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1. [2025] NZREADT 21 – BS & QS v Upton (16 June 2025) [pdf, 270 KB]

   ...Representing to the purchaser in advertising material and in-person that services (power, water and phone) were provided to the boundary or driveway of the section, in breach of rr 5.1 and 6.4 of the Real Estate Agents Act (Professional Conduct and Client Care) Rules 2012 (the Rules).3 2 Complaint No: C44708 Decision finding of unsatisfactory conduct (26 April 2023); BoD at 506– 514. 3 Rule 5.1: A licensee must exercise skill, care, competence, and diligence at all times when ca...

2. Independent Electoral Review Final Report [pdf, 11 MB]

   ...are of fundamental importance to our electoral system and democracy. We have focused on how to make voting more accessible and improve voter participation. Voter eligibility 26. The right of citizens to vote is a fundamental right, recognised and protected by international and domestic law. Any limit on that right must be reasonable and justified. 27. We recommend lowering the voting age to 16. Having reviewed the evidence, we are confident that 16-year-olds are just as capable of m...

3. [2021] NZEnvC 189 Bridesdale Farm Developments Ltd v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 3.6 MB]

   ...QLDC's planning witness, Mr Langman. However, counsel's closing submissions sought further changes to this modified relief. [19] One set of changes was proposed in response to concerns raised by Mr Langman that the LDSR zone is not designed to protect ONF /L landscape values (by contrast to the Rural zone). On that matter, BFDL's planning witness, Mr Jeffrey Brown, responded by proposing: 12 II 12 (a) a new Pol 7.2.1.7 as follows: Ensure that development and associated...

4. 11.-Dr-Matthew-Baber-Terrestrial-Ecology.pdf [pdf, 5.4 MB]

   Barristers and Solicitors Wellington Solicitors Acting: David Randal / Thaddeus Ryan / Frances Wedde Email: david.randal@buddlefindlay.com Tel 64-4-499 4242 Fax 64-4-499 4141 PO Box 2694 DX SP20201 Wellington 6140 IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND WELLINGTON REGISTRY I MUA I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA TE WHANGANUI-Ā-TARA ROHE ENV-2020-WLG-00014 UNDER the Resource Management Act 1991 IN THE MATTER OF a notice of motion under section 87G of the Act

5. [2022] NZEnvC 091 Otago Regional Council [pdf, 528 KB]

   ...Rūnaka ki Puketeraki, Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou and Hokonui Rūnanga (Kāi Tahu ki Otago) Support in part Reject Issue 7.2.2 10031 10025 10031.07 10025.08 Director-General of Conservation Tumuaki Ahurei Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc Support Support Retain Issue 7.2.2 as notified. Accept in part FS103 Otago Fish & Game Council and Central South Island Fish & Game Council Support Accept in part Issue 7.2.3 10019...

6. [2022] NZEnvC 91 Otago Regional Council - Chapter 7 (Landfills) [pdf, 600 KB]

   ...Rūnaka ki Puketeraki, Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou and Hokonui Rūnanga (Kāi Tahu ki Otago) Support in part Reject Issue 7.2.2 10031 10025 10031.07 10025.08 Director-General of Conservation Tumuaki Ahurei Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc Support Support Retain Issue 7.2.2 as notified. Accept in part FS103 Otago Fish & Game Council and Central South Island Fish & Game Council Support Accept in part Issue 7.2.3 10019...

7. [2023] NZEnvC 174 Barbican Securities Limited v Auckland Council [pdf, 292 KB]

   ...Court adopts that finding. NPS-HPL [52] As previously outlined, the site is predominantly comprised of LUC 2 and 3 soils which fall within the definition of highly productive land in the NPS-HPL. [53] The NPS-HPL has the sole objective of protecting highly productive land for use in land-based primary production, both now and for future generations (Objective 2.1). Relevant to this case, it seeks to meet this objective by avoiding the subdivision of highly productive land (exc...

8. Interim regulatory impact statement - jury trial timeliness [pdf, 2.3 MB]

   ...alleged offending, where the consequences of the offending are more serious, including the potential impact on the defendant if convicted. 30. This aims to strike a better balance between maintaining a right to a jury trial and the constitutional protections that come with it, and the extra time and resource required to conduct those proceedings for the courts, prosecutors, lawyers and the public. To improve court performance, efficiency and access to justice 31. Timely access to...

9. [2024] NZEnvC 247 Allied Asphalt Limited [pdf, 2.5 MB]

   ...from landfill and reduces the need for virgin raw materials. Additional covered storage will be installed on the northern boundary of the site, alongside five existing uncovered bays for slag and coarse aggregate. The covered bays will provide protection from wind to reduce windblown dust as well as reduce the moisture content of the materials for production. [31] Lower moisture content reduces energy use for aggregate heating and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. Recycled wa...

10. [2013] NZEmpC 3 Association of Professional & Executive Employees Inc v NZ District Health Board [pdf, 145 KB]

    ...importance of— (i) collective arrangements; and (ii) the role of unions in the public health sector. [7] Clause 3 provides definitions including: life preserving services means— (a) crisis intervention for the preservation of life: (b) care required for therapeutic services without which life would be jeopardised: (c) urgent diagnostic procedures required to obtain information on potentially life-threatening conditions: (d) crisis intervention for the prevention of perma...