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

   ...the Waitangi Tribunal, which will receive the final version as evidence in its hearings of claims. Other district reports have been, or will be, published in this series, which, when complete, will provide a national theme of loss of land and other resources by Maori since 1840. Each survey has been written in the light of the objectives of the Rangahaua Whanui project, as set out in a practice note by Chief Judge E T J Durie in September 1993 (see app i). I must emphasise that Rangahaua Wha...

2. Process evaluation of the Domestic Violence Act 1995 [pdf, 1.9 MB]

   ...This does not always happen. Fewer than half of the hearings in cases included in the file study were held within the required 42 days. The most common reason for failing to schedule a hearing within 42 days was lack of court sitting time and judicial resources. Protected persons interviewed for the research found defended hearings stressful. Most courts have mechanisms in place to alert the Family Court to concurrent proceedings in the District Court although this was less apparent in reverse...

3. Final-Technical-Assessment-O-Economics-and-Town-Centre-Impacts-v2.pdf [pdf, 716 KB]

   ...Solicitors Wellington Solicitor Acting: David Allen / Thaddeus Ryan Email: david.allen@buddlefindlay.com / thaddeus.ryan@buddlefindlay.com Tel 64 4 462 0423 Fax 64 4 499 4141 PO Box 2694 DX SP20201 Wellington 6011 IN THE MATTER OF the Resource Management Act 1991 AND IN THE MATTER OF applications for resource consents and notices of requirement in relation to the Ōtaki to North of Levin Project BY WAKA KOTAHI NZ TRANSPORT AGENCY Applicant ŌTAKI T...

4. Conviction and sentencing statistical bulletin 2010: An overview of conviction and sentencing statistics in New Zealand [pdf, 81 KB]

   ...offences reported to police has stayed broadly stable over the last decade and decreased for most offence types between 2009 and 2010. The New Zealand Crime and Safety Survey (NZCASS)3 1.2. Interpreting charge-based statistics is also a useful resource for interpreting crime statistics. The NZCASS provides information about the nature and extent of crime and victimisation in New Zealand. Results from the 2009 NZCASS show that levels of crime experienced in New Zealand have been stabl...

5. Justice Sector Crown Law forecast 2014 to 2018 [pdf, 153 KB]

   ...2014-15. The fall in Crown Law’s cases on hand is partly due to the downward trend of case inflows for Crown Law and a recent decrease in time taken for some types of case to be disposed. The two may be connected, since a fall in inflow would release resource, and this could result in less time being taken to process cases. We are aware, however, that we have not seen the full consequences of CPA – in particular, we do not yet know the behaviour of the more complex, longer cases that...

6. [2007] NZEmpC WC 3/07 Tamarua v Toll NZ Consolidated Ltd [pdf, 46 KB]

   ...had no explanation to persuade them otherwise. [41] I have considered the challenge to the award of costs in the Authority. This is a case where the circumstances of the parties is an important factor. The defendant is a large, well resourced company. It is quite evident that Mr Tamarua would be unable to meet any award of costs without considerable hardship. He is now financially supported by a sickness benefit but this barely pays enough to get by on. His wife and...

7. [2007] NZEmpC WC 11/07 Smith v Nga Kairauhii Trust [pdf, 52 KB]

   ...effect on rights and liabilities of any persons, I accept that precious funds that might otherwise be spent on the Trust’s health objectives may have to be employed in defending litigation. On the other hand, no defendant wishes to expend its resources on legal costs in proceedings such as these and many claims are able to be and are brought against employers who perform valuable social services with limited funding. The injustice to the intending plaintiff of not being able to...

8. [2007] NZEmpC AC 55/07 Kiwikiwi v Maori Television Service [pdf, 48 KB]

   ...photocopying confidential documents and handling large amounts of cash and was anxious that his position be protected from any negative consequences of this. He spoke to Mr Shazell about these concerns and as a result for the first time the human resources manager prepared a role profile for this position as follows: • The effective, error free supply of teleprompt script and operation of teleprompt equipment • Ensure script is accurate and formatted for presenters in a timely...

9. [2011] NZEmpC 17 Clarke v AFFCO NZ Ltd [pdf, 108 KB]

   ...questions of a number of witnesses about significant disputed events and recorded selectively only some responses to questions which could have led to allegations of predetermination. The defendant is a substantial company with professional human resources staff and training programmes for relevant managers including in investigations that may lead to sanctions as serious as dismissal of employees. I recommend to the defendant that it take advice about its managerial training for...

10. [2011] NZEmpC 95 Walker v Procare Health Ltd [pdf, 113 KB]

    ...and undermining their confidence in the process given the high degree of reliance and trust they often place on counsel who has been with them from the outset. 4. The situation with respect to employer clients varies depending on size and resource. A specialist employment firm depends on the retention of these clients that provide repeat business while for smaller and medium sized businesses and organisations, the reason for wishing to retain counsel is not significantly dif...