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1. De Wet v North Shore City Council [pdf, 323 KB]

   ...respondent…" 7.11. In Morton v Douglas Homes Ltd [1984] 2 NZLR 549 a plea of contributory negligence against purchasers was rejected by the Court. In that case it was held that, against the known background that a new building required a building permit and the local authority's building inspector checked that foundations were constructed in accordance with by-laws, the purchaser was not at fault in failing to obtain professional advice about foundations. 7.12....

2. Identifying & responding to bias in the criminal justice system: a review of international & New Zealand research [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   Identifying and Responding to Bias in the Criminal Justice System: A Review of International and New Zealand Research Identifying and Responding to Bias in the Criminal Justice System: A Review of International and New Zealand Research Bronwyn Morrison November 2009 2 Identifying and responding to bias in the criminal justice system This research was undertaken by the Research, Evaluat

3. From crime to sentence trends in criminal justice - 1986 to 1996 [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...6 Serious traffic offences are defined in this report as those punishable by imprisonment. Minor traffic offences are non-imprisonable offences. 39 The offence of never having held a driver's licence was particularly affected by decriminalisation. Prior to August 1987, the maximum penalty for this offence was a fine of $500, so that it was a minor traffic offence, and did not result in conviction. The Transport (Vehicle and Drive

4. From crime to sentence: trends in criminal justice 1986 to 1996 [rtf, 4.3 MB]

   ...minor traffic offences being decriminalised and subsequently being dealt with as infringements. This resulted in marked changes in the total number of convictions for traffic offences in this period. The offence of never having held a driver's licence was particularly affected by decriminalisation. Prior to August 1987, the maximum penalty for this offence was a fine of $500, so that it was a minor traffic offence, and did not result in conviction. The Transport (Vehicle and Driver Re...

5. Access to Justice Technical Survey Report - October 2024 [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...Share of issues experienced (Question H4) vs. share of issues asked about in follow-up loops (H5-H16) Issue type Experienced by small businesses (H4) Asked about in detailed follow-up loops (H5-H16) Tax 4.9% 4.5% Regulation, including licencing, compliance, health and safety 7.3% 7.0% Import or export rules 1.4% 1.2% Audits or filing of company accounts 1.6% 1.4% Complaints from customers 12.2% 12.0% Employees, including misconduct, complaints from employees 5.2% 5.7...

6. Waitangi Tribunal - Part 1 The alienation of Māori land in Rohe Potae [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...direction of leasing land. Ward cites examples where Tawhiao had given permission for settlers to occupy and lease land. Some settlers were allowed to occupy land around Maungatautari, and to return to Kawhia, for example. Some leasing to settlers was also permitted in the Taupo area.17 However, this was not enough, and by the late 1870s and early 1880s it seems clear that some applications were made to the Native Land Court from within the King Country, although these still seem to have been m...

7. Kaupapa Maori Resolution Pathways [pdf, 792 KB]

   ...and community panels were seen as a gold standard in comparison to the restorative justice operating and resourcing model as it currently operates. The way TPO provides wraparound innovative services and solutions to prevent youth crime (drivers licences etc) was seen as positive, along with the ability for a panel member to represent the ‘community at large’ when a crime had an indeterminate ‘victim’. Effective pre-conferencing practice included the ability to provide flexib...

8. NZCVS Cycle 4 - Section 8 - Distribution of Crime [xlsx, 224 KB]

   ...2022. New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey. Key findings Cycle 4. Section 8: Distribution of crime. [Data file]. Wellington: Ministry of Justice. Crown copyright © 2022 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 New Zealand licence. You are free to copy, distribute, and adapt the work, as long as you attribute the work to New Zealand Ministry of Justice and abide by the other licence terms. Please note you may not use any departmental or governmental emblem, logo, or...

9. NZCVS Cycle 1 (2018) data tables [pdf, 2 MB]

   ...and tables provide accuracy to two decimal places. Enquiries Contact us for further information about these and related statistics Crown copyright © 2019 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 New Zealand licence. You are free to copy, distribute, and adapt the work, as long as you attribute the work to New Zealand Ministry of Justice and abide by the other licence terms. Please note you may not use any departmental or governmental emblem, lo...

10. NZCVS Core Report Cycle 2 (2019) [pdf, 1.7 MB]

    ...https://www.justice.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Publications/NZCVS-Y2-core-report-for-release-.pdf This document is available at https://www.justice.govt.nz/justice-sector-policy/research- data/nzcvs/resources-and-results/ Crown copyright © 2020 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 New Zealand licence. You are free to copy, distribute, and adapt the work, as long as you attribute the work to New Zealand Ministry of Justice and abide by the other licence t...