Amicus Curiae: Teaching an Old Act New Tricks – The Social Security Legislation Rewrite Bill 2016
Amicus Curiaeejp_commsAmicus Curiae, Anne Tolley, arbuthnot v chief executive of the department of work and income, Blanchard J, canterbury community law centre, child welfare payments, naushyn janah, policy-neutral rewrite of existing policy, social development minister, Social Security Act, social security legislation rewrite bill 2016, social welfare, stigma of being on a benefit, supported child payment, Supreme Court
Amicus Curiae: Divide and Conquer – The Problems with Auckland’s Proposed Unitary Plan
Amicus Curiaeejp_commsalf filipaina, arthur anae, auckland unitary plan, cameron brewer, Child Poverty Action Group, community housing aotearoa, cultural assessment impacts, dick quax, eugenia woo, governing body, historic heritage places, IMSB, independent maori statutory board, mana whenua, Maori representation, metiria turei, peeni henare, revised unitary plan, tamaki makarau, te tiriti o waitangi, treaty principles
Amicus Curiae: 620,000km of Separation - The Relationship Between the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary and Treaty Settlements in NZ
Amicus Curiaeejp_comms1992 fisheries claim settlement, aotearoa fisheries ltd, chris ryan, compensation for lost fishing rights, kermadec islands, kermadec ocean sanctuary, kermadec ocean sanctuary bill, maori fishery interests, marine reserve, New Zealand Bill of Rights Act, sealord new zealand, te ohu kaimoana, te tiriti o waitangi, terrestrial parks, treaty settlements, United Nations
Amicus Curiae: March for Moko - New Zealand's Family Violence Problem
Amicus Curiaeejp_commsAmicus Curiae, child abuse, crimes act 1962, Domestic Violence, equal justice, Family Violence, Imprisonment, Law Reform, manslaughter, Ministry of Justice, Miscarriages of Justice, murder, New Zealand, New Zealand Bill of Rights, New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, NZ Police, ruby grubb
Amicus Curiae: Family Violence - Reforming Self-Defence
Amicus Curiae: New Zealand's Biggest Problem - Domestic Violence
Amicus Curiaeejp_commsDomestic Violence, Family Violence, feminism, Jenna McLachlan, Law Reform, New Zealand, New Zealand Herald, pacifica, shine, women rights, Womens' Rights
Amicus Curiae: Are New Zealand's Climate Change Dedications Just Hot Air?
Amicus Curiaeejp_commscanada, chris ryan, climate change emissions, climate change science, drought, emission reduction units, emissions trading scheme, environment, fire, flooding, greenhouse gas, hottest year on record, impacts of climate change, internal, kyoto protocol, morgan foundation, natural disaster, New Zealand, pacific islands, rising sea levels, royal society, russia, soviet union, ukraine, vulnerable or marginalised groups
Amicus Curiae: Health Care or Health Couldn't Care Less? Examining New Zealand's Mental Health System
Amicus Curiaeejp_commscanterbury, claudia russell, coroner's act 2006, DHB, health and safety at work act 2015, mental and physical health, mental health, mental health sector, New Zealand, New Zealand Law Society, NGOs, OECD, police, scout barbour-evans, social bonds, Suicide, waikato DHB
Amicus Curiae: Are Forensic Pathologists Pathologically Overworked?
Amicus Curiaeejp_commsAmicus Curiae, auckland DHB, autopsies, criminal bar association, criminal law, Crown, CSI, defence, dr martin sage, dr simon stables, equal justice, forensic pathologists, Jade Du Preez, Ministry of Justice, national forensic pathology service, New Zealand, noel sainsbury, prosecution, the Crown
Amicus Curiae: To Believe or Not To Believe - Is There a Right Approach to Secularisation in Schools?
Amicus Curiaeejp_commsattorney general, bible, bible studies, canada, cec, census data, churches education commission, Education Act 1964, fab jeezy, general principle, hannah yang, hrc, Human Rights Commission, Jeff McClintock, jesus, jesus christ superstar, nelson clause, New Zealand, red beach school board of trustees, religion, Secular Education Network, secularisation, sen, zylberberg v sudbury board of education
Amicus Curiae: Racism and Reform - A Recipe for Failure?
Amicus Curiaeejp_commsAnne Tolley, broken CYF, Child Youth and Family, dame tariana turia, daniel gambitsis, government agency, institutional racism, Maori, Maori representation, numerous changes to CYF, OECD, overhaul, residential and care services, social development minister
Amicus Curiae: A Brief Rundown on Why Raupatu (Land Confiscation) is Still a Live Issue
Amicus Curiaeejp_commscatherine delahunty, land confiscation, Maori, maori interests, maori land confiscation, meg williams, member's bill, native land, New Zealand, north island, patricia grace, public works act 1981, purchase ordinance 1846, raupatu, south island, te maunga railways land report, te tiriti o waitangi, wairarapa, Waitangi Tribunal
Amicus Curiae: It Beggars Belief - Why Wellington Wants to Ban Begging
Amicus Curiaeejp_commsbegging, begging ban, city councils, community groups, disenfranchised citizens, fining beggars, harassment, legal solutions, non-commercial areas, pooja upadhyay, public agenda, regulation of begging, scamming, socio-political and economic issues, street begging, theft, Wellington, wellington council
Amicus Curiae: This 4/20, The War on Drugs Continues
Amicus Curiaeejp_commsbob mccoskrie, canada, colorado, criminalisation of drugs, drug abuse, drug rehabilitation, family first, legalisation of drugs, legalising marijuana, medicinal marijuana, New Zealand Herald, punishment model, recreational users
Amicus Curiae: A New Law? A Standalone Strangulation Offence Awakens
Amicus Curiaeejp_commsconviction, crimes act 1961, Domestic Violence, kelvin davis, Labour Party, Law Commission, non-fatal strangulation, punitive, sentencing, strangulation, the rights of victims
Amicus Curiae: Decile Wars - Chris Hipkins Strikes Back
Amicus Curiaeejp_commsat-risk children, Chris Hipkins, decile system, education, Hekia Parata, inequality, Jenna McLachlan, new zealand education system, school zones, schools, socioeconomic conditions, stigma, student learning and mental wellbeing, targeted funding scheme
Amicus Curiae: Look At Me Now - New Zealand's Response to Celebrity Domestic Abusers
Amicus Curiaeejp_commsAng Jury, Chris Brown, Domestic Violence, Immigration New Zealand, John Key, Judith Collins, Julian Savea, Paul Henry Show, Rihanna, Rob McCann, Tony Veitch, White Ribbon, Women's Refuge
Amicus Curiae: Retrospective Legislation, A No-WINZ Proposition
Amicus Curiae: Hungry for human rights – the strike for Jade Follett
Amicus Curiae: Slumming It - The Cost of Curing Our State Housing