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1. LCRO 13/2021 ZW v HN (25 November 2021) [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...regulations and policies governing the treatment to be accorded to prisoners. [5] In 2013, Mr HN applied for legal aid to assist him with a civil claim he was intending to take against the Crown. Mr HN’s claim related to what he described as inhumane treatment he had been subjected to by the Department of Corrections in 2011 and 2012. [6] Mr HN’s treatment had been the subject of investigation by the Ombudsman. The Ombudsman’s findings were released in May 2016. [7] Mr HN...

2. Tamplin v Boizard [2021] NZHRRT 42 [pdf, 242 KB]

   ...S O’Sullivan and Ms R Daly for defendant DATE OF HEARING: 24 to 26 February 2020 DATE OF DECISION: 7 September 2021 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL1 1 [This decision is to be cited as Tamplin v Boizard [2021] NZHRRT 42.] IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2021] NZHRRT 42 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA 2 [1] Mr Tamplin was enrolled as a patient of Dr Robert Boizard at his general practice in February 2015. Mr Tamplin had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s diseas...

3. Court-Remote-Participation-Amendment-Bill_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 1.8 MB]

   ...proceedings remotely if they wish to do so. However, women from population groups with lower levels of digital inclusion are less likely to benefit from the new presumption and the impact of their digital exclusion could deepen existing inequities.4 Human Rights 60 The proposals in this paper are consistent with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and the Human Rights Act 1993. Use of External Resources 61 No external resources were used to develop this paper or for the supporting...

4. Sale-and-Supply-of-Alcohol-Rugby-World-Cup-2023-Extended-Trading-Hours-Amendment-Act_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 588 KB]

   ...increase in risk as trading hours get later and the widespread public interest in the Rugby World Cup 2023, it is reasonable to assume the population impacts of these changes will reflect typical patterns of alcohol-related harm across New Zealand. Human Rights 42. The proposals are consistent with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and the Human Rights Act 1993. Consultation 43. The following departments were consulted during the development of this paper: New Zealand P...

5. OIA-111634.pdf [pdf, 2.3 MB]

   ...against by Police than non-Māori 10 to 13-year olds who offend. There have been calls to raise the minimum age 16. New Zealand’s minimum age for murder and manslaughter is low by international standards. In light of evolving international human rights norms, there are many calls for raising it, in line with most other OECD countries which commonly set the threshold at 12 years (see Appendix 4): 16.1. In 2015, the Expert Advisory Panel on Modernising Child, Youth and Family r...

6. [2025] NZEmpC 159 McCormack v Reserve Bank of New Zealand [pdf, 239 KB]

   ...on 17 May 2024. It carried over the three objectives from the first PIP and once again identified performance gaps, strategies to close the gaps, deliverables, and timeframes. It provided for regular meetings with Ms Rowe, Mr Hargreaves, and a human resources advisor. [29] The RBNZ provided feedback on Mr McCormack’s performance against the second PIP. It noted that while he had progressed on working collaboratively with colleagues, he failed to produce a high-quality draft...

7. ENV-2016-CHC-000071 Application for Declarations [pdf, 3.6 MB]

   BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT ENV-2016- IN THE MATTER AND IN THE MATTER BETWEEN AND of the Resource Management Act 1991 of an application for declarations under Part 12 of the Act ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE SOCIETY INCORPORATED Applicant MACKENZIE DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent APPLICATION FOR DECLARATIONS BY ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE SOCIETY INCORPORATED 17 November 2016 Counsel Acting: R B Enright / MCWright PO Box 91736 Victoria Street West Auckland 1142 E: madeleine@ed

8. Regulatory Impact Statement Civil Fees Review [pdf, 179 KB]

   ...jurisdictions) and tribunals generate both public and private benefits. The total cost of these bodies should generally be shared by taxpayers and users. There may, however, be times when fees will not be appropriate; for example, where there is a human rights issue or social policy that would not be achieved if fees were imposed. User contribution to the cost of tribunals and the civil jurisdictions of courts is through fees, though a few tribunals are also funded by industry levies....

9. E74 Dr Malcolm Patterson - EIC - Ngāti Whātua Orākei [pdf, 2 MB]

   ...Ōrākei anticipates continuing to work closely with the Auckland Waterfront Development Agency in the selection and bestowing of such names. ‘Named features present a cultural grid over the land which provides meaning, order and stability to human existence without which we are strangers on the land, lost souls with nowhere to attach ourselves.’ Professor Hirini Moko Mead The whenua of Auckland is part of the body of Papatūānuku, the earth mothe...

10. Cook v Manawatu Community Law Centre [2021] NZHRRT 10 [pdf, 261 KB]

    ...2016, on a fixed term, one-year contract. While at MCLC Ms Cook alleged that she had been the subject of workplace bullying and sexual harassment. 1 [This decision is to be cited as Cook v Manawatu Community Law Centre [2021] NZHRRT 10.] IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2021] NZHRRT 10 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA 2 [2] Against this backdrop Ms Abraham, who was employed by MCLC as its Work and Income New Zealand (WINZ) advocate, made two requests to WINZ for Ms Cook’s...