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1. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - government reply to issues 6th report [pdf, 624 KB]

   ...of Health 1 the Court of Appeal recognised that “[O]ne of the purposes of NZBORA is to affirm New Zealand's commitment to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights”. The respondents were adult disabled children and their parents who were affected by a Ministry of Health policy excluding family members from payment for providing disability support services. They claimed the policy discriminated on the basis of family status. The Court of Appeal held the policy...

2. 07.-Evidence-of-Ms-Janelle-Tamihana-Nga-Hapu-o-Kereru.PDF [PDF, 263 KB]

   ...Pua-o-tau are the burial grounds, where the bones of ancestors lie.” Page 2 INTRODUCTION 1. Tēnā koutou. Ko Janelle Toni Tamihana tōku ingoa. My full name is Janelle Toni Tamihana. 2. I whakapapa to both hapū of Kererū marae through my Mother and both her parents, my grandparents. My Grandfather was raised out at Kōpūtōroa on the land of our Tupuna. We no longer have this land, however my Grandmother and her siblings still have land out at Kōpūtōro...

3. Retemeyer v Loloa - Estate of Tahuaka Waipouri (2016) 129 Taitokerau MB 288 (129 TTK 288) [pdf, 363 KB]

   ...completed on 19 February 2015. The report found that the record did not disclose a common tupuna between Mr Retemeyer and Tahuaka. However, the record did show that both Mr Retemeyer and Tahuaka had derived interests from original owners in the parent Taharoa A block, and as such, it is likely that they are connected to the hapū that associates with that block. The report further noted that there is no information in the record which shows that Mr Retemeyer has a whakapapa connect...

4. NZCVS 5 years brochure Web [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...years of the survey using responses collected from 2018–2022. The findings about young people, LGBT+ and disabled people remain true when controlling for other key demographic factors such as age and gender. NZCVS data is available for researchers through the Stats NZ Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI). All our reports are available here: justice.govt.nz/justice-sector-policy/research-data/nzcvs Young people (15–25 year-olds) are the most vulnerable age group for nearly every cri...

5. [2022] NZEnvC 199 Kristin School Charitable Trust [pdf, 11 MB]

   ...The changes were intended to enable greater use of the Bass Road gate to relieve congestion within the school site and around the two gates on Albany Highway. 4 The Trust's proposed deletion of Condition 17 would allow Kristin School staff, parents, school buses, students and visitors to use Kristin School's Bass Road access, subject to time restrictions and other mitigation proposed by Kristin in conditions. 5 1 Land Use Consent LR 2120110/ LUC80045488. 2 Kristin submiss...

6. 2017 NZSSAA 062 (20 October 2017) [pdf, 307 KB]

   ...counsel for Ms XXXX Jennifer North, counsel for the Chief Executive DECISION Background [1] XXXX appeals the decision by the Chief Executive on 26 November 2014, upheld by a benefits review committee, to stop her benefit payments for sole parent support, accommodation supplement and temporary additional support, on the basis that she was living in a relationship in the nature of marriage with Mr Z from 26 November 2011 to 24 November 2014 (the relevant period). She also appe...

7. KV v LA LCRO 44/2015 (13 December 2016) [pdf, 122 KB]

   ...[2] Mr KV’s son is Z. Z’s mother did not share Mr KV’s view of where their child’s best interests lay. They were unable to resolve disagreements over Z’s care, contact and guardianship. Mr KV instructed Mr LA to act for him. Both parents made applications to the Family Court. The Family Court made a series of orders relating to Z, setting out the basis on which his parents would manage his life over the months that followed, but did not make final orders at that stage...

8. Combined jurisdiction legal aid form submissions and decisions [pdf, 984 KB]

   ...Legal Aid Services Combined jurisdiction legal aid application form Submissions and decisions May 2018 Foreword Thank you to everyone who engaged with the review on the combined jurisdiction legal aid application form through the Ministry of Justice website, or via submissions to the New Zealand Law Society or the Public Defence Service. Your contributions have helped us to determine the best way to ensure that our application forms are fit for purpose an...

9. LCRO 162/2015 and 66/2016 IA v CMR (31 July 2017) [pdf, 253 KB]

   ...he did not have a firm grasp on some fairly important aspects of the companies’ business. At some point (H) became aware that companies of which he was sole director were facing some fairly serious problems. With financial support from his parents, he appointed Mr TG as liquidator. [6] In the course of the liquidator’s inquiries, (H) faced questions arising from his obligations as the director. Allegations of possible breaches of director’s duties and serious fraud were m...

10. [2016] NZSSAA 72 (18 July 2016) [pdf, 178 KB]

    ...for that child can be provided only if that child or young person is placed in the care of an organisation or body approved under s 396 of the CYPF Act to provide care for such a child or young person. Section 142 provides for agreements between parents and the operator of a residential disability care facility. [45] We understand that had the appellant indicated she did not want to continue caring for XXXX, the matter should have been dealt with under the CYPF Act. It is likely t...