The fact that embryos are specifically created for selection in the use of PGD entails their possible rejection. This, rather than the PGD activity itself, is thought by some to be objectionable as it is said to instrumentalise embryos. Equally, other arguments are used by opponents of PGD, for...

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is publicly funded in New Zealand from 2006. PGD poses a range of issues that have ongoing significance for other later emerging applications of genetic technologies arising from the sequencing of the human genome. The idea of the ‘designer baby’ is...

This article is an examination of the interaction between trusts and relationship property in New Zealand looking at key legislative provisions, sham and alter ego arguments, bundles of rights and the possible effects of the ongoing review of the law of trusts by the New Zealand Law Commission

1. Healthy healthcare law depends on trust -- 2. What is trust? -- 3. The emergency situation : a premium on trust -- 4. Complaints processes : a chance to build trust -- 5. What happens when trust breaks down? -- 6. Trust, emerging technologies and indigenous people -- 7. Building trust into...