were discussed and analysed by the full Court in Angus v Ports of Auckland Ltd 5 and this case requires a practical application of the principles enunciated there. Background [4] Mr de Bruin commenced his nursing career in 1969 and qualified as a registered psychiatric nurse in 1973. From 1975, he was employed by the Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) or its predecessors. For many years, he worked at Templeton Hospital but, when that facility wa...

7. LCRO 29/2023 CP v SW and KM (19 December 2023) [pdf, 245 KB]

   ...to verify Ms AB’s identity? (b) If so, was the first respondent’s insistence that the A&I form be notarised in [country] a breach of professional standards under r 3 or 6 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the Rules)? 14 (c) Did the first respondent refuse to meet with the applicant to witness documents at any time and, if so, was this a breach of r 3.2 or r 7.2 of the Rules? (d) Were the notarised documents sufficient to...

8. Coronial Services Annual Report 2016-2017 [pdf, 1.8 MB]

   ...tonu ai te wairua. Death and dying are a central part of Māori life. The family have an intimate connection with the body of the deceased and are usually closely involved with the preparations leading up to the burial. Respect – in the form of caring for the tupāpaku, mourning the deceased and speaking to them – is shown because, although the physical remains of a person are lifeless, the spirit continues to live on. New Zealand Law Commission, Coroners: A Review, Preliminary...

9. Thompson v Van Wijk [2021] NZHRRT 39 [pdf, 239 KB]

   (1) ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF CHRISTIAN NAMES OF PLAINTIFF’S CHILDREN (2) ORDER PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE TRIBUNAL OR OF THE CHAIRPERSON Reference No. HRRT 067/2016 UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1993 BETWEEN JACINDA KAREN THOMPSON PLAINTIFF AND MICHAEL VAN WIJK FIRST DEFENDANT AND THE BISHOP OF NELSON SECOND DEFENDANT (discontinued) AND THE VICAR OF BLENHEIM PARISH THIRD DEFENDANT (discontinued) AT WELLINGTON BEFORE:

10. National Standards Committee v Young [2017] NZLCDT 41 [pdf, 315 KB]

    ...are, with respect, pertinent. [90] The Court discussed the statutory purpose of negligence by a practitioner coming within the scope of professional discipline, as it first did with the enacting of the 1982 Act28. The clear purpose was for public protection, and to ensure that negligence did not remain within the realms of tort or contract law, as between the solicitor and client. [91] In accepting that purpose, the Court then found it “…inappropriate to apply epithets such a...