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1. Ngati-Wehi-Wehi-CIA-19-October-2022-v2.pdf [pdf, 3.9 MB]

   ...serve as a foundation for action. A kaupapa is a set of shared beliefs, principles, and plans those individuals have agreed to use as a guide for their actions. The earth gave birth to all life after it emerged from the water. Trees, birds, and humans all grow and are nourished by the land. Māori are born from Papatuānuku's womb and to return there after death. The earth gives birth to people's emotional, intellectual, and spiritual lives daily, even thought is considere...

2. 2021-04-11 - Evidence Summary - Christina Bright 12 April 2021 [pdf, 307 KB]

   ...Evidence in Chief (EIC) (EIC dated 5 February 2021), with the exception that my PhD was awarded in March 2021 and will be conferred in May 2021. My doctoral thesis was accepted with editorial changes only and has since been recognised on the Humanities Divisional List of Exceptional Doctoral Theses. Corrections 2. In reference to errors identified in Mr Leslie’s Evidence in Reply (EIR) (dated 19 February) I have reproduced Tables 1 to 5 from my EIC with corrections made. The...

3. Wharekawa - Succession to Rewi Maniapoto (Manga) [2021] Chief Judge's MB 1170 (2021 CJ 1170) [pdf, 402 KB]

   ...whaanau of Tokorangi in Marton and my grandmother’s whaanau from Te Maawhai and many others. 52. Kawa was raised by his uncle Hauraki Tonganui who accompanied the Ngati Te Kohera and Parekaawa contingent to Orakau and was used by Manga as a human megaphone because of his booming and strong voice. Te Waa or Waiuku whose only child was our grand aunt Matarita and her uri are many now living in Piopio, Tokaanu, Taumarunui and across the country. 2021 Chief Judge’s MB 118...

4. Keightley v Accident Compensation Corporation (Entitlement to Surgery) [2024] NZACC 003 [pdf, 240 KB]

   ...section 20(2)(e) to (h)). Section 25(1)(a)(i) provides that “accident” means a specific event or a series of events, other than a gradual process, that involves the application of a force (including gravity), or resistance, external to the human body. Section 25(3) notes that the fact that a person has suffered a personal injury is not of itself to be construed as an indication or presumption that it was caused by an accident. [39] Section 67 of the Act provides: A claimant...

5. Williams v Accident Compensation Corporation [2024] NZACC 118 (17 July 2024) [pdf, 210 KB]

   ...which the person has cover. Section 25(1)(a)(i) provides that “accident” means a specific event or a series of events, other than a gradual process, that involves the application of a force (including gravity), or resistance, external to the human body. Section 25(3) notes that the fact that a person has suffered a personal injury is not of itself to be construed as an indication or presumption that it was caused by an accident. [35] In Ambros,1 the Court of Appeal envisaged...

6. OIA-110237.pdf [pdf, 3.4 MB]

   ...should the Ministry acquire, hire, or use a corporate box for entertainment and/or hospitality purposes. Care of dependants (staff) A staff member may be responsible for the care of a dependant. For the purposes of this policy, dependants include humans and pets. Unless the care of dependant cost is the subject of an employment agreement, it is a personal and private expense of the staff member. Payments for the care of dependants, other than under the terms of employment agreements...

7. [2024] NZEnvC 188 Waitaki District Council [pdf, 279 KB]

   ...necessarily, be absorbed where impacts are appropriate and are significantly outweighed by the surroundings. An important part of high-country atmosphere is the sense of remoteness, silence, nighttime darkness, and the appearance of total lack of human impact. In such cases even the first development may well be [inappropriate], by devaluing the pristine state. Secondly, as the extent of change increases once a precedent is established, the overlying natural and aesthetic values...

8. [2024] NZEmpC 157 Hall v Fire and Emergency New Zealand [pdf, 314 KB]

   ...unlawful discrimination. She took issue with the lawfulness of the mandates and the proportionality of the measures taken by FENZ. She further stated that FENZ’s position was in breach of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (NZBORA) and the Human Rights Act 1993 (HRA). She then sought confirmation that she was entitled to continue to attend FENZ sites and callouts. [40] At this stage, Ms Hall had been suspended for 91 days. There is no evidence before the Court of any r...

9. [2021] NZEmpC 215 Stewart v AFFCO NZ Ltd [pdf, 318 KB]

   ...provisions in the offered documents. [22] The Court was advised that the Authority held an investigation meeting into these issues in November 2020, but the Authority’s determination has yet to issue. [23] On 24 August 2020, AFFCO’s National Human Resources Manager, Mr Dane Gerrard, sent a communication to workers at Imlay as to a proposed rate review, and as to availability provisions. AFFCO wished the recipients to sign an attached schedule, which would bring about variat...

10. Advancing Electoral Reform papers [pdf, 2.2 MB]

    ...have lower electoral participation rates compared to the overall voter turnout. One of the key objectives of electoral reform is to encourage electoral participation by all eligible voters (but particularly those with lower participation rates). Human Rights 59 Improvements to the electoral system will help support and maintain the electoral rights guaranteed under section 12 of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. The review could also help to ensure the electoral system is free f...