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1. Common Bundle Volume 3 [pdf, 2.7 MB]

   ...ecosystems is improved, and the health and well-being of all other water bodies and freshwater ecosystems is maintained and (if communities choose) improved. Policy 6: There is no further loss of extent of natural inland wetlands, their values are protected, and their restoration is promoted. Policy 7: The loss of river extent and values is avoided to the extent practicable. Policy 8: The significant values of outstanding water bodies are protected. Policy 9: The habitats of indigeno...

2. Ngati Pahauwera Supplementary Affidavit on behalf of Trustees Exhibits I to L [pdf, 20 MB]

   ...asked, w hat areas ofTapu we should be careful of, in the building of the Whare, and especially in our art making, she replied, "Do not dwell or enquire into the sacred area of knowledge for mahi-toi. We no longer know the ancient karakia of protection of our Tipuna... Keep an honest heart, show integrity, and move forward. What you don't know won't hurt you." Advice that continues to be relevant today. Emma was a respected authority on genealogy and tribal history. A...

3. Waitangi Tribunal - District 11 Hawkes Bay [pdf, 4.8 MB]

   RANGAHAUA WHANUI DISTRICT lIB HAWKE'S BAY DEAN COWIE SEPTEMBER 1996 WORKING PAPER: FIRST RELEASE WAITANGI TRIBUNAL RANGAHAUA WHANUI SERIES Other reports in the Rangahaua Whanui Series available: District 1: Auckland, R Daamen, P Ramer, and B Rigby District 7: The Volcanic Plateau, B J Bargh District 9: The Whanganui District, S Cross and B Bargh District l1A: Wairarapa, P Goldsmith District 12: The Wellington District, Dr R Anderson and K Pickens District 13: The Nor

4. LCRO 11/2024 GD and CZ v BO (30 May 2025) [pdf, 429 KB]

   LEGAL COMPLAINTS REVIEW OFFICER ĀPIHA AROTAKE AMUAMU Ā-TURE [2025] NZLCRO 070 Ref: LCRO 11/2024 CONCERNING an application for review pursuant to section 193 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 AND CONCERNING a decision of the [Area] Standards Committee [X] BETWEEN GD and CZ Applicants AND BO Respondent DECISION The names and identifying details of the parties in this decision have been changed. Introduction [1] Mr GD (f

5. [2013] NZEmpC 66 Hall v Westpac NZ Ltd [pdf, 83 KB]

   ...I perceive to contain remedies for the very type of behaviour which in other circumstances might give rise to exemplary damages. However, those will be issues which the applicant wishes to have for reconsideration. Conclusions [21] I have carefully considered the submissions of counsel in the context of the circumstances of this case. I have also considered the well reasoned determination of the member of the Authority in declining removal. I find that I am in agreement with...

6. Legal Complaints Review Officer v Hong [2015] NZLCDT 37 [pdf, 48 KB]

   ...High Court Judge16 [32] A distinguishing feature between Mr Hong and Mr Eichelbaum is the Tribunal’s confidence that the behaviour was unlikely to be repeated by the latter practitioner. This issue weighed strongly in the assessment of public protection, and “specific deterrence” principles, which were addressed in the Tribunal’s decision. . Thus, concern as to insight is a common factor in the two decisions. 17 “….. we discussed general and specific deterrence. Whi...

7. Sionepulu v Downer and Police (Costs) [2012] NZHRRT 22 [pdf, 76 KB]

   ...Sionepulu the responsibility for bringing and prosecuting these misconceived and baseless proceedings. We take into account also the fact that Ms Sionepulu is the sole breadwinner of the family. It is safe to assume that she also carries the burden of caring for her child. Many of the complaints made by the defendants attach to Mr Butler, not to Ms Sionepulu. Yet it is she who will be legally liable to pay any costs award. She and her young child will bear the burden of Mr Butler’s...

8. Wandsworth v Ddinbych & Keith LCRO 149 & 150 / 2009 (5 March 2010) [pdf, 98 KB]

   ...Standards Committee 1 upheld complaints against two practitioners, Mr Keith (P1) and Mr Ddinbych (P2). [2] The Committee found P1 had wrongfully terminated the retainer with the Applicant in breach of Rule 4.2 of the Lawyers: Conduct and Client Care Rules, and that this constituted unsatisfactory conduct. The Committee determined that the finding of unsatisfactory conduct recorded against his professional file, and an apology, were a sufficient penalty. It declined to consi...

9. BORA Land Transport (Road Safety and Other Matters) Amendment Bill [pdf, 361 KB]

   ...range of situations in which a vehicle must be seized and impounded. Given that the person whose vehicle has been impounded or driver licence has been suspended may subsequently be prosecuted for an offence, we have considered whether the right to protection from double jeopardy, affirmed in s 26(2) of the Bill of Rights Act, is engaged. • We note that the former Attorney General’s s 7 report on the Act considered whether those provisions for mandatory vehicle impoundment and mand...

10. [2016] NZEmpC 169 Robinson v Gillon & Maher Plumbing Ltd [pdf, 152 KB]

    ...be unable to meet an adverse award of costs. That must be taken as contemplating also that an order for substantial security may, in effect, prevent the plaintiff from pursuing the claim. An order having that effect should only be made after careful consideration and in a case in which the claim has little chance of success. Access to the court’s for a genuine plaintiff is not likely to be denied. Of course, the interests of defendants must also be weighed. They must be pr...