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1. [2023] NZEnvC 112 The Owners of Rangatira Blocks 8A17A5 v Taupo District Council [pdf, 4.3 MB]

   ...8A17A5 & 8A17A6 & Rangatira 8A1T2X & 8A1T2Y & PT Rangatira A1T2 v Taupo District Council IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2023] NZEnvC 112 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal under clause 14 of the First Schedule the Resource Management Act 1991 BETWEEN THE OWNERS OF RANGATIRA BLOCKS 8A17A5 & 8A17A6 & RANGATIRA 8A1T2X & 8A1T2Y AND PT RANGATIRA A1T2 (ENV-2022-AKL-000103) Appellant A...

2. Nukutere Lands Trust v Trustees of Whitikau A1 – Opape 28 (2013) 70 Waiariki MB 272 (70 WAR 272) [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...these were vested in the Whakatōhea Māori Trust Board as responsible Trustee5. The blocks were Opape 236 and Opape No 12P7. 1 NZ Gazette, 1866, No 3, p17 2 NZ Gazette, 1866, pp 347-348 3 (2010 APPEAL 12) - (PDF, 210 KB) 4 See also Faulkner v Tauranga District Council [1996] 1 NZLR 357 5 69 Ōpōtiki MB 184 (69 OPO 184); 68 Ōpōtiki MB 199 (68 OPO 199). 6 Opape 23 containing 5092.943 hectares situated in Blocks VI, VII, IX, X, X...

3. [2023] NZEnvC 007 Ravenswood Developments Limited v Waimakariri Distrrict Council [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   RAVENSWOOD DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED v WAIMAKARIRI DISTRICT COUNCIL IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT CHRISTCHURCH I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI ŌTAUTAHI Decision No. [2023] NZEnvC 7 IN THE MATTER of the Resource Management Act 1991 AND an appeal under Clause 29 of Schedule 1 of the Act on Private Plan Change 30 to the Waimakariri District Plan BETWEEN RAVENSWOOD DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED (ENV-2022-CHC-001) Appellant AND WAIMAKARIRI DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Environment Judge J...

4. Barlow v Phillips - Rangitoto Tuhua 55B1B and other blocks (2012) 282 Aotea MB 75 (282 AOT 75) [pdf, 419 KB]

   ...general land. When the application was dismissed, the plaintiffs applied for a rehearing and a determination that they were the owners of the land. The MLC dismissed the latter application and adjourned the rehearing application. The plaintiffs appealed and the Māori Appellate Court dismissed the appeal and determined that a status order declaring the land to be Māori freehold land should be registered against the title in the Land Transfer Office. That order was subsequently...

5. 20240806-FINAL-Proactive-Release-Sentencing-Reform-Tranche-One.pdf [pdf, 2.1 MB]

   ...potentially requiring thousands of additional prison beds within the next 5 – 10 years; 5.2. increase court delays as a result of more complex sentencing arrangements that could increase adjournments and the length of hearings; 5.3. increase appeals, legal challenges and compensation for breaches of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (NZBORA). 6. We have identified some preliminary options to address these issues and deliver on the Government’s objective of restoring law and...

6. Hunia v Skerrett-White - Kawerau A8D (2016) 146 Waiariki MB 281 (146 WAR 281) [pdf, 620 KB]

   ...trust (whether by way of injunction or otherwise.) [29] It is trite law that trustees must adhere to their duties and any suggestion as to a lack of knowledge of such responsibilities is no defence against a claim of breach of duty. The Court of Appeal judgment in Rameka v Hall underscored the relevant duties including the principal obligation of being familiar with the terms of the trust: 34 [28] The general responsibilities of responsible trustees are set out in s 223 of the...

7. [2024] NZEnvC 167 Director-General of Conservation v Northland Regional Council [pdf, 6.6 MB]

   ...Director-General of Conservation v Northland Regional Council IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TAMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2024] NZEnvC 167 IN THE MATTER OF the Resource Management Act 1991 AND IN THE MATTER OF an appeal against a decision granting resource consent application for taking groundwater from various aquifer sub- units of the Aupōuri Aquifer, Northland BETWEEN DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF CONSERVATION (ENV-2021-AKL-129) Appellant AND...

8. 2019 Directory of Official Information G-I [pdf, 916 KB]

   ...established in March 2004 under the Gambling Act 2003. Functions and Responsibilities The Commission is an independent statutory decision-making body established under the Gambling Act 2003. The Commission hears casino licensing applications and appeals on licensing and enforcement decisions made in relation to gaming machines and other non- casino gambling activities. The Gambling Commission has the powers of a Commission of Inquiry. Its functions are wide-ranging, and include the...

9. Hall v Opepe Farm Trust (2010) 19 Waiariki MB 258 (19 WAR 258) [pdf, 442 KB]

   ...personal capacities and the trust itself was liable for a debt of approximately $4.5 million incurred by the Third Respondents as part of the financing of the TWVHL investment.40 Respondents’ concerns I understand that this decision has not been appealed. [67] On 27 July 2006 the Respondents wrote to Mr Cairncross, the trust’s then accountant, expressing “very deep concerns” regarding Mangamäwhitiwhiti and TWVHL. In particular, the Respondents refer to “the transfer o...

10. [2007] NZEmpC AC 10/07 X v Auckland DHB [pdf, 338 KB]

    ...will be paid the notice period of three months together with any other entitlements owing. [73] Following his dismissal, the plaintiff applied to the Employment Relations Authority for interim reinstatement. That was granted on 10 May. ADHB appealed against that decision and there was a hearing on the application for stay of its execution in this Court on 11 May following which the plaintiff was able to return to work on a limited basis from 12 May. ADHB’s substantive appeal a...