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1. 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 [...

2. 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...

3. 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...

4. 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...

5. 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...

6. 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...

7. 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...

8. [2023] NZREADT 17 - UM v REAA (26 July 2023) [pdf, 250 KB]

   ...the body corporate levy was $6,587.57.2 1 This figure excludes GST. 2 The figures given in this decision for council rates and the body corporate levy are all annual. 3 [9] On 18 August 2020, the tenant sent an email to the owner requesting that he waive the rent for six weeks. The owner replied on the same day agreeing to the tenant’s request. Mr Gow was not aware of this waiver until after the auction. [10] On 31 August 2020 (at 9:59 am), Mr Gow sent an email t...

9. [2018] NZEnvC 122 Lee Valley Limestone v Tasman District Council [pdf, 4.6 MB]

   ...Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) registered a neutral interest under s 274 Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA). Five statements of evidence were provided by the local 274 parties and expert traffic evidence was provided by NZT A. Background to the Application [4] LVLL is a subsidiary of Taylors Contracting Limited (Taylors) an earthmoving and civil engineering contractor. Taylors is the preferred river protection works contractor for TDC, providing rock protection and other services...

10. Family violence reform paper 1: Context and supporting integrated responses [pdf, 582 KB]

    1 Budget sensitive In confidence Office of the Minister of Justice Chair Cabinet Social Policy Committee REFORM OF FAMILY VIOLENCE LAW Paper One: Context and supporting integrated responses Proposal 1. This paper is the first of three papers prepared for Cabinet, seeking agreement to wide-ranging reform of the family violence legislative framework, with the intention of reducing family violence. The paper is presented in two parts: 1.1. Part A - provides the...