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The New Zealand Court of Appeal in a bare majority in Hosking v Runting accepted that there was a tort of privacy in New Zealand. The tort was affirmed as protection in this area was needed and the breach of confidence tort was not suitable to cover situations involving privacy. [ 22 ]
Entry to most universities was previously "open" to all who met the minimum requirements in school-leaving examinations (be it NCEA or Bursary). However, most courses at New Zealand universities now have selective admission, where candidates have to fulfill additional requirements through qualifications, with the University of Auckland offering the largest number of selective-entry courses.
The Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) is an act of the New Zealand Parliament which creates a public right to access information held by government bodies. It is New Zealand's primary freedom of information law and has become an important part of New Zealand's constitutional framework .
Writing for the Auckland Law School, Nikki Chamberlain and Stephen Penk say that the Act is outdated, saying that "our new Act does not adequately address the risks of the 21st century" and "there is a real need to develop the law around misappropriation of personality to protect an individual's right to identity privacy", and that the Act does ...
New Zealand's nursing profession has historically been plagued by brain drain, particularly to Australia. The larger population and higher salaries offered by the profession in Australia tempt many migrants, although nurses who remained in New Zealand caution their peers about a weaker social safety net and difficulty retaining personal and ...
Education Act 1877: Free and compulsory education was provided for all standard six (year eight) New Zealand children. Public schools were set up by regional education boards. [4] 1893 New Zealand Society for the Protection of Women and Children The society was a voluntary organisation that aimed to protect children from neglect and abuse. [5]
Many of the changes are based on recommendations from the New Zealand Law Commission's 2011 review of New Zealand's privacy laws. List of privacy commissioners [ edit ]
The institution underwent a major transformation in 1990 when it was renamed The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, going on to become a multi-faceted provider of ODL courses and services. Located in Lower Hutt near New Zealand's capital city Wellington, The Open Polytechnic provides tertiary education at a national level for 30,000 students each ...