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1. Addressing stalking

   The Government is introducing a new stalking and harassment offence to ensure the harm that victims experience is recognised and prosecuted effectively. Stalking is characterised by a perpetrator making unwanted, persistent, and repetitive intrusions into another person’s life, causing a range of serious emotional, psychological, social, and economic harm to that person. Stalking behaviours and scenarios vary but carry significant risk that the behaviour will escalate to physical violence, inc

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2. We've been awarded the Domestic Violence Free (DVFREE) Tick by Shine

   ...suspect that someone on staff is experiencing or perpetrating domestic violence Making sure domestic violence is not tolerated or excused and being prepared to respond appropriately to staff who perpetrate domestic violence on work time or with work resources Shine’s experts have distilled their knowledge and experience to create Guidelines on Policy & Procedures – a detailed set of recommendations and supporting information, that also outlines the criteria for the DVFREE Tick. The Gui...

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3. New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey Published

   ...reported to the Police, so the NZCVS provides a key source of data on the nature and volume of crime. There are now six years of data, representing over 40,000 interviews since data was first collected in March 2018. New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey resources and results Contact: Paul EastonMinistry of JusticePhone 027 276 9810

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4. Providing-legal-aid-to-clients-subject-to-Mental-Health-assessment-or-treatment-v3.pdf [pdf, 240 KB]

   ...subject to the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992. While these are limited, please keep up to date with the Ministry’s ‘What’s New for Legal Aid Lawyers’ page for news of any upcoming events. CLE also have resources online which are available to be purchased as a PDF online. These are: • Mental Health Intensive: this covers the legal and medical issues involved in advocacy in this area of law; and • Mental Health Advocacy: this discusses...

5. [2021] NZEnvC 096 Northland District Health Board v Northland Regional Council [pdf, 9.7 MB]

   ...IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TAMAKI MAKAURAU IN THE MATTER OF BETWEEN AND AND Judge J A Smith Commissioner S C Myers 1 Decision [2021] NZEnvC o:\6 an appeal under Clause 14 of Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991 (the Act) in relation to Topic 8 Agrichemicals of the proposed Northland Regional Plan POPULATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT OF THE NORTHLAND DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD (ENV-2019-AKL-126) HORTICULTURE NEW ZEALAND...

6. 04-Appendix-Four-DCR_Part1.pdf [pdf, 23 MB]

   ...water Stantec │ DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION REPORT │ JULY 2022 Status: FINAL │ Project No.: 310203848 │ Our ref: 221010 DCR_V0.9.docx Page 1 1. Introduction 1.1. Overview Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency (Waka Kotahi) is seeking Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) authorisations (designation and resource consents) to construct and operate the Ōtaki to North of Levin Highway Project (Ō2NL Project or Project). The Ō2NL Project will deliver a significantly improved state...

7. Justice Sector Legal Aid forecast 2014 to 2019 [pdf, 644 KB]

   ...which are being steadily resolved and should be largely completed within or shortly beyond the timeframe of the forecast. As they complete, the Tribunal’s work will shift to contemporary claims (such as those relating to water and geothermal resources) which are expected to require less funding. We have accommodated this change by assuming a slow decline in Waitangi expenditure to a new lower level. Nevertheless, the Waitangi Tribunal legal aid forecast, in particular, is subje...

8. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 TGKL expert Charles Waters [pdf, 95 KB]

   1 Before the Environment Court at Auckland ENV-2013-AKL-000174 In the Matter of the Resource Management Act 1991 And In the Matter of Notice of Motion under Section 87G requesting the granting of resource consents to Waiheke Marinas Limited to establish a Marina at Matiatia Bay, Waiheke Island, in the Hauraki Gulf Evidence of Charles Waters on behalf of Thomas Greve & Kristin Lewis Dated 30 July 2014...

9. [2013] NZEmpC 58 O’Hagan v Waitomo Adventures Ltd [pdf, 125 KB]

   ...mounted a concerted challenge to the company director’s honesty and integrity, and levelled allegations of deliberate financial mismanagement against him. While those allegations were not made out at the hearing, an additional application of resources was required to respond to them and the material produced by the plaintiff. [19] Mr Hayes submitted that because the invoices were issued to the defendant by its barrister, rather than a solicitor, there was no binding obligation...

10. [2013] NZEmpC 171 Fifita v Dunedin Casinos Ltd [pdf, 126 KB]

    ...what a fair and reasonable employer could have done in all the circumstances at the time the dismissal or action occurred. (3) In applying the test in subsection (2), the Authority or the court must consider— (a) whether, having regard to the resources available to the employer, the employer sufficiently investigated the allegations against the employee before dismissing or taking action against the employee; and (b) whether the employer raised the concerns that the employer...