, ▁etc . ▁ ▁New ▁Zealand ▁H ears ay ▁evidence ▁is ▁covered ▁by ▁sections ▁ 1 6 - 2 2 ▁of ▁the ▁Ev idence ▁Act ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Pre viously ▁in ad miss ible , ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁decision ▁of ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁App e al ▁in ▁R ▁v ▁Baker ▁created ▁a ▁common ▁law ▁exception ▁to ▁the ▁he ars ay ▁rule ▁based ▁on ▁reli ability , ▁which ▁was ▁cod ified ▁in ▁the ▁Ev idence ▁Act . ▁P urs u ant ▁to ▁s ▁ 4 ( 1 ) ▁of ▁the ▁Act , ▁a ▁he ars ay ▁statement ▁is ▁a ▁statement ▁made ▁by ▁someone ▁other ▁than ▁a ▁witness ▁( in ▁the ▁proceed ings ) ▁that ▁is ▁offered ▁to ▁prove ▁the ▁truth ▁of ▁its ▁contents . ▁Under ▁section ▁ 1 7 ▁of ▁this ▁Act ▁a ▁he ars ay ▁statement ▁is ▁generally ▁not ▁adm iss ible ▁in ▁any ▁court ▁proceed ing . ▁Though ▁section ▁ 1 8 ▁states ▁when ▁a ▁he ars ay ▁statement ▁may ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁be ▁given ▁in ▁court . ▁This ▁is ▁when ▁the ▁statement ▁is ▁reliable , ▁the ▁statement ▁mak er ▁is ▁un available ▁to ▁be ▁called ▁as ▁a ▁witness ▁or ▁it ▁would ▁provide ▁und ue ▁exp ense ▁and ▁delay ▁if ▁that ▁person ▁was ▁required ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁witness . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁specific ▁exceptions ▁such ▁as ▁statements ▁in ▁business ▁records . ▁Other ▁exceptions ▁include ▁state ▁of ▁mind ▁evidence ▁( see ▁R ▁v ▁Bl ast land ) ▁and ▁whether ▁the ▁statement ▁is ▁tender ed