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1. [2018] NZEmpC 9 Lyttelton Port Co Ltd v Arthurs [pdf, 297 KB]

   ...opinion that Mr Arthurs had ongoing psychological issues from the trauma relating to the death he witnessed of his workmate. Mr Arthurs says this letter was provided to LPC. However, it did not make its way to Mr Arthurs’ manager or to the human resources advisors at LPC and they were unaware of it at the time. [11] Then, in August 2014, a friend and colleague of Mr Arthurs was killed in another accident at LPC. Mr Arthurs was not at work at the time of the accident b...

2. [2020] NZEmpC 106 Kiteley v Carbine Aginvest Corp Ltd [pdf, 225 KB]

   ...27 October that he was happy with this advertisement, but that Tru-Test should remain anonymous when it was posted. On that day he also received a draft position description for a Supply Chain Manager role he had requested from Lara Hellier, a human resources consultant he had employed to assist him with the restructuring process. [12] Mr Mander stated in evidence that Option 2 was removed from consideration on 30 October 2017. On that day he received feedback from John Loughlin...

3. 2022-02-11 Statement of Evidence of Rachel Ozanne dated 11 February 2022 incl appendices [pdf, 2.9 MB]

   ...Change 7 to the RPW). EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 11 In Otago, water quality is best at river and stream reaches located at high or mountainous elevations under predominantly native vegetation cover. Water quality is generally poorer at sites where human activities are more pronounced, e.g., on smaller, low-elevation waterways that drain agricultural or urban catchments. 12 Since ORC’s water quality monitoring began in the late 1990’s there has been very little change in the patter...

4. Gravatt v Bulmer (Strike-Out Application) [2014] NZHRRT 40 [pdf, 81 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2014] NZHRRT 40 Reference No. HRRT 004/2014 UNDER SECTION 50 OF THE HEALTH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER ACT 1994 BETWEEN GARY LANCE GRAVATT PLAINTIFF AND DAVID BULMER DEFENDANT AT AUCKLAND BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Mr GJ Cook JP, Member Mr BK Neeson, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr GL Gravatt in person Mr WG Manning for defendant DATE OF DECISION: 1 September 2014 D...

5. Waitangi Tribunal - issue 59 of Te Manutukutuku [pdf, 669 KB]

   ...lesser form of rights, mainly the right to greater participation in coastal man- agement. No other private property rights in the foreshore and seabed will be abolished. The Tribunal found that these proposals are in breach of Treaty principles, human rights principles, and the norms of good government. The Tribunal’s primary recom- mendation is that the government go back to the drawing board and engage with Mäori to negotiate a solution. Five other recommenda- tions were...

6. McCarthy v Accident Compensation Corporation (Personal Injury) [2022] NZACC 213 [pdf, 205 KB]

   ...section 20(2)(e) to (h)). Section 25(1)(a)(i) provides that “accident” means a specific event or a series of events, other than a gradual process, that involves the application of a force (including gravity), or resistance, external to the human body. Section 25(3) notes that the fact that a person has suffered a personal injury is not of itself to be construed as an indication or presumption that it was caused by an accident. [18] In Johnston,1 France J stated: [11] It is co...

7. [2022] NZEnvC 176 Vortac New Zealand Limited v Western Bay of Plenty District Council [pdf, 317 KB]

   ...which and the context in which they are used. In this case that sense must be considered in terms of the objectives and policies of Section 8 of the District Plan. The relevant objectives seek the minimisation of the risk of natural hazards to human life and the natural and built environment by, among other policies, controlling or preventing the establishment of activities which have the potential to increase the extent to which natural hazards have or may have an adverse effect on...

8. Waitangi Tribunal - issue 53 of Te Manutukutuku [pdf, 481 KB]

   ...te hunga ora. Tënä koutou, tënä koutou, tënä tätou katoa. MAIN FINDINGS The Tribunal found that: ♦ Moriori were covered by the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975. ♦ Slavery inflicted upon Moriori was contrary to the law and to standards of human rights recognised at the time. It was also a breach of the Treaty. ♦ Slavery continued on Rekohu long after it had ended elsewhere, and was tolerated by the Crown. ♦ It was feasible for the Crown to have intervened. Failure to do...

9. IPT Annual Report 2016 [pdf, 867 KB]

   ...delivered through the Institute of Judicial Studies. Ms Aitchison attended the Salzburg Law School Summer Programme, on International Criminal Law. 9 Mr Burson attended a number of meetings overseas on natural disasters, climate change and human mobility. Ms Clayton attended a conference of the Commonwealth Magistrates’ and Judges’ Association in Wellington. Messrs Treadwell and Burson and Ms Dingle attended (and helped to organise) a conference of the Asia Pacific cha...

10. Waitangi Tribunal - issue 52 of Te Manutukutuku [pdf, 348 KB]

    ...The experiences of members, claimants, counsel and staff are key to giving the Waitangi Tribunal history its essential bicultural dimension. “Oral history is a unique way of recording unwritten history. This project will allow us to hear the human dimension of the Waitangi Tribunal and thus add to our under- standing of recent history in this country,” says Chief Historian, Jock Phillips. Execu t i ve Ass i s tan t V i c to r ia Brown 785 Northern South Island 16-17 Octob...