the taking of evidence in New Zealand; or

the production of documents or other articles in New Zealand; or

the undertaking of a forensic comparison under the Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Act 1995 and the production of a document specifying the result of that comparison.

in the case of receipt of a request made under subsection (1)(a) or (b) by a foreign country, the Attorney-General is satisfied that—

in the case of receipt of a request made under subsection (1)(c) by a foreign country, the Attorney-General is satisfied that—

the taking of evidence, a Judge may, subject to sections 32 and 33 and to any regulations made under this Act, take the evidence on oath of each witness appearing before the Judge and must, in this case,—

the production of documents or other articles, a Judge may, subject to sections 32 and 33 and to any regulations made under this Act, require the production of the documents or other articles, and, unless the Judge otherwise orders, must cause the documents, or copies of the documents certified by the Judge to be true copies, or the other articles, to be sent to the Attorney-General.