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1. [2019] NZEnvC 056 Mackenzie District Council [pdf, 7.3 MB]

   ...Act.'9 Indeed, under this construction, Simons Pass would be permitted to change the natural environment while the Regional Council's decision to grant the water permit was still under appeal. 20 Pending the determination of the appeals, the protection afforded the ONL, and more generally the natural '4 That is, the water permit had not lapsed. '5 Decision A118/2006, Auckland , 28 August 2006 at [7]. '6 Decision C208/2001, Christchurch, 21 November 2001 at [...

2. [2009] NZEmpC AC 49/09 Norske Skog Tasman Ltd v Manufacturing and Construction Workers Union & Anor [pdf, 135 KB]

   ...AND JUDGE BS TRAVIS (Given by Chief Judge GL Colgan) [1] This case concerns the requirement of the Employment Relations Act 2000 (“the Act”) that every employment agreement must contain an employee protection provision (“EPP”) to take effect if the employer restructures its business. The key issue is whether the employer can proceed with restructuring if no such provision has been agreed. [2] In this case, the Authority determi...

3. He Hīnātore ki te Ao Māori: A glimpse into the Māori world [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...within Te Ao Mäori possess mana and tapu to varying degrees. • Tapu acts as a corrective and coherent power within Mäori society. It acted in the same way as a legal system operated with a system of prohibitory controls, effectively acting as a protective device. Everyone was required to protect their own tapu and respect the tapu of others. • Mana was inherited through a direct link to tïpuna and the käwai tïpuna, and can also be acquired by an individual throughout the cour...

4. [2017] NZEnvC 205 Ahureka Trustees no 2 Ltd v Auckland Council [pdf, 4.5 MB]

   ...1. A "hamlet" of 186 households and associated non-residential sites, occupying 16.47ha. The non-residential uses include a community hall/building, hotel/bar and restaurant, two retail units and three commercial units; 2. Areas to be protected by covenant, totalling 33.8Sha (of which 12.99ha is existing native vegetation and 20.86ha is proposed revegetation); 3. An area of exotic pine to be retained (O.4ha); 4. A balance area calculated by Ms de Lambert as being 41.S8ha t...

5. [2024] NZEnvC 176 Waimarino Queenstown Limited v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 942 KB]

   ...consent process, particularly as it was apparent that the Council had not been monitoring these specific outcomes since the first subdivision consent was granted in 2006. [26] The undomesticated and development areas, once identified, are to be protected by way of a consent notice registered against the title to the lots authorised by the subdivision consent. That protection is intended to be for the benefit of all lot holders and the Council (see r 27.7.3, and corresponding land u...

6. Pullar - Aperahama Sullivan whānau Trust (2017) 61 Takitimu MB 45 (61 TKT 45) [pdf, 439 KB]

   ...expenses supported by documentation and not just lump sums. 8 [14] Nan Sullivan died on 3 February 2010. She left a Will devising her Māori land interests and her assets to eight of her children. Ms Andrews was excluded from the Will. Family Protection proceedings ensued and Ms Andrews was determined entitled to a portion of Nan Sullivan’s Māori land interests but not her house. 9 [15] On 9 April 2010 Mrs Pullar instructed her lawyers to send a letter to National Bank req...

7. LCRO 16/2020 PF v VJ (22 September 2020) [pdf, 243 KB]

   ...“concerns about Mr VJ’s conduct”. (2) Personal remarks [11] Whilst noting Mr VJ did not act for Mr PF, a third party, the Committee stated Mr VJ was required, pursuant to r 12 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 (the Rules) to “conduct his dealings” with Mr PF with “integrity respect and courtesy”. [12] However, the Committee decided there was “nothing in the complaint material to suggest” Mr VJ had not treated Mr PF...

8. Wall v Fairfax New Zealand Ltd [2017] NZHRRT 17 [pdf, 1.1 MB]

   ...targeted to lower income families. Those initiatives included $100 million to extend the home insulation programme, $24 million for rheumatic fever prevention, $41 million for early childhood education for vulnerable children and $35 million for carers of children. [18] It was against this background that the two cartoons appeared in The Marlborough Express and The Press on 29 May 2013 and 30 May 2013 respectively. THE TWO CARTOONS [19] The two cartoons the subject of the present pr...

9. Worker-Exploitation-in-NZ-Enforcement-and-Commentary-Paper.pdf [pdf, 313 KB]

   ...the following sectors as being at risk for worker exploitation:5 • Construction; • dairy industry; • fishing; • horticulture and viticulture; • hospitality; • international education; • prostitution; • health and aged care; and • retail. 3 “Consultation on Modern Slavery and Worker Exploitation” (8 June 2022) Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment <www.mbie.govt.nz>. 4 Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment Combatting M...

10. BORA Aquaculture Reform Bill [pdf, 458 KB]

    ...with other members of that minority, to enjoy the culture, to profess and practise the religion, or to use the language, of that minority. 18. Section 27(2) of the Bill of Rights Act states: Every person whose rights, obligations, or interests protected or recognised by law have been affected by a determination of any tribunal or other public authority has the right to apply, in accordance with law, for judicial review of that determination. 19. Section 27(3) provides: Every person...