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NZ Acts and rights
| Offence | Act | Elements |
|---|---|---|
| Common assault | Section 9 summary offences act 1981 Section 196 Crimes Act 1961 | |
| Assaulting a constable | Section 10 Summary offences act 1981 | |
| Murder | Section 167, 168 Crimes Act 1961 | |
| Manslaughter | Section 171 Crimes Act 1961 | |
| Attempted murder | Section 173 Crimes Act 1961 | |
| Wounding | Section 188 Crimes Act 1961 | |
| Injury with intent | Section 189 Crimes Act 1961 | |
| Strangulation or suffocation | Section 189a Crimes Act 1961 | |
| Assault with weapon | Section 202c Crimes Act 1961 | |
| Aggravated assault | Section 192 Crimes Act 1961 | |
| Assault with intent to injure | Section 193 Crimes Act 1961 | |
| Assaulting a person in a family relationship | Section 194A Crimes Act 1961 | |
| Male assaults female | Section 194b Crimes Act 1961 | |
| Assaulting a child | Section 194a Crimes Act 1961 | |
| Free to question, free to not answer | Police questioning notes 1 | |
| Charged, rights before questions | PN police questioning 2 | |
| Cross examination | Note 3 PN police questioning | |
| Explain the claim | Note 4 PN police questioning | |
| Charged, statement recorded | Note 5 PN police questioning | |
| Wilful damage | Section 11 summary offences act 1981 | |
| rub down search of arrested or detained person | Section 85 search and surveillance act 2012 | |
| Warrantless search for evidential material | Section 88 search and surveillance act 2012 | |
| Burglary | S 231 crimes | Enters. Any building or ship. Without authority. With intent to commit an inprisonable offence. |
| Theft | 219, 223 | Dishonestly. Without claim of right, Takes. Any property. With intent to deprive any owner permanently of any property. 223. After obtaining possession or control of that property in whatever manner. |
| Definition of assault | The act of intentionally applying force, or attempting to apply force to another person, either directly or indirectly, OR threatens through any act or gesture, where it's believable |