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1. Skinner v Harawira - Estate of Maryanne Harawira [2016] Chief Judge's MB 207 (2016 CJ 207) [pdf, 407 KB]

   ...grounds included the historical importance of the land to the alienating owners or 6 Tau v Nga Whanau o Morven & Glenavy – Waihao 903 Section IX Block [2010] Maori Appellate Court MB 167 (2010 APPEAL 167) at [61]. 7 See Matthews v Matthews – Estate of Graham Ngahina Matthews [2015] Māori Appellate Court MB 512 (2015 APPEAL 512) for a full discussion on the repeal of these provisions. 2016 Chief Judge’s MB 219 any...

2. LCRO 134/2019 NM v LL (23 October 2020) [pdf, 207 KB]

   ...scope of review [34] The nature and scope of a review have been discussed by the High Court, which said of the process of review under the Act:9 … the power of review conferred upon Review Officers is not appropriately equated with a general appeal. The obligations and powers of the Review Officer as described in the Act create a very particular statutory process. The Review Officer has broad powers to conduct his or her own investigations including the power to exercise for th...

3. [2019] NZEnvC 049 Haines House Haulage Northland v Whangarei District Council [pdf, 3.5 MB]

   jSEFORE THE ENVIRONMENT COURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO 0 AOTEAROA Court: IN THE MATTER AND BETWEEN AND Decision No. [2019] NZEnvC 4 '1 of the Resource Management Act 1991 of an appeal pursuant to s 120 of the Act HAINES HOUSE HAULAGE NORTHLAND LIMITED (ENV-2018-AKL-12S) Appellant WHANGAREI DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Environment Judge J A Smith Environment Commissioner R M Dunlop Environment Commissioner S K Prime Hearing: Whangarei, 10-12 December 2018, incl...

4. LCRO 205/2016 EK v IQ (15 October 2018) [pdf, 169 KB]

   ...scope of review [35] The nature and scope of a review have been discussed by the High Court, which said of the process of review under the Act:1 … the power of review conferred upon Review Officers is not appropriately equated with a general appeal. The obligations and powers of the Review Officer as described in the Act create a very particular statutory process. The Review Officer has broad powers to conduct his or her own investigations including the power to exercise for tha...

5. [2018] NZEmpC 100 Elisara v Allianz NZ Ltd [pdf, 303 KB]

   ...assumed to relate to a matter at issue. Such fishing becomes impermissible where what is sought is not relevant to any pleaded cause of action, but might reveal material that could be the basis of a new head of claim. ... [19] And, as the Court of Appeal has recently observed in the employment context:8 [17] The test for disclosure under reg 38 of the Employment Court Regulations 2000 is broad and based on the Peruvian Guano test. We do not discern any error in Judge Corkill’s a...

6. Statistical bulletin: An overview of conviction and sentencing statistics in New Zealand 1998 to 2007 [pdf, 2.4 MB]

   ...justice system. The shaded area defines the scope of this summary report. Charge flow through the criminal justice process 3 1 The data used in this report was extracted from the Justice Data Warehouse on 15 August 2008. 2 www.stats.govt.nz/products-and-services/table-builder/ 3 This diagram does not include appeal or review processes. Discharge without conviction Conviction Sentence? Youth Court ‘proved’ Youth Court order or other disposition YEs NO NO Deferment Conv...

7. MacFarlane v Hurihanganui - Whakarewarewa 2B (2015) 133 Waiariki MB 290 (133 WAR 290) [pdf, 262 KB]

   ...underlined by s 222(2)(b) which forbids the Court from appointing a trustee unless the Court is satisfied that the appointment of that person would be broadly acceptable to the beneficiaries. [25] On the discretion to appoint trustees, the Court of Appeal acknowledged that ordinarily substantial weight would be given to the views of the owners: 10 [52] It may be putting the matter too highly to say that the Court should only depart from the views of the owners in rare circumsta...

8. [2013] NZEmpC 191 Ohms v Vice-Chancellor Auckland University of Technology [pdf, 153 KB]

   ...refused an application for removal holding that the case did not involve an important question of law because the legal position in relation to the issue raised had been previously considered and determined by the courts, in particular the Court of Appeal. That decision was followed recently by Judge Perkins in Hall v Westpac New Zealand Ltd. 7 The interplay between an employer directing an employee away from the workplace pending receipt of its own medical advice and an employee...

9. LCRO 28/2024 EB v FI (30 May 2024) [pdf, 190 KB]

   ...scope of review [25] The nature and scope of a review have been discussed by the High Court, which said of the process of review under the Act:1 … the power of review conferred upon Review Officers is not appropriately equated with a general appeal. The obligations and powers of the Review Officer as described in the Act create a very particular statutory process. The Review Officer has broad powers to conduct his or her own investigations including the power to exercise for that...

10. LCRO 101/2019 YK v RN (17 March 2020) [pdf, 146 KB]

    ...scope of review [24] The nature and scope of a review have been discussed by the High Court, which said of the process of review under the Act:1 … the power of review conferred upon Review Officers is not appropriately equated with a general appeal. The obligations and powers of the Review Officer as described in the Act create a very particular statutory process. The Review Officer has broad powers to conduct his or her own investigations including the power to exercise for that...