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1. [2019] NZEnvC 167 Western Bay of Plenty District Council v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 13 MB]

   ...underlined and words deleted shown struck through): Matakana Island's function appearaRce as a barrier for the harbour and its essentially uniform appearance, principally from middle- and long-distance views, stand out. Those attributes should be protected from activities that could suhstaRtfa.41y alter its integrity appearcmce, such as substantial permanent changes to its cover in trees, including the location of large or extensive buildings (including areas of smaller buildings) o...

2. [2023] NZEnvC 116 Norrish v Dunedin City Council [pdf, 12 MB]

   ...landscapes that have "values of high significance". Objective 10.2.5 requires that SNLs (and Outstanding Natural Landscapes) are 25 Nonish v Dtmedin Ci!J CouncilEnvC C8/2002, 25 January 2002, at [4]. 26 ODP, Definitions p 3-16. 12 protected from inappropriate development, and their values are maintained and enhanced. [52] Ms James, the planning policy witness for the Council stated:27 LCAs in the ODP are the equivalent of SNLs in the 2GP, being landscapes that contr...

3. LCRO 140/2020 AB v RP (27 November 2020) [pdf, 267 KB]

   ...submissions, the Committee decided to set the following matters down for a hearing on the papers:4 Fees: a) Did Mr AB fail to comply with r 3.4 (provision of information about fees) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2008 [the Rules]? b) Did Mr RP request, and was he provided with, an estimate of fees? If so, did GHJ inform him promptly when it became apparent that the estimate was likely to be exceeded? (r 9.4) c) Did Mr AB provide any i...

4. [2014] NZEmpC 213 Hixon v Campbell and Ors substantive [pdf, 264 KB]

   DOUGLAS KARL HIXON (LABOUR INSPECTOR) v JUSTIN CAMPBELL NZEmpC CHRISTCHURCH [2014] NZEmpC 213 [17 November 2014] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT CHRISTCHURCH [2014] NZEmpC 213 CRC 2/14 IN THE MATTER OF the referral of a question of law from the Employment Relations Authority BETWEEN DOUGLAS KARL HIXON (LABOUR INSPECTOR) First Plaintiff AND MARCIA JOY COLLINS Second Plaintiff AND JUSTIN CAMPBELL First Defendant AND DEAN EGG

5. Waitangi Tribunal - Part 1 The alienation of Māori land in Rohe Potae [pdf, 1.2 MB]

   ...makes you so much stronger than us!11 Nevertheless, the desire to have such projects within the district and to participate in them was becoming more powerful, so long as they could be controlled. Throughout the 1870s, as a result of the Government’s careful policies, King movement iwi on the outer edges of the district began allowing public works construction over their lands. Roads were being constructed in the Taupo district for example from the 1870s.12 The reasons were clear. Constructi...

6. Wellington Standards Committee v Laglolago [2015] NZLCDT 25 [pdf, 325 KB]

   ...credit contract entered into on 18 December 2003 was for an advance of $18,639.91. $17,639.91 was to be applied to settle the existing contract, with the balance of $1,000 being advanced in cash to Mr and Mrs F. Upfront interest charges, payment protection insurance and administration costs brought the total sum loaned to $34,563.09. 5. Mr and Mrs F made regular loan repayments until 6 June 2007, when they verbally advised FNL that they were ceasing the repayments. They did th...

7. [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 [...

8. ENVC Hearing 6Oct14 DM expert David Serjeant [pdf, 307 KB]

   ...between the urban sphere of influence and the coastal/natural sphere of influence, which means that resource management decisions here have a gulf-wide significance. I consider that the following provisions in section 8 are relevant. “(b) the protection and, where appropriate, the enhancement of the natural, historic, and physical resources of the Hauraki Gulf, its islands, and catchments: (e) the maintenance and, where appropriate, the enhancement of the contribution of the nat...

9. Cutforth v Witana - Kohewhata 27C2A (2023) 259 Taitokerau MB 111 (259 TTK 111) [pdf, 364 KB]

   ...update on whether Ms Witana has provided the information required to renew the Trustee liability insurance. If she hasn’t, I put Ms Witana on notice that at the hearing I will consider whether I should remove Ms Witana as a trustee in order to protect the position of the trust and the other trustees. [59] Mr Burley confirmed that he could attend. Mr Hovell emailed the Registrar stating: (a) Ms Witana was unwell and could not attend; (b) It appeared I had not considered Mr Hovell...

10. [2007] NZEmpC WC 22/07 Tawhiwhirangi v CE of the Department of Corrections [pdf, 97 KB]

    ...strongly suspect was committed. Nor is an acquittal by a court, even if a prosecution is brought, a determinative test for employment law purposes. So, too, with a decision not to prosecute. [53] Both employers and employees need to consider very carefully the strategic and legal grounds for a complaint of criminal offending or, even in the case of an employee, an insistence upon the employer making such a complaint. Many employers and employees have a misapprehension of the si...