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1. [2025] NZSSAA 02 (22 January 2025) [pdf, 249 KB]

   ...position 14. XXXX considers that her need is immediate and essential as she has exhausted all other options available, and she did not have access to other resources at the time of her application. She contends that justice is an essential basic human need, especially in circumstances where Government beneficiaries are required to pay security for costs without waiver. In XXXX’s view refusal of the grant has denied justice. 15. XXXX provided further context concerning the proce...

2. Auckland Standards Committee v Murray [2015] NZLCDT 6 [pdf, 142 KB]

   ...conclusion that Ms Murray is not a fit and proper person to practice the law. Further, it is submitted “if the conviction is not at that level then it is necessary to consider the conduct underlying the conviction and whether it discloses “human frailty” warranting the person’s disqualification from professional life”. [8] For Ms Murray, Mr Pyke reminded the Tribunal that the conviction was for a summary offence in which culpability, as found by the District Court, was ...

3. Director of Proceedings v Nelson [2013] NZHRRT 38 [pdf, 275 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2013] NZHRRT 38 Reference No. HRRT 026/2012 UNDER SECTION 50 OF THE HEALTH AND DISABILITY COMMISSIONER ACT 1994 BETWEEN DIRECTOR OF PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF AND RUTH NELSON DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Ms K Anderson, Member Ms WV Gilchrist, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr A Martin, Director of Proceedings, Plaintiff and Ms H Cook Mr AC Beck for de...

4. [2019] NZEnvC 041 Oceana Gold New Zealand Limited v Otago Regional Council [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...indigenous plant species are found nowhere else in the world, as are all its indigenous reptile and amphibian species, 70% of freshwater fish species, and more than 70% of bird species9. That indigenous biological diversity has been affected strongly by human settlement and mammalian predators. In Ms Myers' opinion there has been'o: 6 ? 8 9 '0 C McCabe evidence-in-chief [37] [Environment Court document 14) citing the KPMG Report. C McCabe evidence-in-chief [...

5. OIA-110232.pdf [pdf, 8.2 MB]

   15 April 2024 S9(2)(a) S9(2)(a) Justice Centre I 19 Aitken Street DX SX10088 I Wellington T 04 918 8800 I F 04 918 8820 ContactUs@justice.govt.nz I www.justice.govt.nz Our ref: OIA 110232 Official Information Act request: Firearms Prohibition Orders Legislation Amendment Bill Thank you fo r your email of 1 March 2024, requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), information regarding the firearms legislation. Specifically, you requested: Could I please rec

6. [2019] NZEnvC 166 Lindis Catchment Group Incorporated v Otago Regional Council [pdf, 16 MB]

   ...there are too many nutrients the organisms can form nuisance blooms that affect instream values such as biodiversity aesthetics , swimming and angling, irrigation takes and water quality. Some cyanobacteria produce toxins that pose a health risk to humans and animal. These include Phormidium and Oscil/atoria which have been recorded from the Lindis River. [44] Dr Olsen said that monitoring carried out in the Lindis River in 2014-15 indicates that the periphyton community at Lindis P...

7. The sex industry in New Zealand: a literature review [pdf, 470 KB]

   ...some elements of legalisation apparent within it – for instance, in relation to the licensing system for operators of brothels employing four or more workers. The principal aims of the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 are: • Safeguarding the human rights of sex workers; • Protecting sex workers from exploitation; • Promoting the welfare and occupational safety and health of sex workers; • Creating an environment that is conducive to public health; • Protecting children f...

8. [2024] NZEnvC 185 Transpower New Zealand Limited v Central Hawkes Bay District Council [pdf, 5.7 MB]

   ...areas within the District contain ‘Naturally uncommon ecosystems’, such as active sand dunes, shingle beaches, coastal rock stacks and calcareous coastal cliffs. These ecosystems would have naturally occurred over a small area in the absence of human activity and 15 are often assessed as ecologically significant in terms of s 6(c) of the Act. However coastal margins not mapped as SNAs can still exhibit traits and contain fragments of the ecosystems which are not readily appa...

9. [2014] NZEmpC 188 The Warehouse Ltd v Harris [pdf, 501 KB]

   ...her comment about Mrs Pattinson’s arrogance, and a proposal was made on Ms Harris’s behalf that she would write a letter of apology to the customer. [43] The meeting was then adjourned to enable Mr Bunce to take advice by telephone from a TWL Human Resources Officer, including to confirm his assessment that there had been serious misconduct and that dismissal was in order. Having received that endorsement by telephone, Mr Bunce prepared a written statement of his preliminary de...

10. Final-Technical-Assessment-C-Air-Quality.pdf [pdf, 5.4 MB]

    ...below the relevant assessment criteria. 40. If NO2, PM10, and PM2.5 concentrations are found to exceed the relevant air quality assessment criteria, then an assessment of the additional pollutants may be required. 41. In addition to effects on human health there is also the potential for air pollutants to have adverse effects on ecosystems. However, these effects generally only occur when concentration levels are higher than those used as assessment criteria10 for determining ad...