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Since its passage, the Sentencing and Parole Reform Act was controversial in New Zealand society. While critics have criticized the law for its alleged punitive approach to justice and disproportionate impact on the Māori community, supporters such as the Sensible Sentencing Trust and Family First New Zealand claimed that it protected the ...
New Zealand is a signatory to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples , which emphasizes the importance of using Indigenous language versions of treaties and agreements. Despite not being incorporated into law, UNDRIP has begun to influence policy and judicial decisions in New Zealand.
Tens of thousands of people have marched on the New Zealand parliament in ... the controversial Treaty Principles Bill that seeks to reinterpret the 184-year-old treaty between British colonizers ...
The following is a list of governmental and public sector scandals in New Zealand.While New Zealand generally scores very well on international indices of corruption, there have been several notable high-profile scandals including cases of cover-ups relating to politics, economics, or public sector debacles, or to the private lives of individual government representatives.
Māori lawmakers interrupted a New Zealand parliamentary vote with a Haka on Thursday to protest a proposed law that critics say would erode the land and cultural rights of Indigenous New Zealanders.
Tony Bracefield, a submitter representing Sunshine Christian Preschool and Redeemer Grace Presbyterian Church, expressed concerned that the proposed law's consent clause would clash with the freedoms to ask for advice and to freely give advice, which he argued was protected by the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. [23]
Google said Friday it will stop linking to New Zealand news content and will reverse its support of local media outlets if the government passes a law forcing tech companies to pay for articles ...
The Resource Management Act (RMA) passed in 1991 in New Zealand is a significant, and at times, controversial Act of Parliament.The RMA promotes the sustainable management of natural and physical resources such as land, air and water.