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1. Canterbury Westland Standards Committee v Taffs [2013] NZLCDT 13 [pdf, 94 KB]

   ...for any reason, an unsuitable person to share in the enjoyment of those privileges and in effect of discharge of those responsibilities, he is not a fit and proper person to remain at the bar. Yet it cannot be that every proof which he may give of human frailty so disqualifies him. The ends which he has to serve are lofty indeed, but it is with men and not with paragons that he is required to pursue them. ...” That case was of course concerned with a much more serious conviction of...

2. [2019] NZEmpC 18 Watts & Hughes Construction Ltd v De Buyzer [pdf, 315 KB]

   ...WHCL. I am satisfied there was an intention to satisfy the original condition for payment imposed by the Court. Some steps were taken in anticipation of a timely payment, but these were not completed. I find that the failure to do so was due to human error; the fault was not a deliberate one. [9] There was prejudice as far as Mr de Buyzer was concerned. He proceeded with enforcement; but Ms Mathieson submitted that was an issue which could be addressed by WHCL meeting those...

3. [2017] NZEmpC 26 Tulloch v Hays Specialist Recruitment Australia Pty Ltd [pdf, 96 KB]

   ...1 Tulloch v Hays Specialist Recruitment (Australia) Pty Ltd [2016] NZERA Wellington 120. Background [3] Mr Tulloch is a Registered Electrician. Hays is a company that provides recruitment for the provision of human resources services. On 8 January 2015, Mr Tulloch responded to an advertisement placed by Hays for an electrician to work for a third party on a particular project. After being interviewed by a Hays consultant, Mr Tulloch signed an ind

4. [2024] NZEnvC 077 Wellington Regional Council v Crosbie [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...Council submits that it was required to bring the enforcement proceedings against Ms Crosbie and Mr Page to ensure compliance with the resource consent and prevent the ongoing discharge of contaminants (untreated wastewater) to ground, with resultant human health risks. It says that against that background it was the successful party, and it is appropriate that it be compensated for at least part of the costs it incurred to obtain the enforcement orders (interim and final). Speci...

5. Proactive release - Improving the justice response to victims of sexual violence [pdf, 7.7 MB]

   ...victims and perpetrators, will be a key consideration in the longer-term work programme I am proposing. I am committed to ensuring this work reflects our obligations under Articles Two and Three of te Tiriti to work with and protect Māori interests. Human Rights 103. Reducing sexual violence assists Government to meet human rights obligations including the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, Convention on the Rights of the Child, the International Covenant o...

6. Williams v Pukahukiwi Kaokaoroa 2 Inc - Pukahukiwi Kaokaoroa 2 Inc (2023) 295 Waiariki MB 97 (295 WAR 97) [pdf, 264 KB]

   ...in which personal information may be obtained or made available. (2) An action taken by an agency does not breach IPPs 1 to 5, 7 to 10, or 13 if the action is authorised or required by or under New Zealand law. [24] The law was applied by the Human Rights Review Tribunal (“HRRT”) in Hunia v Police.3 There it was determined by the HRRT that the Police’s use of the plaintiff’s personal information (in this case, a blood sample) was authorised or required by or under New Zea...

7. [2009] NZEmpC AC 22/09 EBIIWU & Ors v Carter Holt Harvey Ltd [pdf, 42 KB]

   ...the company’s negotiation team had created electronically and updated progressively a form of collective agreement that recorded the state of the bargaining. After each negotiating session, this was updated electronically by the company’s human resources manager, using the Microsoft “tracked changes” tool and sent by email to the negotiators including those for the union. This enabled the parties to the negotiations to see and verify changes made in the collective agreemen...

8. Mr-Rasheeds-Submissions-Appendix-I-Appendix-II.pdf [pdf, 334 KB]

   ...September 11 2001: The Targeting of Arabs and Muslims, 58N.Y.U. ANN. SURV. AM. L. 295, 309 (2002) (“Shaheen catalogues hundreds of Hollywood movies in which Arabs or Muslims are portrayed as terrorists or otherwise placed in a negative, often non-human, light.”); Tung Yin, Jack Bauer Syndrome: Hollywood’s Depiction of National Security Law, 17 S. CAL. INTERDISC. L.J. 279, 292 (2008) (“After cataloging almost one thousand American films containing Arab characters, Shaheen concluded th...

9. [2021] NZEnvC 013 East Harbour Environmental Association Incorporated v Hutt City Council [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...inserted (all zones) Chapter 3 Definitions Exotic vegetation means vegetation or trees not occurring naturally in New Zealand Indigenous means vegetation or trees that occur naturally in New Zealand vegetation or arrived in New Zealand without human assistance Tree Means, for the purpose of the rules 4A2. l(xxx), 4B 2. l(g), 4D 2.1 (k) and 4E 2.1 (h), a perennial woody plant species that is at least 3 metres in height or 300mm diameter at breast height. Trimming of means for the p...

10. Electoral-Expenditure-Limit-Order-2023-and-Electoral-Main-Rolls-Closing-Order-2023-v2.pdf [pdf, 303 KB]

    ...Electoral (Expenditure Limit) Order and Electoral Main Rolls Closing Order 2023 complies with the following: 13.1 the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi; 13.2 the rights and freedoms contained in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and the Human Rights Act 1993; 13.3 the principles and guidelines set out in the Privacy Act 2020; 13.4 relevant international standards and obligations; and 13.5 the Legislation Guidelines. Regulations Review Committee 14 There are no ground...