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1. [2019] NZEnvC 034 Remarkables Park Limited v Queenstown Airport Corporation Limited [pdf, 392 KB]

   ...v QAC - PWA DECISION 2 confirmed by the Environment Court in March 2017, with the appeal against its decisions being finally determined by the High Court in March 2018. [3] As this is an objection to taking of land, this decision takes the form of a report to the Queenstown Airport Corporation Ltd. While in written submissions Remarkables Park Ltd said the "sole issue" for determination was whether the taking was fair, sound and reasonably necessary in terms of s 24(7)...

2. Legal Complaints Review Officer v Morrison [2018] NZLCDT 40 [pdf, 339 KB]

   NEW ZEALAND LAWYERS AND CONVEYANCERS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2018] NZLCDT 40 LCDT 003/18 IN THE MATTER of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 BETWEEN LEGAL COMPLAINTS REVIEW OFFICER Applicant AND ANDREW MacLEAN MORRISON Respondent CHAIR Judge BJ Kendall (retired) MEMBERS Mr S Maling Mr H Matthews Mr K Raureti Mr B Stanaway DATE OF HEARING 29 October 2018 HELD AT District Court Auckland DATE OF DECISION 27 November 2018 CO...

3. Maketu Estates Ltd v CAC 403 & Robb [2016] NZREADT 48 [pdf, 184 KB]

   ...risk of such a large property affected by Psa. [7] Mr Craig Lemon (Mr Lemon) is a director of JACE Investments Ltd, and had an association with the MPAC packhouse (MPAC). On 1 and 2 November Mr Lemon telephoned and emailed Mr Robb, seeking information about the property. Mr Lemon viewed the property on 9 November and subsequently emailed Mr Robb to say that he was interested in pursuing it further. Mr Robb had not met Mr Lemon, and did not know of his relationship with MPAC [...

4. Witehira - Awarua A25 (2008) 128 Whangarei MB 282 (128 WH 282) [pdf, 3.5 MB]

   ...Judgment: Introduction A20060027699 UNDER Section 239 and 240, Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 IN THE MATTER OF Awanla A25 20 Februal)' 2007 11 October 2007 08 October 2008 (Heard at Whangarei) 2 December 2008 CEIL/A WITEHIRA Applicant RESERVED JUDGMENT OF JUDGE D.J AMBLER [1] Tills application conccms Awallla A25 ("the land") and the Awallla A25 Tnlst ("the Trust"). [2] The application began as Hn application to appoint replacement trustees u...

5. Bowdler - Waikawa Village Section 26 (2008) 27 Nelson MB 227 (27 N 227) [pdf, 363 KB]

   ...applicant needs to obtain finance to build on the land. [32] In summary, Mrs Bowdler has purchased 80% of shares in the land, has made reasonable efforts to contact the descendants of the two deceased owners, no successors have come forward to claim their interests or oppose the application, future successors to the deceased owners' portion of the land will be left with a viable section of the land, and the partition is necessary for Mrs Bowdler to secure finance to build a hom...

6. The Trustees of the Tauwhao Te Ngare Trust v Shaw - Tauwhao Te Ngare Block and a preliminary decision of the Chief Judge at 2013 CJ 567 [2014] Māori Appellate Court MB 394 (2014 APPEAL 394) [pdf, 377 KB]

   ...jurisdiction to make a conditional order under s 44 of Te Ture Whenua Mäori Act 1993 (the 1993 Act); (b) The Chief Judge erred by taking into account the alleged delay between the issue of the roadway order on 18 March 1976 and the filing of an application by the appellants under s 45 of the Act on 8 July 2005; (c) The Chief Judge erred by holding that the interests of justice required alternative access for the respondent and Mr Barker and their successors in title; (d) The Ch...

7. Taukiri – Parish of Karamu Lot 197A (2013) 52 Waikato Maniapoto MB 294 (52 WMN 294) [pdf, 134 KB]

   52 Waikato Maniapoto MB 294 IN THE MĀORI LAND COURT OF NEW ZEALAND WAIKATO-MANIAPOTO DISTRICT A20120007633 UNDER Section 131, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 IN THE MATTER OF An application to determine the status of Parish of Karamu Lot 197A Block BETWEEN TREVOR TE AROHA NGAHOE TAUKIRI AND KEVIN RUSSELL TAUKIRI Applicants Hearing: 26 October 2012 (Heard at Hamilton) Appearances: Mrs L M S Farquhar, Counsel for the Applicant Ms L Blomfield, Counsel for...

8. Proactive release - Second Interim Regulatory Impact Statement: Consultation options for adoption law reform [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ...process and other ways of caring for children. Its social workers assess potential adoptive parents. Oranga Tamariki also pre-approves and maintains a pool of potential adoptive parents whose profiles are shown to birth parents considering adoption. When requested by the Family Court, Oranga Tamariki will assess adoptive applicants and provide the Court with a social worker’s report. Oranga Tamariki’s involvement varies between cases, depending on the way an adoption application is mad...

9. Wellington Standards Committee 2 v Tennet [2022] NZLCDT 37 (26 October 2022) [pdf, 183 KB]

   ...CONVEYANCERS ACT 240. NEW ZEALAND LAWYERS AND CONVEYANCERS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL [2022] NZLCDT 37 LCDT 016/21 IN THE MATTER of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 BETWEEN WELLINGTON STANDARDS COMMITTEE 2 Applicant AND CHRISTOPHER TENNET Respondent DEPUTY CHAIR Dr J G Adams MEMBERS OF TRIBUNAL Mr H Matthews Ms G Phipps Mr K Raureti Ms M Scholtens KC HEARING 19 & 20 September 2022 HELD AT Tribunals Unit, We...

10. Maori Land Court - Lot 300, Parish of Waioeka [2010] 2010 Maori Appellate Court MB 12 (2010 APPEAL 12) [pdf, 201 KB]

    ...original Crown grant. [7] We do not propose to set out a detailed block history. Suffice to say that between 25 November 1881 until 1 November 1977 the block remained in Māori ownership. There were no transfers of the fee simple. Succession applications were made at various times and transfers of shares occurred between Māori. [8] On 1 November 1977, 9.58337 shares were transferred from James Kerehona to Michael Barry McKay, a pakeha. On 27 November 1991 Mr McKay acquired fu...