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1. Modifying-the-Sentencing-Reinstating-Three-Strikes-Amendment-Bill_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 876 KB]

   ...Stage-2: 1,241 12/12/12 and reactivating Stage-3: 145 warnings Stage-4+: 26 35 Additional costs stemming from increased use of court resources (e.g. longer sentencing hearings), possible guilty plea impacts, and increased litigation such as criminal appeals, have not been modelled due to time constraints. 36 I accept that court resources will be under additional pressure in the short term. However, there are a number of ongoing initiatives, such as Te Au Reka (Caseflow Management) w...

2. [2024] NZEnvC 161 Eden Epsom Residential Society Incorporated v Auckland Council [pdf, 7.2 MB]

   Eden Epsom Residential Protection Society Incorporated v Auckland Council IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TAMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2024] NZEnvC 161 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal under clause 14(1) of Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act 1991 against a decision on Private Plan Change 21 to the Auckland Unitary Plan BETWEEN EDEN-EPSOM RESIDENTIAL PROTECTION SOCIETY INCORPORATED (ENV-2020-AKL-079) Appellant AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL Resp...

3. ENV-2016-AKL-000xxx Man O'War Farm Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 3.3 MB]

   ...ENV-2u ~ _ Auckland IN THE MATTER AND IN THE MATTER AND IN THE MATTER BETWEEN of the Local Government (Auckland Transitional Provisions) Act (2010) ("the Act") and the Resource Management Act 1991 ("RMA") of an appeal under s156(1) of the Act of Hearing Topics 11 (Rural Environment) and 64 (Subdivision - Rural) MAN O'WAR FARM LIMITED Appellant AUCKLAND COUNCIL Respondent NOTICE OF APPEAL AGAINST DECISIONS ON PROPOSED PLAN TO: The Regist...

4. [2018] NZEnvC 087 Okura Holdings Limited & Others v Auckland Council [pdf, 11 MB]

   BEFORETHEEN~RONMENTCOURT I MUA I TE KOOTI TAIAO 0 AOTEAROA Court: Hearing: Appearances: IN THE MATTER AND BETWEEN AND AND AND Decision No. [2018] NZEnvC 87 of the Resource Management Act 1991 of an appeal under s156 of the Local Government (Auckland Transitional Provisions) Act 2010 ZHI LI, JING NIU AND WEill YANG (ENV-2016-AKL-000196) Appellants OKURA HOLDINGS LIMITED (ENV-2016-AKL-000211 ) Appellant AUCKLAND COUNCIL Respondent ROYAL FOREST AND BIR...

5. [2023] NZEnvC 220 Federated Farmers of New Zealand v Waikato District Council [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   17 October 2023 17 October 2023 IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KOTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TAMAKI MAKAURAU Court: Last case event: Date of Order: Date of Issue: Decision [2023] NZEnvC 2 Z.. 0 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal under clause 14 of the First Schedule of the Resource Management Act 1991 BETWEEN AND FEDERATED FARMERS OF NEW ZEALAND (ENV-2022-AKL-000051) Appellant WAIKATO DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Environment Judge S M Tepania sitting alone un...

6. [2022] NZEnvC 077 Durham Property Investments Ltd v Napier City Council [pdf, 898 KB]

   Durham Property Investments Limited v Napier City Council IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2022] NZEnvC 077 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal under section 120 the Resource Management Act 1991 (the Act) BETWEEN DURHAM PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED (ENV-2021-AKL-102) Appellant AND NAPIER CITY COUNCIL Respondent Court: Environment Judge MJL Dickey, sitting alone pursuant to s 279 of the Act Date of Ord...

7. [2023] NZEnvC 242 New Zealand Transport Agency v Auckland Council [pdf, 21 MB]

   Civil v Auckland Council & Waka Kotahi IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2023] NZEnvC 242 IN THE MATTER OF appeals under section 120 the Resource Management Act 1991 AND appeals under section 174 of the Resource Management Act 1991 BETWEEN WAKA KOTAHI NEW ZEALAND TRANSPORT AGENCY (ENV-2021-AKL-000040) DIANNE CIVIL (ENV-2021-AKL-000042) (ENV-2021-AKL-000095) DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF CONSERVATION...

8. Proactive release - Prisoner Voting [pdf, 2 MB]

   ...The Tribunal also noted that the disqualification of sentenced prisoners is, in practice, acting as a permanent rather than a temporary ban on voting. 3. The Tribunal's report follows the High Court's declaration (upheld by the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court) that the disqualification is inconsistent with the right to vote in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (NZBoRA). 4. In light of the Supreme Court upholding the declaration of inconsistency and the Waitangi...

9. LCRO 125/2023 TR v HJ (28 November 2023) [pdf, 265 KB]

   ...section 148 of the Land Transfer Act 2017, a person, including the agent of a person, who lodges a caveat against dealings without reasonable cause is liable to pay compensation to a person who suffers loss or damage as a result, and the Court of Appeal found in Gordon v Treadwell Stacey Smith [1996] 3 NZLR 281 that section 148 (or the equivalent section in the previous legislation) extends to solicitors. [8] On 5 April 2022, the applicant’s lawyer sent a further letter to the responde...

10. LCRO 126/2023 EG v HJ (28 November 2023) [pdf, 283 KB]

    ...section 148 of the Land Transfer Act 2017, a person, including the agent of a person, who lodges a caveat against dealings without reasonable cause is liable to pay compensation to a person who suffers loss or damage as a result, and the Court of Appeal found in Gordon v Treadwell Stacey Smith [1996] 3 NZLR 281 that section 148 (or the equivalent section in the previous legislation) extends to solicitors. [8] On 5 April 2022, the applicant’s lawyer sent a further letter to the responde...