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1. Evaluation of Parenting Through Separation programme [pdf, 2.8 MB]

   ...after attending a PTS course. They also test if parents rate their children’s behaviour as better (or worse) at follow-up compared to at the initial survey. 2.4 Ethical considerations Ethical clearance was obtained from the Victoria University Human Ethics Committee. The submission to the Ethics Committee detailed procedures for fully informing those being asked to take part in interviews or complete a survey, for obtaining their consent, and for procedures for storing and maintaini...

2. [2023] NZEnvC 190 Donaldson v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 913 KB]

   ...overseas. He helpfully summarised the present water quality health of Lake Hayes as follows:47 Lake Hayes is a well-known community, national, and international natural resource that has experienced significant water quality degradation due to human alteration of the catchment landscape. Lake Hayes water quality is well documented, and it is accepted that Lake Hayes is significantly impaired. The lake has suffered from elevated fluxes of sediment, phosphorus, Escherichia coli (E....

3. LCRO 9/2024 & 12/2024 QB v WF and SY & WF and SY v QB (27 June 2024) [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...decision-making process if she elects not to do so. No live hearing [136] At the hearing of the review, the applicant also criticised the Committee for not conducting a hearing in person. She described the Committee’s inquiry process as having “no human element” and being “tokenistic” and involved “paying lip service” to the principles of natural justice. [137] I can well understand that the applicant would have preferred an oral hearing. She is obviously very intel...

4. NZCVS Cycle 4 2020-21 Topical report - Controlling behaviours and help-seeking [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...Government) for reviewing the report or providing advice, and our colleagues from the Ministry of Justice for their ongoing help and support. NZCVS Project Team 4 Executive summary Introduction Family violence is a violation of human rights and a key issue of concern in Aotearoa New Zealand. While research suggests approximately 2% of New Zealand adults have experienced some form of offending by their intimate partner or their family/whānau members in a 12-month per...

5. [2022] NZEmpC 77 Courage v Attorney-General [pdf, 422 KB]

   ...strict contractual approach, it is incompatible with the approach I consider to be consistent with s 6 and the underlying statutory intent. 45 Christina Stringer “Worker Exploitation in New Zealand: A Troubling Landscape” (prepared for the Human Trafficking Research Coalition, December 2016). [154] I note, by way of aside, that in a 2015 report on compliance with international labour conventions ratified by New Zealand, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Emplo...

6. Regulatory impact statement: Review of family violence legislation [pdf, 300 KB]

   ...Rights of the Child (1989), by improving the safety of child victims of family violence. c. Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (2008), by ensuring effective access to justice for people with disabilities. 101. It also supports human rights obligations under the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People, the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. 27...

7. [2020] NZEnvC 213 Federated Farners of New Zealand Incorporated v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 3.6 MB]

   ...basis, as the policy does not rank or otherwise differentiate between them in tenns of the weight they are to be given. [362] The Lake Rotorua catchment is seriously over-allocated in terms of its capacity to cope with discharges of nutrients from human activities. This is not a situation where there is an existing surplus of nitrogen to allocate, so the first priority must be to reduce existing nitrogen (and phosphorus) discharges substantially if the desired water quality outcomes f...

8. Kaiarahi-Family-Court-Navigators-Evaluation-Report.pdf [pdf, 6.7 MB]

   ...Final report - Evaluation of Kaiārahi 17 2.2. The skills and experience Kaiārahi brought to their roles Kaiārahi brought a range of skills and backgrounds to the role. They most commonly came from community-facing roles, such as social work, human services or sports. Nearly two-thirds (61%) of Kaiārahi who responded to the survey had previously worked for the MoJ or another justice-related organisation, bringing a useful understanding of the court system and processes. Kaiārahi s...

9. Youth Justice minimum dataset: data integration pilot [pdf, 269 KB]

   ...be issues to resolve in terms of ensuring data consistency and enabling access; rather there are precedents that point to how these issues can be addressed. The more significant implementation issues are likely to arise in the context of privacy and human rights considerations where elements of the current legislative framework are regarded by some as unnecessarily constrained. 3 Youth Justice Minimum Data Set: Stage One Report (2001), Abbott,...

10. Youth Court - Signed, sealed – (but not yet fully) delivered [pdf, 817 KB]

    ...opposition National Party’s campaign was youth justice reform: 116 It’s not good enough to simply throw up our hands and allow troublesome teens to become life-long criminals. National will act quickly to defuse some of the 1,000 or so unexploded human time-bombs who begin their criminal careers as youth offenders. When subsequently elected in 2009, the new government introduced their “First 100 Days” programme to immediately deliver on their election promises. 117 Conseq...