impact of the student mental health and well-being initiatives recently introduced in schools on the reduction of the incidence of violence and bullying; and assess the effectiveness of measures, legislative or otherwise, in countering violence and bullying; and  ensure that there is a binding obligation on schools to prevent violence and bullying. 29 The Commission recommends that the Committee urge the Government to commit to reviewing the Adoption Act 1955. 30 The Commission recommends that the Committee urge the Government to commit to implementing the recommendation from the 2013 Transparency International Report – with particular focus on increasing participation in central and local Government. 31 The Commission recommends that the Committee urge the Government to set a concrete timetable for responding to the recommendations from the Waitangi Tribunal’s Wai 262 decision. 32 The Commission recommends that the Committee urge the Government to:  reconsider the offers that were made in 2016 to residential red zone property owners and commit to working with property owners in the red zone on an individual basis to find a solution;  ensure that all Red Zone Recovery Plans and Programmes expressly require Councils to maintain services and infrastructure for those property owners who wish to remain;  consider the possibility of buy back provisions for former property owners accepted the Crown offers; and  encourage the Christchurch City Council to ensure that any planning decisions temporary or otherwise are not based on the arbitrary red zone designations, but rather on an individualised assessment of properties and in close consultation with property owners. Page 76 of 93 Human Rights Commission submission to the Human Rights Committee in relation to New Zealand’s 6th periodic review under the ICCPR

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