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1. Croon v Māori Trustee - Kekerione 31B (2024) 84 Te Waipounamu MB 224 (84 TWP 224) [pdf, 285 KB]

   ...gardens and their home). Currently they run a relatively small herd of cattle. At the narrow end of the block adjoining Petre Bay and close to a lake on the adjacent land, they have put in fencing and are progressively planting trees in order to protect the sand dunes. They have fenced off a small area (outside of the proposed partition area) for future use as an urupā and they have also fenced off areas of wetland that are regenerating. They continue to undertake gorse control, whic...

2. CAC 2106 v Hu [2024] NZREADT 36 (23 September 2024) [pdf, 143 KB]

   ...and salespersons: (b) raising industry standards: (c) providing accountability through a disciplinary process that is independent, transparent, and effective. [12] The focus of professional disciplinary proceedings is not punishment, but the protection of the public:1 …It is well established that professional disciplinary proceedings are civil and not criminal in nature. That is because the purpose of statutory disciplinary proceedings for various occupations is not to punish t...

3. ENV-2015-AKL-000190 The National Trading Company of New Zealand Limited v Auckland Council (Earthworks) [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ...within 50m of the edge of the notation in the planning maps. That would affect all earthworks in a circular area with a diameter of 300m. (ii) It is neither effective nor efficient to require consent when the sites or places of concern are not carefully identified and their value is unclear. For proposals affected by the rule consultation with iwi will be required and additional time and cost imposed on an applicant. (iii) NTC is concerned that the proposed notations have not been...

4. [2017] NZEnvC 183 Doctors Flat Vineyard Ltd Rubicon Hall Road Ltd v Central Otago District Council [pdf, 4.2 MB]

   ...soils which we shall deal with later. [59] Mr Murray suggests that this would result in a positive gain of open space.31 In other words any reduction in open space caused by residential dwellings on the rurally zoned land would be offset by the protection of open space on the residentially zoned land that is to remain planted in vines that could otherwise contain residential dwellings. In effect the area available for open space could be regard as doubled.32 [60] Mr Davies gave ev...

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

   ...these international obligations, the Government has created a Plan of Action Against Forced Labour, People Trafficking and Slavery, which is in effect from 2020 to 2025, the goal of which is to guide an all of government response in prevention, protection, and enforcement in respect of slavery and worker exploitation.16 The most serious forms of exploitation are regulated. The Crimes Act 1961 makes it a crime to deal in slaves or people under 18 for sexual exploitation, body parts...

6. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 DM Piritahi Kathryn Ngapo [pdf, 191 KB]

   ...because Waiheke is my turangawaewae and I feel the responsibility of kaitiakitanga for this place, which also has formed me. 4. I am a teacher by profession and I relieve or take temporary contracts when I am able, as I have been responsible for the care of family members including my mother Minnie, who has dementia, since 2000. I have contributed to the Waiheke Community through my 10 year involvement with Playcentre (1982 -92), as a committee member of the Waiheke Credit Union (...

7. Steele v Board of Trustees of Salisbury School [2012] NZHRRT 20 [pdf, 83 KB]

   ...fixed by s 40(1) of the Privacy Act 1993 and thereby interfered with his privacy. The relief sought in the statement of claim is: (a) Internet, telephone and travel costs of approximately $100. 2 (b) $2,000 for “the interference with the care of my child”. (c) $5,000 for humiliation, loss of dignity and injury to feelings. [2] While some documents containing personal information were provided by the Board almost immediately, the Board admits that certain documents were not...

8. Parininihi Ki Waitotara Incorporation- Section 53 Block IX, Opunake Survey District (2005) 159 Aotea MB 146 (159 AOT 146) [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...in section 137 were intended for exceptional instances where orthodox voting requirements were ilnpossible to entertain, at page 266: "Section 137 is very clearly an exceptions process. It is designed to allow trustees to avoid the usual protections against absolute alienation. It allows them to avoid both the spirit and intent of the Preamble to the Act and s2(2}. It is drafted in precise and narrow terms for that reason. It is to be applied only where there is a ~ Minute B...

9. [2020] NZREADT 38 - Barfoot v Real Estate Agents Authority (26 August 2020) [pdf, 285 KB]

   ...as he accepts through his counsel Mr Rea, responsible for supervision of Ms Feng and Mr Dunne under section 50 of the Act. [3] Ms Feng and Mr Dunne were found to have breached various of the Real Estate Agents (Professional Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2012 (“the Rules”). The matter was the subject of a complaint that was made in regard to Mr Dunne following errors being made in the description of a residential property which he was marketing. The errors related to the des...

10. LCRO 40/2023 DG v [Area] Standards Committee [X] (13 March 2024) [pdf, 497 KB]

    ...[another party] and [the other party] initiated legal proceedings for the release of the monies held by [the firm] on my behalf. At that time I took further legal advice and was advised that the wording of the guarantee was erroneous and did not protect my position and to request the funds not to be released. This in turn led to [the firm] being taken to the High Court …, where they lost the case and the funds had to be released to [the other party] and I lost $500,000. This caused...