A/HRC/26/3 69. In response to a comment from Iran (Islamic Republic of), New Zealand reaffirmed that torture did not occur in New Zealand. 70. In response to a comment from Namibia on the use of tasers, New Zealand clarified that police officers were routinely unarmed, that all tasers had an automatic video function when in use, and that every incident of taser use was investigated. The use of tasers had certainly saved lives; there had been no substantiated incidents of misuse since their introduction, and they would remain in service. 71. New Zealand was very diverse for a small country with a bicultural foundation; it was home to 213 different ethnicities and over 120 languages. In 2013, New Zealand had run successful training programmes for ethnic leaders, women and youth. The programmes would be extended further in 2014. To improve accessibility, the Government also offered a national telephone interpreting service offering interpreting services in 44 different languages. 72. The Immigration Amendment Act dealt with the eventuality of an illegal mass arrival on New Zealand shores. New Zealand recognized that the irregular movement of refugees and asylum seekers and people smuggling were significant issues globally and in the region. New Zealand remained committed to the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, the Bali process and its own annual refugee quota under the resettlement programme of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. In response to interventions from Iran (Islamic Republic of), the Philippines and Sri Lanka, New Zealand described the aims of its comprehensive migrant settlement strategy. 73. New Zealand was committed to reducing victimization and improving support services to victims of crime. In 2011, the Victims Centre had been established in the Ministry of Justice to oversee victims’ rights and services. New Zealand noted the recent passage of the Victims’ Orders Against Violent Offenders Bill, which would create a new non-contact order to protect victims of sexual and serious violent offences. 74. In response to a question from Morocco on anti-corruption, New Zealand referred to the Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Bill, which would be introduced in the near future. It would increase the effectiveness of efforts to tackle money laundering, identity crime and human trafficking, improve the country’s ability to assist other countries in criminal investigations and proceedings and strengthen the compliance of New Zealand with the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. Following enactment of the Bill, New Zealand would be able to ratify the United Nations Convention against Corruption. 75. Thailand applauded efforts to promote the rights of women, children, persons with disabilities and LGBT people. It recognized efforts to settle grievances regarding the Treaty of Waitangi, but expressed concern at the over-representation of Māori among the prison population. Thailand made recommendations. 76. The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia noted the recognition by New Zealand of the importance of individual complaints procedures and encouraged the Government to make a declaration under article 14 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD). It asked whether the Government would request publication of the report of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture following its 2013 visit. 77. Timor-Leste congratulated New Zealand on the ratification of OP-CRC-SC and on the launch of the Children’s Action Plan and the Vulnerable Children Bill. It made recommendations. 10